If you know a scale like this, you know it well. Hint: It involves the diatonic cycle… Ready? Free TAB and diagrams for you
Who would have thunk that just by using two main concepts, octaves and chromaticism, could open up so many fresh ideas… and they certainly can!
Scale shedding (this is Pattern VI in the key of A major for those of you have my Pattern System book!) is on tap here.
Make Theory Stick – With This Fun Trick Does this describe you? ⇒ You can play tabbed basslines but cannot freely create your own lines,
I love questions. They reflect the state of understanding of our course participants and students. And I love watching the answers come in on our
Recently David asked me in a LinkedIn comment: Hi Ari!! Your 5 pentatonic shapes lesson has had a major impact on my playing. Fills are
Note Naming Realization From my student Christine: The note naming exercise was amazing for triads, to figure out that A-C-E is always A-C-E even when
Do dominants, secondary dominants, or tritone substitutions have to be seventh chords? You might think yes. But really, no…. This deserves further explanation which I
Really hearing the modes It is quite fitting to use a song about the rainbow as a teaching tool for the (often dreaded but oh
Is it true that when music calls for a diminished chord, it really means a diminished 7th? Ahh… the diminished chord. It does cause confusion.
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