Does any of this sound familiar?
Playing the same things over and over.Every time you grab your guitar you play the same chord progressions and licks that you’ve had on loop for the last 6 months (or more!).
Losing your motivation.You’re a self-taught guitarist without the help of a teacher to guide you in the right direction.
Getting lost at the first mention of a minor 3rd? Flinching at the first sign of any technical terminology, thinking "it’s not for me”.
Paralysis at the prospect of jamming with friends. Unable to come up with an interesting chord progression or anything resembling a guitar solo.
Frustrated by all the conflicting information.Wasting time in a YouTube black hole watching lesson after lesson, thinking you’re progressing but not actually applying any of it in your own playing.
Sound like you? Then you've come to the right place!
Imagine if you could do the following:
"Ry has a very relaxed, yet thorough teaching manner/skill, and his lessons are set at a pace that allows you to fully absorb their extremely accurate content. I am confident that anyone taking this course will definitely, and comfortably further their own level of guitar knowledge and ability, and will reap dividends from its content … I certainly did"
- Phil James, The Guitar Asylum Facebook Group
This course is the first step in getting you to all of these things.
But do you need music theory?
Simply put, yes you do! Music theory is not about learning rules or restricting yourself creatively. Music theory is about figuring out what makes music work!
There are lots of ‘light-bulb’ moments in store for you, I promise!
Hey, I'm Ry Naylor and I am a British guitar instructor and professional transcriber based in Toulouse, France, with over twenty years of experience.
I am passionate about enlightening my students’ understanding of what they play through the application of music theory in a clear, concise and fun way.
This approach is behind my hugely successful Instagram account with over 38,000 followers, and my YouTube channel with over 26,000 subscribers and more than 2.9 MILLION views.
What’s included in the course?
"I started with Ry’s fretboard knowledge eBook which he offered for free, and decided to sign up for ‘Guitar Rut Busters: Essential Theory’. What I found was a great course that teaches you the absolute basics of music theory, building a solid foundation for further learning.
Ry is not like other music teachers, he presents all the information in a clear and approachable manner. The interface is very clean and user friendly.
You can tell Ry wants everyone to be able to make music."
- Claudio Luis Vergara
Who is Essential Theory for?
Who is Essential Theory NOT for?
Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) nailed it when he said:
"You practise technique to get your fingers to go where you want them to go.
You practise theory to understand where they can go and why."