[LittleFeat]

So far I have studdied intervals, musical notation, triads and 7ths. I understand each of them to an extent but I would by no means say that I fully understand each subject. My question is this: Should I move on and expect the hazy areas to clear up as a gain an understanding of more advanced subjects, or stay back and spend more time on what I have already been over untill I have a complete understanding of it?

[allthumbs]

You could spend a lifetime studying some of those things. If you can use them, more or less in your playing, then move on. Deeper understanding will come from the intergration of what you know in theory applied to actualy playing tunes. The testing ground for this is jamming to backtracks since you can play tab and such on auto pilot. Jamming makes you think your way through it with all the knowledge and skills you have aquired to this point. Just my opinion,but I didn't start puting things together till I started doing improv. It points out very clearly the areas needing improvement.

[Kirk Lorange]

LF ... have you read PlaneTalk yet? It would certainly help you see the big picture. You're looking at detail at the moment; detail can be tweaked, polished and adjusted forever, as allthumbs says, but it only really makes sense against the bigger view. You're getting caught up in the trees; it's the forest you need to map out.