Tagged with 'Music Theory | Los Angeles Guitar Lessons by Vreny Van Elslande'
Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs Is a Terrible Idea
Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs, Is a Terrible Idea I once had a student who felt that he’d rather spend lesson time on learning theory than on learning the songs we had covered in the past lesson. He had just learned Crosstown Traffic and the riff to Message in a Bottle. He felt … Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs Is a Terrible Idea
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise Pick any random note on the low E string Then from that note, figure out: Which four dominant 7th chords have that note. Play the dominant 7 arpeggio fingering (from that note) for each one of those dominant 7 chords. Which four maj7 chords have that note. Play the … Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Inverse Scales, Guitars and Jokes
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
Neapolitan Scales, The Meaning of Diatonic, and Nice Guitars
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
The Most Underused Guitar Solo Trick You Want to Know About, and Other Fun Stuff
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
