What's the most important aspect........

Jam10

Of playing guitar? Is it..............
a)creativity
b)technique
c)theory
d)playing by ear
e)song writing
f)talent
g)hard work

I know every one of these mentioned is very important but if you had to pick one, what would it be?

Novawind

creativity

lucylespian

(g)............... the most talented, creative, perfect pitched players all did a lot of hard work.

or another answer might be "the right hand" ( for righties, that is)

Anon

creativity

you can have perfect technique but without creativity it's oh so boring.

lucylespian

Double trouble !!

All Those Yesterdays

Heart and Soul

genie

punk attitude

DeLukin

Creativity. All the others you can acquire, but creativity is something you're born with - you either have it, or don't.

fleahorse

creativity

elstongunn

songwriting. seems like a good song would encompass most of the things on the list.

Drew263

Jam10 wrote:

Of playing guitar? Is it..............
a)creativity
b)technique
c)theory
d)playing by ear
e)song writing
f)talent
g)hard work

I know every one of these mentioned is very important but if you had to pick one, what would it be?

I think creativity but it seems to me that if you don't work hard on technique and theory, it's going to be more difficult to be creative. In other words, if you understand the instrument and theory behind music, you can try many things in a knowledgeable way. When I think about this, dominant resolution is always the first thing that comes to mind.

jmo of course...

BetterManningNYG

creativity. there's no songwriting without it (no good songwriting anyway).

hard work is a close second.

ianvomsaal

You can't really have one without a few of the others (or you won't really go that far in this industry).

Creativity + Talent (which usually incorporates Natural Ability and a lot of Hard Work) + Song Writing Ability (which also
incorporates some Talent and Creativity) + Technique (which usually incorporates a lot of Hard Work and some music Theory).
Playing by ear isn't a necessity - it's just something you develop over time, but it isnt' as important.
As I said, you need a combination of a few or you really won't go to far in this industry.

- If you're really creative, but you can't write a song to save your life, forget it.

- If you're really creative, but don't have any talent, and can't play that well because your technique sucks, forget it.

- You can be creative, and talented, and write great songs, and have good technique, but if you aren't willing to put in the
work, forget it - Most people in the industry will assume that you're lazy and that you think you're better than everyone else.
They'd rather have someone not as talented or creative if that person is willing to put in the time and hard work.

Remember this the next time you think that being CREATIVE is all it takes.

- Ian

Pearl Jam and toast

They're all related.

lucylespian

For great music you need em all plus a dollop of angst usually.

My brother was a talented natural musician, but my mother wrote this on a card and stuck it to his piano....

"Talent made a poor appearance, until it married perseverance"

elstongunn

lucylespian wrote:

For great music you need em all plus a dollop of angst usually.

My brother was a talented natural musician, but my mother wrote this on a card and stuck it to his piano....

"Talent made a poor appearance, until it married perseverance"

nice quote, made me smile. thanks.