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Inverse Scales This is an excerpt from my scales book. You will occasionally see a scale that has the word “inverse” in its scale name. Some examples include: 186 –> Messiaen’s Truncated Mode 6 Inverse. (the number 186 refers to the scale number in the book. All 2048 scales are numbered) 205 –> Genus Primum … Inverse Scales, Guitars and Jokes
Here are some funny memes and jokes I recently came across. Not all music, but too much fun not to share. Healthy decisions Transcription of Changing strings Game show Communication Some things never change Dirty talk Cool Guitars Futuristic Gold Flowers Les Paul Gorgeous Guitar Lovely Paint Job Ibanez Interesting Guitar Design Zerberus Guitars: Gorgonized … Guitars and Jokes I Love
Smarter Kids Through Music According to MIT: if you want smarter kids, they will develop stronger intelligence when they learn music than when they learn to code. We musicians all knew that already of course, but it still feels good when a highly credible institution like MIT acknowledges how amazingly impactful the study of music … Smarter Kids Through Music and a Student Story
What Does “Diatonic” Mean? Here’s some info from my scales book. I’ve seen a lot of confusion about the term “diatonic” in my many years as a guitar teacher. Good news: it’s actually really easy to understand. The “di” in diatonic is derived from the Greek word for 2. (and also from the Greek “dia”, … Neapolitan Scales, The Meaning of Diatonic, and Nice Guitars
Guitar Soloing Techniques and More Fun Stuff My book “Guitar Essentials” has been doing really well. People are especially loving the vast chapter on 80+ guitar solo techniques, tricks, and concepts. Here’s a soloing technique, not enough guitar players use or know about. Solo with randomly moving 2nds. This improvisation idea uses a scale pattern … The Most Underused Guitar Solo Trick You Want to Know About, and Other Fun Stuff
