Theory and Improv
A fun and creative way to practice a scale
If you know a scale like this, you know it well. Hint: It involves the diatonic cycle… Ready? Free TABS and diagrams for you here:
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July 15, 2023
If you know a scale like this, you know it well. Hint: It involves the diatonic cycle… Ready? Free TABS and diagrams for you here:
1 Minute Scale Practice This trick will immediately open up a chord into a scale for you! Example scale: Eb mixolydian! Practice with me! Free
You can find this musically effective scenario in many songs – but it’s important to get the fingering right to nail it! Root-5-8 Fingering –
The TAB “issue” – Which camp do you fall into? Boy, is TAB ever is a polarizing issue! Judging from my inbox, there are basically
Which Book to get? Are they the same? A reader asked: I am looking at getting your new Pattern System book on Amazon. Would I
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
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
How the Pros Use Inversions A student recently asked me: “I’m not 100% sure I get the necessity of inversions… I understand them, but when
How Notes Work One theme I have seen over and over again as a teacher is students being very confused about how notes work: How
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
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