Hello folks. I've very much appreciated the links to other tip threads that others have posted in part two, so I thought I'd gather in here some of the educational threads that have been particularly useful to me, or that I have traced in the expectation that they will be useful later.

They are roughly categorized; I couldn't decide if "Smartass titles" needed to be a category of its own.

Bon appetit, Marion

THEORY

Music question: Improvisors?
Predictable chord patterns
Music theory/arrangement question
Modes for Mudcatters: a synthesis primer
Working out chords - through theory?
Is Cm7sus a real chord?
Tech talk: modes and scales again
Weird chords
Blues scale

LEARNING AND PLAYING, MOSTLY GUITAR

Questions about G, D, E7, and A7
Rick's Picking Tips: Questions and Answers
Another bad folkie needs advice
Help: how to train one's ear
What the F is going on at Mudcat?
Could I play like Doc Watson? seriously
Beginner guitar: G chord fingering
Wanting to try some new positions
Turn Mudcat around now
Music sabbatical: what shall I do?
Fingernails vs. fingerpicks
Guitar fingerpicking fun
Our friend the moveable B7 chord
Nurds: other voicings, other chords
Nurd talk: tricks in open tunings
Where's your thumb?
Capo; what are the rules?
Progressions that make you go mmm
Investing in traditional music- why?
Help: leading group singing with guitar
Playing by ear - advantage or disadvantage
Electronic tuners - pro and con
I love major seventh chords
Mudcat seems to be diminished
Fielding thinks he's so G.D. clever
Eee! flat breads are delicious
I need a break from 1, 4,5
Music teaching tips, again
Help: right hand/fingerstyle
Beyond basic chords and picking technique
Hold your pick correctly
Does Mudcat seem to be flat right now?
Dealing with difficult chord progression
Best way to string a guitar
Help: learning to fingerpick
Towards better guitar tuning

SOCIAL/PROFESSIONAL

Booking folk gigs: some suggestions
How do I do a sound check?
To play what you like or what they want
Starting a band: what a pain
Weird open mike etiquette
Picking playing partners
Memorizing songs and performance quality
Keep your day job kid!
When should you be paid for performing?
Jam etiquette