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Office Hours Q&A 143 | Thursday, Dec 21, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Join me at 10AM Pacific time TODAY for the 143th 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/01MMR8wDufA?si=XYvnSFVievVv_Wu7Here...
Live Lesson | What is Counterpoint? | Tuesday Dec 19, 4pm Pacific
Hi Everyone,This evening at 4PM Pacific Time, I'm going live to do a lesson on counterpoint - what is it and
Community Challenge 71 | Write something in B Minor
I'm writing music right now! Come join me!I'd rewrite this description later because I ran out of time, but here is the link to post your own Community Challenge creation.
Office Hours Q&A 142 | Thursday, Dec 14, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Gemma was looking for right hand control tips.Ray wanted some guidance on how to utilize jam tracks.Pete shared an interesting thought on imagining how guitar would sound if it were strung upside...
Live Lesson | Secondary Dominants in Christmas Music
Hi Everyone,In this lesson I explored the use of secondary dominants in a few well known Christmas songs.Then I had a little fun recording some four part harmony on O Come All Ye Faithful
This weeks schedule, Android video playback issues, and more
Hi Everyone,Welcome to my Patreon!First, I'd like to let you know the schedule for this week:Tuesday the 12th (tomorrow) at 4PM Pacific Time I'm doing the weekly live lesson. I might do a breakdown of some classic holiday music.Thursday the 14th @ 10AM Pacific - Weekly Live Q&A - ask questions on the OFFICE HOU...
What does it look like to prepare for a show?
Hi Everyone,In this lesson I'm going to look at what it takes to prepare from a show.We'll talk about a checklist for your first show, mindset, gear, what songs to plan, how much to prepare, stuff like that.Then I'll take questions!See you at 4PM Pacific Time
Office Hours Q&A 141 | Thursday, Dec 7, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Craig was looking for tips on writing guitar parts to someone else's songs.Bobby wanted some guidance on what to practice in order to progress as a guitar player.Barry was curious about antic...
Welcome, New Patrons!
If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to t...
Community Challenge 70 | Polish a previous challenge
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.Sometimes the challenge is about applying so...
Office Hours Q&A 140 | Thursday, Nov 30, 10AM Pacific Time
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Craig was looking for bluegrass picking tips and fun ways to practice and memorize major triad shapes.Dan asked is G/B and C/B are in the key of G Major.Frank asked about determining a song's...
Live Lesson | Tuesday Nov 28, 4pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’s ok! You can always watch later. If...
Live Lesson | How to Harmonize a Melody
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me every Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.This lesson was all about how to harmonize a melody. If you'd like to learn how to write a melody, check out my Melody Making Cours...
Office Hours Q&A 139 | Weds, Nov 22, 2pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Here are this week's questions:Mark was having problems with maintaining tuning between multitrack recorded guitar.Craig was looking for some picking and finger exercises to help build up dex...
Office Hours Q&A 138 | Thu, Nov 16, 10am Pacific
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Ray was looking for guidance on using his thumb for bar chords with small hands.Ray asked what I find to be the most challenging aspect of playing guitar.Ray also wanted tips on breaking out of the 'pentatonic box...
Live Lesson | WEDS Nov 15, 2pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,I usually do these on Tuesdays at 4PM, but I had horrible insomnia last night and am not in the clearest state of mind! So I'm postponing until tomorrow (Weds) at 2PMI've got a few ideas ...
Community Challenge 69 | ONLY write a chord progression
I'm going live at 4pm to try this challenge for myselfNew here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fing...
Office Hours Q&A 137 | Thu, Nov 9, 10am Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Jeff asked if I've had a chance to play with thew new features in the latest Logic Pro update.Holly was looking for tips on buying/selling used gear.Mark brought up an interesting insight int...
Live Lesson | Melody Making Magic | Nov 7, 4pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.We're going to explore some cool melody making concepts using the attached PDF.This would be a great lesson to come back to after wa...
Office Hours Q&A 136 | Thu, Nov 2, 10am Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,This one is done! Here are the timestamped questions:Weezley asked asked how to avoid sproingly brassy sounds while pickingRonnie asked how a mode can be a major keyRich asked if triad voicings a...
Welcome, New Patrons!
If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to t...
Live Lesson | Spooky Music | October 31, 4pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Catch the next Live Lesson every Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time.In this lesson we discuss a symmetrical scale consisting of R w 2 h 3 w 4 h 5 w 6 h 7 w 8 h R - resulting in two nested fully diminish...
NOW! Community Challenge 68 | Write something in 20 minutes
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.Sometimes the challenge is about applying so...
Live Lesson | Chord Clusters! 4pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.I'll be talking about chord clusters, which is just a fun way to think about playing all the chords in a key within the space of jus...
*LIVE SOON* Office Hours Q&A 135 | Thu, Oct 26, 10am Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me today at 10AM 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/watch?v=ulyakV4SjDoHere&...
Live Lesson | October 17, 4pm Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’s ok! You can always watch later. If...
Office Hours Q&A 134 | Thu, Oct 19, 10am Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Here are this week's questions:Ray was looking for clarification on the circle of fifths.Mark had a couple of questions about chord shapes after completing my Rubik's cube Series.Here'...
Live Lesson | Fun with Roman Numerals!
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,This week we're talking Roman Numerals - specifically how to think about crafting chord progressions, bass lines, and melodies with loose chords in mind instead of very specific chords. It's amazing how much free...
Office Hours Q&A 133 | Thu, Oct 12, 10am Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,This week's questions:Tasha had a question about Patreon interface changes.Mark asked for help getting out of a songwriting rut.Here's how it works: bring your questions to the comments b...
Live Lesson | Letting Go with Writing and Improvisation
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,In this live lesson, I tackle the nuanced and tricky topic of how to practice growing your comfort zone to get into that mode where soloing feels effortless. I talked about Thinking Mode vs Feeli...
