That is very good advice, thank you. I have anxiety issues, so being able to prep on the terminology and basics actually does give me the incentive to go out to a real class. Which is something I've always wanted to do, but haven't been up to before. It's very difficult for me to productively receive instruction from somebody when I know absolutely nothing about the topic -- it's probably some sort of weird childhood conditioning thing.
At any rate, yes. Your advice is very good :)