Looks like this thread has turned into the Mac vs. PC, RAW vs. JPEG, Canon .vs Nikon, Coke vs. Pepsi, blonde vs. brunette (brunette... totally brunette 
), of music theory.
There's a lot of advice here and mine is to consider all of it and then adapt an approach that you think will work best for you. We all learn differently and what works for one may not work for another. Let's say the goal is playing the 7ths. Some people here will get there faster by learning the triads first and then adding the 7ths, and others will learn faster by taking it on all at once. I don't think there's any real right or wrong here. I think what's more important is doing whatever is the most likely to lead to your success. If you think the 7th might be a little overwhelming at first, then just do the triads. Once you have those committed to muscle memory, adding the 7ths should be a piece of cake. If however you think you'd get bored with just the triads at first, by all means start with the 7ths.
Cheers, Joe
), of music theory.There's a lot of advice here and mine is to consider all of it and then adapt an approach that you think will work best for you. We all learn differently and what works for one may not work for another. Let's say the goal is playing the 7ths. Some people here will get there faster by learning the triads first and then adding the 7ths, and others will learn faster by taking it on all at once. I don't think there's any real right or wrong here. I think what's more important is doing whatever is the most likely to lead to your success. If you think the 7th might be a little overwhelming at first, then just do the triads. Once you have those committed to muscle memory, adding the 7ths should be a piece of cake. If however you think you'd get bored with just the triads at first, by all means start with the 7ths.
Cheers, Joe
