Hello ryan,

Thanks for your input and response. I hope our interaction was somewhat food for thought to any reader as opposed to any distraction.

Theory is a very heady subject- I'm sure I don't need to tell you, as I've seen your profile- good luck in your endeavors, and I have to say I envy you and anyone who can make a living doing what they love. I could have been a studio musician, or taken the route of many Berklee students by becoming an instructor, but it wasn't my aim. I was a performance major, and I just wanted to get out there and play!.

But just to get a bit back on topic- I was reading some Schoenberg, stuff on atonal theory, Asian music theory, Grogorian music, and discovered the definition of what's call the "Hendrix chord" (E7#9)- played it a million times, but never knew it was called the Hendrix chord- it was described as "harmonically ambiguous"; learn something new every day, lol.

It may be a cold day in hell before I ever post a recording of any kind anywhere, but you never know. I'm just enjoying myself in a different way than before. Theory is just a part of it, maddening as it may be for me, but I feel it is a must.

Lastly, I took a peak at some of your lessons, and may try to tackle them, as I enjoy playing some classical music. Christopher has a really nice, simple arrangement of Fur Elise for the guitar- a piece I absolutely love.

Thanks for the interesting exchange, and take care yourself! :)

Slim