be playin and thinkin of the chops as chords and move
the center of tonality in ways which i suppose are
illegal but sound good anyway. some guys play only by
ear and know nothing bout any theory. its nice to have
theory in yer head and know as many scales as ya can
but the fun starts when ya fill in between the 'correct'
stuff and start playin stuff that contrasts the theme.
try playin yer C ionian for a sec then just pick 3 or
4 notes outta the blue then play the C ionian again?
i think ya start minin gold when ya can play without
thinkin in terms of scales n yer fingers play the sounds
yer head is thinkin. takes a long time to get there though.