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Community Challenge 81 | Write something in 3/4 time
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson PlanHi Everyone,This weeks Community Challenge is “Write something in 3/4 time”If you don't know what that means, don't worry! I give a little mini lesson at the beginning of this video. I typically like to give an example of an easy version of the chal...
Music Theory for Guitar II | 4 | Chords in a Minor Key
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone!This lesson shows how minor keys and major keys have all the same chords, in the same order, creating a tidy set of a major key and its relative minor key.Check out the PDF for helpful homework and chord charts.If you’re ...
Office Hours Q&A 188 | Thursday, Jan 30, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, Thursday the 30th at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/liv...
Community Challenge 80 | Edit a Previous Challenge
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson PlanHi Everyone,This weeks Community Challenge is “Edit or Refine a previous Challenge”This one is all about getting into a more goal-oriented mindset. Take a previous challenge and ask some questions:What could this be? How can I take this idea and turn it int...
Music Theory for Guitar II | 3 | 7th Chords
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone!In this lesson, we'll turn your plain old triads into 7th chords! On top of that, you'll learn about 7th chords in a key, and start to create chord progressions with more depth and sophistication. Check out the atta...
Office Hours Q&A 187 | Thursday, Jan 23, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, Thursday the 23rd at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/liv...
Community Challenge 79 | Write Something with Hammer-ons
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson PlanHi Everyone,This weeks Community Challenge is “Write Something with Hammer-ons”What is a Community Challenge? Essentially, it’s a playground - a place for you to practice making music with low stakes and specific prompts. Yes, it IS open ended, but there ...
Music Theory for Guitar II | 2 | Roman Numerals
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone!This lesson is going to make things easier for you. In the previous lesson, we talked about chords in a key, but the language we used to talk about it was clunky. Roman Numerals make it so much easier to "see" and u...
Office Hours Q&A 186 | UPLOADED
Hi Everyone,I had some technical difficulties with this stream and had to just film it. Moving my studio always causes a little cascade effect of small hardware bugs. I'll figure it out and we'll be back in business before you know it. In the meantime, enjoy this pre-filmed Office Hours.
Community Challenge 78 | Write something in A Minor
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson PlanHi Everyone,I'm getting back into Community Challenges! If you're not familiar with the idea, let me expain:Imagine learning a new language without ever speaking or writing your own thoughts - only speaking travel phrases. Imagine you've only memori...
Music Theory for Guitar II | 1 | Chords in a Key
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone!In this series you’ll learn one of the most important concepts in music theory: what it means to “be in a key.” We'll use popular songs as examples to help you understand chords in a key, secondary dominants, 7th ...
Office Hours Q&A 185 | Saturday, Jan 11, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, Saturday the 11th at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/liv...
How to Access Discord From Patreon
Hi Everyone,I made this quick video showing you how to access Discord from Patreon.I was already signed in when I tried this method, so there will be two differences for you:1. If you DO have a Discord account, clicking the link under the Membership tab will ask you to sign into Discord. Once you do, you should automat...
Happy New Year + Discord
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson PlanHi Everyone,Happy New Year! I hope you're all doing well. I had a nice holiday season and I am very excited to make this a fun and educational year for all my Patrons. Over the past month or so, I've spent some time figuring out how to use Discord, and ...
Office Hours Q&A 184 | Thursday, Dec 19, 10AM PST
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, December 19th at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/6m...
Office Hours Q&A 183 | Friday, Dec 13, 2024
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me this Friday, December 13th at NOON Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A. We're back in business at my new office!Here'show it works: bring your questions to the comments below, the ...
Types of Diminished Chords and how to use them
Hi Everyone,A patron requested this lesson, so I made it. Let me know if you like this informal format.Also, check out the PDF below to help you understand the difference between diminished triads, fully diminished chords, and half diminished chords.
Checking In!
Hi Everyone,It's been a whirlwind of chaos getting my new studio set up in the middle of holiday season. I had planned to do another live Q&A before I started tearing down but things came up and I had to get out of there! I should be back to regular weekly live Q&A next week, and my Music Theory for Guitar II serie...
Office Hours Q&A 182 | Lyric writing, Electric vs Acoustic, Daily Practice
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.You missed this one, but you can always ask a question on the Office Hours community forum thread.Here are the timestamps:Question 1 -Tyler inquires about a followup to Ben's lyric writing process from the...
Office Hours 181 | Thursday Nov 7 (filmed)
Hi Everyone,This Office Hours had some technical issues again - I thought I fixed it, but I guess not! I had to film it separately.I hope you enjoy! See you at the next one.Here are the questions:Question 1 (2:42) - Tyler is looking for tips to come up with interesting finger picking patterns.Question 2 (17:35) - Ray...
Office Hours Q&A 180 | FRIDAY, Nov 1 10:00AM Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, orherefor my recommended lesson plan.You missed this one, but you can always ask a question on the Office Hours community forum thread.Here are the timestamps:Question 1 -Paul is looking for tips on how to use a looper pedal.Question 2 -Isai asks...
Office Hours Q&A 179 | Oct 28, 2024
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, orherefor my recommended lesson plan.Here are the questions:Question 1 (04:26) -Ray is looking for the best way to introduce rhythm and musicality into a practice routine.Question 2 (13:15) - Ray is interested in experimenting with alternate tunin...
Office Hours Q&A 178 | Thursday, October 17, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, orherefor my recommended lesson plan.You missed this one, but you can always ask a question on the Office Hours community forum thread.Here are the timestamps:Question 1 -Matthew is asking for tips for teaching kids guitar. Specifically left-hande...
Office Hours Q&A 177 | Thursday, October 10, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, orherefor my recommended lesson plan.You missed this one, but you can always ask a question on the Office Hours community forum thread.Here are the timestamps:Question 1- Tyler is looking for ways to can play alongside with and compliment chords p...
Office Hours Q&A 176 | Thursday, October 3, 10:00AM
New here? Visit my Where To Startpage.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow (Thursday) for the 176thth weekly live Q&A.If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/flX9dyIqPrYHere's how it works: bring yo...
Office Hours Q&A 175 | Thursday, September 26, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow (the 26th) at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/WdziBg...
Office Hours Q&A 174 | Thursday, September 19, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me TOMORROW, September 19, at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/J...
Office Hours Q&A 173 | Thursday, September 12, 10:00AM
New here? Visit my Where To Startpage.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Join me Thursday the 12th at 10:00AM pacific time for the weekly live Q&A.If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/XCh-fTEhiSAHere's how it w...
Office Hours Q&A 172 | Thursday, September 5, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, Thursday September 5th, at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...
Office Hours Q&A 171 | Thursday, August 29, 10:00AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click herefor my Patreon start page, or herefor my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow, Thursday, August 29th at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...
