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Music Theory Monday 28 | Intro to sus Chords

Music Theory Monday 28 | Intro to sus Chords

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Hi Everyone! I hope you're doing well.

It looks like we've reached a cool critical mass moment in the community where enough people have made it through the bulk of the Music Theory for Guitar and Music Theory Monday lessons that I can start offering more fun community assignments.

I'd li...

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OFFICE HOURS 62 | Thursday, Nov 4, 4:00PM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 62 | Thursday, Nov 4, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the questions for this stream:

Question 1: Dennis had a question that was basically about the difference between ...

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Community Challenge 20 | Write Something Spooky

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Hi everyone!

I forgot to post this yesterday. Somehow that sewage leak last Thursday threw my off groove. But hey, better late than never! In the spirit of late-ness, this is a Halloween themed challenge.

This ...

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Practice Thoughts | 07: Beware of the Gatekeepers

Practice Thoughts | 07: Beware of the Gatekeepers

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Community Challenge 19 | Write a Minor i - III - VI - V progression

Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting yourself to some really specific parameters. Other times it's about writing from a very open ended writing prompt.

The ...

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Ear Training 01 | Basic Tuning and Sine Waves

Ear Training 01 | Basic Tuning and Sine Waves

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Hi Everyone,

This is another series that's been on my mind for a long time and I finally decided to go for it.

This first Ear Training lesson is about how to start tuning by ear using harmonics BUT.......

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OFFICE HOURS 61 | Sunday, October 31, 4:00PM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 61 | Sunday, October 31, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This batch of questions:

Question 1: Sep made a comment about playing guitar for you instead of trying to live up to some ...

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Community Challenge 18 | Any Previous Challenge!

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific ...

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Roles 04 | Lead Guitar | Melody, Fills, Rhythm, and Static Parts

Roles 04 | Lead Guitar | Melody, Fills, Rhythm, and Static Parts

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Hi Everyone,

This is a huge lesson about your roles when you play lead guitar. It's so big that I'm waiting to film the next until until people have questions about this one. Part of the reason it's so long is becaus...

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OFFICE HOURS 60 | Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 60 | Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream as usual.

Question 1: Sep was curious about numbering the notes in a scale, then applying those nu...

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Community Challenge 17 | Hammer-ons

Community Challenge 17 | Hammer-ons

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific ...

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Practice Thoughts | 06: Don't Say "I Suck at Guitar"

Practice Thoughts | 06: Don't Say "I Suck at Guitar"

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OFFICE HOURS 59 | Thursday, October 14, 1:00PM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 59 | Thursday, October 14, 1:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

These were the questions this week:

Q1: Kayne was curious about how pentatonic shapes move together.

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Community Challenge 16 | Write something in Melodic Minor

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Hi Everyone,

This week, the community challenge is to write something in Melodic Minor.

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Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning 01 | Basic Technique and Triads

Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning 01 | Basic Technique and Triads

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson, I walk you through the basic techniques involved in slide guitar and the basic triads you can find for slide guitar in standard tuning. From there we discuss how to approach the weird ton...

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OFFICE HOURS 58 | Thursday, October 7, 1:00PM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 58 | Thursday, October 7, 1:00PM EDT

Going live in 20! I hope to see you there!!

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Here is a hard link to the Q&A: https://youtu.be/uIOc9WfcuZo

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Community Challenge 15 | Write something sad

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Hi Everyone,

For this week's Community Challenge: Write something sad

Sometimes writing something sad can make you feel really good! Sometimes writing something sad can make you feel m...

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Lyrics with Ben | Three Prong Writing

Lyrics with Ben | Three Prong Writing

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Hi Everyone!

This lesson is a little different. It's a conversation with my friend and bandmate, Ben Carson. This is hopefully the first of many conversations. Let me know if you'd like me to continue this conversati...

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OFFICE HOURS 57 | Wednesday, Sept 29, 11AM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 57 | Wednesday, Sept 29, 11AM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream. Great questions all around

Intro and welcome

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Community Challenge 14 | Major Key

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific ...

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Roles 03 | Rhythm Guitar | Tertiary Rhythm

Roles 03 | Rhythm Guitar | Tertiary Rhythm

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Hi Everyone,

In this Third installment of ROLES, we're talking about that weird situation where there are already a bunch of guitar players.... How do I play rhythm guitar if someone else is already playing rhythm gu...

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OFFICE HOURS 56 | Thursday, Sept 23 11:00AM EDT

OFFICE HOURS 56 | Thursday, Sept 23 11:00AM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

I'd like to offer a huge apology to those who showed up on time at 11AM only to be met with a blank screen as I slowly got ready to stream at 2pm, a time that I pulled out of thin air. I was so certain t...

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Community Challenge 13 | Write a melody on one string

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Hi Everyone,

Every week, I've been posting a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about apply some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a ...

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Practice Thoughts | 05: Scott's Practice Method

Practice Thoughts | 05: Scott's Practice Method

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OFFICE HOURS 55 | Wednesday, Sept 15 2:00PM EST

OFFICE HOURS 55 | Wednesday, Sept 15 2:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Very few questions this week! But good ones.

Question 1: Dennis was wondering about how different kinds of scales (like bl...

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OFFICE HOURS 54 | Friday, Sept 10, 12:00PM EST

OFFICE HOURS 54 | Friday, Sept 10, 12:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the questions from this Office Hours

Question 1: Mathias had some questions about how to mute strings when you're...

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Community Challenge 12 | Write a I vi ii V chord progression

Community Challenge 12 | Write a I vi ii V chord progression

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Hi Everyone,

What is the weekly community challenge?
It is a chance for my Patrons to apply what they've been learning by writing some music. You're invited to participate in whatever...

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Roles 02 | Rhythm Guitar | Effects and Tonal Complexity

Roles 02 | Rhythm Guitar | Effects and Tonal Complexity

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Hi Everyone,

This is the second lesson in my Roles Series. In this one I'm discussing and exploring how it sounds when you add or subtract tonal complexity in your rhythm parts, and how effects pedals can help or hin...

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Live Stream | 53: OFFICE HOURS | Sunday, Sept 5th, 5pm EST

Live Stream | 53: OFFICE HOURS | Sunday, Sept 5th, 5pm EST

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great set of questions!

Question 1: Rohan had a set of questions regarding guitar technique and practice method...

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