I think the jist of your post is useful and helpful especially to beginners.However,one thing I did not see you mention is that,for shredders,it sometimes comes down to a game of connect-the-tricks in combination with the tasteful phrasing.That leaves a grey area between connecting tricks and pure melodic expression.I would like to hear your opinion of how to bridge these two worlds.I've found that sometimes the medium-speed little runs that connect both blazing speed flash tricks and the slow,melodic expressive lines are the hardest to create.Thanks in advance for your response (s).