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Originally Posted by TheBig3
To be self-taunt is fine, but its just a hindrance to yourself. Humans get ahead by stacking knowledge on top of the next generation so they can skip all the trial and error of their ancestors.
I'd wager that trained, uncreative musicians most likely would have never picked an instrument up on their own. But someone who's inclined to explore - trained or not - will explore beyond the confines of the laws of their training.
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Good point TBT.
I've never actually put much thought into it. I myself have never had a lesson, and just continue down my path blindly, playing by ear. I know my song structuring is weak but the rest of what I do is pretty solid, and that comes from "picking up on" things I personally hear in my own head when I play others works. A "stacking of the knowledge of those artists" would sum it up nicely.