Practice Tips For Maximum Musical Progress
Many times students of all ages and experience lack proper practice habits, they never achieve there goals because of this fact I would like to mention some of the most [...]
Many times students of all ages and experience lack proper practice habits, they never achieve there goals because of this fact I would like to mention some of the most [...]
Recently a student was telling me the woes of beginning guitar instruction. I responded as follows: Bear in mind that the first 3 to 6 months is the hardest [...]
Today lets look at one of the most common ways to solo over or with chords. Referencing our last lesson – use the C major pentatonic scale with the C [...]
Today lets look at how the family of chords is put to work in a hit song. We will be looking at “Let It Be” by the Beatles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-8K1a_SsA Intro: [...]
Today let’s take the C major scale and its family of chords and see how we can connect the chords using scale note from C major. First take a basic [...]
When playing common chords you can use scale tones to connect chords. This makes chord changes much more interesting and keeps the listener’s interest from chord to chord. Starting with [...]
When writing a song, there is a standard structure that is used. The structure can be varied but basically does the following: Introduction (Usually instrumental 4 to 8 bars) Verse [...]
Using the 3 note chords created from the C Major Scale below play their chords in the common progression (sequence) listed below. I = C major = [...]
Family of Chords – Song Writing 101 As a teacher I am often asked how songs are made. Songs use many techniques and basic foundation to construct their forms. [...]
These lessons are made for any instrument. You must have a basic knowledge of note values as well as basic chords, major, minor, diminished and dominant. This will help you [...]