Originally Posted by: light487
Pretty amazing really.. and yet so simple at the same time.

Yes, and I can't believe I've been pounding my head all these years. Music theory can be a really heavy subject. This thread alone has brought a lot of things together in my head. Couldn't see the forest for the trees, but it's slowly coming together for me. It's been a lifetime journey for me- never ending, but at least I'm at a point in my life where I can simply enjoy music. AT one time, I wanted to be a professional musician- if it were possible, I still would. I know I've beaten a dead horse by saying this- but Berklee really killed music for me. For a "jazz" school to be so incredibly rigid just boggles my mind. But I still get alumnus newsletters, and now they have labs in Hendrix, Vai, you name it. I wish I had the benefit of what they have now back then. BUT, life moves on. I'm not crying in my milk. I still managed to have fun while there, met some incredible players, actually did learn something. But it was ONE thing that killed it for me- they FORCED me to change the way I picked, and I couldn't live with that. I doubt they do that now. Well, whatever.

Guess you can ignore my post in the Santana thread. :) And thanks for the feedback. Where was the internet when I need it? :(