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Office Hours Q&A 132 | Thu, Oct 5, 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 the timestamped questions for this Office HoursWarren had questions about participating in Community Challenges and general song analysisMason has warbling strings on an acoustic guitar ...
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 67 | Write something with an excessive element
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...
Private Lessons
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,I'm finally offering private lessons again. I'll be doing lessons through Zoom using my livestreaming setup, so it'll basically be like your own personal Office Hours, except I'll...
Office Hours Q&A 131 | Thu, Sept 28, 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 the timestamped questions for this Office Hours:Ray asked for thoughts or tips on flamenco guitarGraeme asked how chords outside the key affect the melodySym asked about how to get aroun...
Live Lesson | Writing complementary chord progressions
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,This is a little lesson about how I approach writing chord progressions that go together. I talk about the descriptive method, what to look out for tonally, rhythmically, and dynamically. I put m...
*LIVE NOW* | Writing Music and Answering Questions | Sept 19 @ 6PM Pacific
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Tomorrow (Sept 19th) at 6PM Pacific Time, I'm going live to write music and answer your questions about anything music, guitar, theory, technique, etc.Join me live or drop a question below an...
LIVE | COMMUNITY CHALLENGE 66 | REWRITE SOMETHING
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Join me tomorrow (Sept 12) at 2PM Pacific for another Community Challenge. This one is pretty straightforward. The goal is to rewrite something you've written before. Maybe you like parts of ...
New Navigation Feature!
New here? Visit my Where To Start page.Scroll down to the bottom for more helpful links.Hi Everyone,I just wanted to let you know that Patreon added a new feature called "Collections." It should be visible near the top navigation along with "Home" "Membership" and "About."Think of it as ...
Songwriting | Start to Finish
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,I'm going live at 4PM Pacific Time to attempt to write a complete - - thing. I'm calling it a thing because it might not be a song - it might not even be good! But this is what it looks l...
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...
Guitar Myths | Lies that hold you back
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi everyone,I'm going live today at 2:00PM Pacific time to discuss a list of myths that plague guitar players of all skill levels. As we talk through this list, hopefully you'll get a clearer sense o...
Let's Write Music Together - (and ask me questions)
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,I'm going live in about an hour (6:30PM PACIFIC) to write some music. Feel free to drop in and watch and ask questions. Tonight I think I'll tinker with melody making and give some exampl...
Songwriting Chat and your questions
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Continuing the live streaming experiment, today I wanna talk about songwriting and why I think it's the KEY to becoming a good musician.Then I'll answer whatever questions come up! Come h...
Impromptu CAGED lesson (beginners welcome) and whatever else you want to learn
Hi Everyone,Continuing with this "frequent livestreaming" experiment, I'm hanging out this evening talking CAGED system and whatever else comes up. Going live at 7PM Pacific time.You can watch later if you don't make it tonight! Feel free to leave a question in the comments below.
Another Live Hangout
I know I know - - another one - it's been a fun experiment!Come hang out and drop a question in the chat or down below! Or suggest a topic you've been thinking about!
Community Challenge 65 | Write something in Phrygian Mode, rooted on B, with BONUS
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Community Challenges are an opportunity to practice ACTUALLY USING the stuff you're learning here to write some music, the more important way to get these concepts stuck in your head. Learnin...
LIVE HANGOUT - Aug 15
Hi Everyone,I had a lot of fun yesterday and this week feels like a good time to try some new things around here.I'll be streaming for another few hours today with the camera guitar, recording software, and whatever else comes up - maybe based on your questions, maybe I'll record the next Community Challenge (a...
LIVE HANGOUT RIGHT NOW - making music, answering questions, whatever...
Hi Everyone,I've been working on PDFs and lesson planning, but today I just want to hang out, make music, teach lessons on whatever I've been thinking about lately, and chat with anyone who wanders in. If you are seeing this post on Monday, Aug 14th, I'm probably live right now. Come hang out!Ask me questio...
OFFICE HOURS 130 | Thursday, August 10th, 10AM
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.The questions this week:Daniel C asked for an overview of picks - thickness comparison, technique, etcRay asked if there is any cross over between guitar and pianoRichard had questions about this weird progr...
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...
OFFICE HOURS 129 | Chicken Pickin,
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Ray asked if I was familiar with Chicken Pickin, and what to practice to get good at this styleRay F asked about the advantages of knowing every note on the guitar AND asked about muting, specifically in a n...
Practice Thoughts | Songwriting Starting Points
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone,This is a concept I haven't seen many people talk about, but it feels like an important one.Generally speaking, I've noticed that a lot of people tend to fall pretty hard into one of two camps, and sometimes people ...
5 Levels of Soloing | A Brief Tour of the Concepts Involved
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hey Everyone,Luke and I have been working on this video for YouTube for a few months and we think it's finally ready. It's intended to help people see the trajectory of leveling up your solos,I'l...
OFFICE HOURS 128 | Keys, Progress, Jamming, Compression
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,Here are the questions for this week:Ray F asked a few questions about keys: mainly, how many keys actually are there?Doh-Ray-Me asked what defines an intermediate and advanced guitar player - AN...
Melody Making 04 | Multiple Chords
Where to Start• Lesson Archive• Recommended Lesson Plan • Book a Private LessonHi Everyone,In this lesson, we're taking the rules from the previous lesson and applying them to multiple chords, paying close attention to the transfer points between chords.Check out the PDF below to follow along and study the ph...
OFFICE HOURS 127 | Relative Major and Minor, CAGED Diminished chords, tricky chord progressions
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,You missed this one! Catch the next one. Here were the questions:Question 1: John had a question about relative major and minor.Question 2: Alice had a series of questions about how CAGED fits wi...
Community Challenge 64 | Write something inspired by Rothko paintings
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,It's been a minute since I posted a community challenge! It's been a busy time of life for me.Anyhow, a community challenge is an opportunity for my patrons to put what they've been l...
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...
OFFICE HOURS 126 | James Taylor, Diminished Chords, 7 String, Singing
New here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.Hi Everyone,The question this time:Mason had a question about James Taylor talking about "being in A position or D position" with a capoRay had a question about diminished chords, and another questio...
