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Community Challenge + Surprise live stream

Hi Everyone,

I went live to do my own version of this week's community challenge: https://youtu.be/yGZZqpIKWh8

I've been working behind the scenes on some new stuff. Trying to figure out how to make this Patreon more fun, more educational, and more engaging. Or something like that.

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Music Theory Monday 24 | Basic Reharmonization

Music Theory Monday 24 | Basic Reharmonization

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Live Stream | 42: OFFICE HOURS | Friday June 18, 3:00PM

Live Stream | 42: OFFICE HOURS | Friday June 18, 3:00PM

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Hi Everyone,

This was an interesting stream! I didn't get a lot of question this time, so I decided to write some music and that sparked some more discussion and questions.

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Music Theory Monday 23 | Minor Progressions that Feel in Key

Music Theory Monday 23 | Minor Progressions that Feel in Key

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Live Stream | 41: OFFICE HOURS | Sunday, June 13, 2:00PM EST

Live Stream | 41: OFFICE HOURS | Sunday, June 13, 2:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Question 1. Mr K wanted to know if there is a way to figure out the key of a song using just the melody instead of using the cho...

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Music Theory Monday 22 | Progressions that Feel in Key pt II

Music Theory Monday 22 | Progressions that Feel in Key pt II

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Live Stream | 40: OFFICE HOURS | Friday, June 4, 3PM EST

Live Stream | 40: OFFICE HOURS | Friday, June 4, 3PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Question 1: Leah Nicole was wondering if there is anything to consider or watch out for when writing a melody over a walking bass line.

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Music Theory Monday 21 | Progressions that Feel in Key

Music Theory Monday 21 | Progressions that Feel in Key

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Live Stream | 39: OFFICE HOURS | Friday May 28, NOON EST

Live Stream | 39: OFFICE HOURS | Friday May 28, NOON EST

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Hi Everyone,

I was a little sleep deprived for this one but we had some great questions:

Question 1: Pauly was wondering why scale pat...

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CAGED System Basics | 1 | Overview

CAGED System Basics | 1 | Overview

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Live Stream | 38: OFFICE HOURS | Friday May 21, 4:OOPM EST

Live Stream | 38: OFFICE HOURS | Friday May 21, 4:OOPM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Question 1: Dennis asked about some "diads" or two note chords, specifically about the blues in this case. We talked about how w...

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GarageBand 5 | Adding Effects and Final Mixing

GarageBand 5 | Adding Effects and Final Mixing

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I'm talking about general mixing ideas, adding effects, EQ, and some extremely basic ways to master your track.

I made a little song seed for this lesson and you're welcome to watch ...

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Live Stream | 37: OFFICE HOURS | Saturday May 15, 1:00PM EST

Live Stream | 37: OFFICE HOURS | Saturday May 15, 1:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

I'm trying something new - each question is time-stamped for ease of use.

Question 1: Rod asks about V of V chords and if ...

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GarageBand 4 | Recording Process & Basic Mixing

GarageBand 4 | Recording Process & Basic Mixing

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Hi Everyone,

In this fourth installment of GarageBand Lessons, we'll be discussing how to organize your recording session with good foundations so that as you build more layers, your timing and intonation are tight a...

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GarageBand 3 | Audio Interface & Setting Gain

GarageBand 3 | Audio Interface & Setting Gain

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson we talk about how to use an Audio Interface with GarageBand. First, how to make sure that GarageBand recognizes the device, then how to set the gain for your guitar or microphone to ensure...

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GarageBand 2 | Software Instruments

GarageBand 2 | Software Instruments

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Hi Everyone,

In the first GarageBand lesson, we talked about audio recording. In this lesson, we're talking about MIDI. This lesson covers the basics of how to record, edit, and manipulate MIDI data and make it sound...

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Live Stream | 36: OFFICE HOURS | April 28, 1:00PM EST

Live Stream | 36: OFFICE HOURS | April 28, 1:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

In this stream we covered these topics:

• The difference between 3 notes per string and the CAGED system - drawing some key thoughts about how they interact.

• Strategies for how to make ...

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GarageBand 1 | Getting Started

GarageBand 1 | Getting Started

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I start very slow with GarageBand and general recording software concepts. Creating a basic track, recording audio from your computer microphone without causing feedback, getting a basic s...

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Live Stream | 35: OFFICE HOURS | April 22, 2:00PM EST

Live Stream | 35: OFFICE HOURS | April 22, 2:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

What a stream! We laughed, we cried.... jk. We had some great questions AND a technical glitch toward the end, resulting in two separate streams.

We covered questions about where my Patreon is goin...

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Ten Turds II - Arranging Parts

Ten Turds II - Arranging Parts

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Hi Everyone,

In this video I develop one of my "turds" from the previous "Songwriting Challenge | Ten Turds."

Essentially, if you l...

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Live Stream | 34: OFFICE HOURS | April 15, 2:00PM EST

Live Stream | 34: OFFICE HOURS | April 15, 2:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

This stream had a lot of good questions. How to sit down and write music that fits your mood, how to figure out the key of a riff in your head or how to apply chords to a melody you've come up with. We a...

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Scott's Songwriting Process Dump

Scott's Songwriting Process Dump

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Hi Everyone,

One of my main goals for this Patreon is to promote creativity. You've probably heard me say this a hundred times in various contexts throughout my videos: writing music is one of the best wa...

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Live Stream | 33: OFFICE HOURS | April 9, 4:00PM EST

Live Stream | 33: OFFICE HOURS | April 9, 4:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

This week we got into a lot of live chat questions. It was a fun one, and the camera guitar is back up and running so we'll get to use that from now on.

One thing I talked about at length was how t...

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Bass Crash Course 2

Bass Crash Course 2

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I get into a ...

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Live Stream | 32: OFFICE HOURS | April 2, 3:00EST

Live Stream | 32: OFFICE HOURS | April 2, 3:00EST

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Hi Everyone,

This was a fun stream - we talked about a lot of stuff!

We had questions about posture, how to get into jazz and what jazz is (essentially), how to start jamming with friends and what it looks lik...

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Bass Crash Course 1

Bass Crash Course 1

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Hi Everyone,

I know this is a place to learn guitar, but hear me out.

When I started to play a lot of bass about 12 years ago, it changed the way I think about guitar. In this lesson, we're covering...

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Live Stream | 31: OFFICE HOURS | TODAY! 8:00EST

Live Stream | 31: OFFICE HOURS | TODAY! 8:00EST

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Hi Everyone!

This was a fun one. We got deep into sus chords up front and how the IV chord in a major key is tricky with sus chords. We talked about a quick way to think about secondary dominants. We talked about wha...

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Chord Progressions in Open D Tuning

Chord Progressions in Open D Tuning

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Hi Everyone,

I promised a few Patrons that I would do a few lessons on open tunings! Let me know if you like this one and I'll do some more!

In this lesson we explore how to make some fun chord prog...

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Live Stream | 30: OFFICE HOURS | Sat, March 20, 3:00PM EST

Live Stream | 30: OFFICE HOURS | Sat, March 20, 3:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone!

This was a fun one. We talked a lot about Dom7 chords today. First, we talked about wether they HAVE to have the 7 to qualify as a dom7 chord, or can they just function that way. Then we talked about Aug...

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Songwriting Challenge | Ten Turds

Songwriting Challenge | Ten Turds

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I'm walking you through the process. The process. This is a great way to get into writing music: practice writing a bunch of crappy ideas as quickly as possible. The more you writ...

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