Tagged with 'improvisation'
Answers To A Student’s Questions About The Harmonic Series
Questions People Have About The Harmonic Series. These questions came from my close friend and guitar student Pascal after he read my blog about the harmonic series, which you can read here: The Harmonic Series & Its Implications on Composition. I wanted to post these questions here for anybody else who is interested in learning … Answers To A Student’s Questions About The Harmonic Series
How to Simulate Arabic Music On Your Guitar
Arabic Music On Guitar I always tremendously enjoyed simulating the music of different cultures on my guitar. There is a certain atmosphere and mystique to the sound of Arabic music that always intrigued me. Arabic music has a smaller subdivision than our 12 tone music. What that means is that they have more than 12 … How to Simulate Arabic Music On Your Guitar
Solo Building Your Next Phrase From Your Previous Phrase
Repetition Of Musical Ideas Creates A Sense of Direction In Your Solo I touched upon this in a blog in the past, and I want to get a little deeper into this improvisation technique. All too often, when guitar students play guitar solos, their improvisations sound like they are meandering about without any clear direction. … Solo Building Your Next Phrase From Your Previous Phrase
The Harmonic Tensions
Some Quick Basic Chord Theory. As we discussed in previous blogs, chords are built stacking 3rd intervals. A 3rd interval is a 3-letter distance. From C to E is a 3rd (CDE = 123), from E to G is a 3rd (EFG). These 3 notes (C E G) combined form a C chord. This is … The Harmonic Tensions
How to Solo on Guitar Over Modal Interchange Chords
Improvisation over Modal Interchange chords. This blog is a continuation of last week’s blog on the modal interchange. Check that blog here if you need a review on modal interchange chords: Modal Interchange Chords in Major Keys. This week I wanted to talk about the scales of choice for improvisation over modal interchange chords. In … How to Solo on Guitar Over Modal Interchange Chords
