Intervals #2 (Major And Minor 2nd)
In this session, we’ll be working with intervals and we’ll play around with some harmonics – including a cool harmonic driven Rush riff. Fun stuff!Read More »Intervals #2 (Major And Minor 2nd)
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Ear Training 1: Open Strings
There’s an aspect of your playing that you may not actively train much. It doesn’t involve your fingers or reading music. All you need is your ears!
That’s right, it’s ear training. In this session we’ll practice picking out open string notes by just listening to them. It’s a skill that’s harder to pick up for some people than others, but I think you’ll find, with a little practice, that it becomes easier and easier.Read More »Ear Training 1: Open Strings
Scales 5: Introducing The Minor Scale
In this session you’ll be introduced to the minor scale. The minor scale is almost like the opposite of the major scale. Where the major scale sounds happy and carefree- the minor scale can sound sad and troubled. The craziest thing about the scale is that the relative minor uses the same notes from the major scale. Music is a strange wonderful beast…
Spend some time practicing figures 1, 3, and 4 and you’ll soon begin to understand how it all works.Read More »Scales 5: Introducing The Minor Scale
Scales 4: Creating Melodies With Scales
One of the cool things you can do with a scale is to use it’s notes to create a melody. In this practice session we’ll do just that. It’s fun to do and provides great practice using scales and ultimately understanding how scales, and music as a whole, works.Read More »Scales 4: Creating Melodies With Scales
Boogie Woogie Guitar
Here’s a great routine that will give your hands a great workout while practicing a key rhythm found in many types of popular music. The boogie can be found in rock, blues, and even country. It’s a very simple pattern that’s pretty easy to play in open position, but as you move it up the fretboard it starts to tax your hands.Read More »Boogie Woogie Guitar
Scales 3: Major Scale In Octaves
In this session I will introduce to you a version of the major scale that spans 2 octaves and all six strings. The PDF for this session will be great to practice building speed.
In the video I perform this session’s exercise at three different tempos. Try to play along, or practice it on your own. In the video I stop at about the 12 fret, but you can keep going up the fretboard if you so desire.
Basic Rhythmic Notation
In this practice session, we’ll learn about quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and eighth notes. We’ll learn how to read them in notation and practice playing basic exercises using these types of notes.Read More »Basic Rhythmic Notation
Intervals #1 (Unison And Octaves)
What are intervals?
Intervals are the distance between 2 notes. Recognizing the sound of different intervals by ear is a key part of your development as a guitarist. We’ll learn all about intervals during our practice sessions. With the ‘Ear Training’ track we’ll enhance our intervals training by being able to identify intervals by ear from any reference tone.Read More »Intervals #1 (Unison And Octaves)
Warm Up Routine
It’s usually a good idea to spend 10-15 minutes warming up- especially if you plan on doing a lot of playing. Below I’ve devised a simple warm up routine that should get you going. I’ll show you how you should run through it in the video.Read More »Warm Up Routine
Rhythm Notation Practice Session
Before you tackle this sessions you may want to take a look at these two lessons: note values and measures as I talk about them a lot in… Read More »Rhythm Notation Practice Session