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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
Musical Storytelling In Improvisation
Playing A Guitar Solo is Like “Talking With Your Guitar”. In the beginning stages, students of improvisation tend to solo like they are trying to constantly reinvent the wheel. They constantly try to keep coming up with ever new phrases and new melodic ideas, which makes the solo sound like it’s “meandering about” without ever … Musical Storytelling In Improvisation
There Are Only 2048 Possible Scales In Music
Musicians Highly Overestimate How Many Scales There Are In Music. Many years ago, in one of my first semesters at Berklee College of Music, I read the book “Innumeracy”. Written by famous mathematician, John Allen Paulos, the book was required reading for one of the audio engineering classes at Berklee. The gist of the book … There Are Only 2048 Possible Scales In Music
A Holistic Organized Approach to Fretboard Mastery
A Holistic Organized Approach to Fretboard Mastery Every once in a while, a student gets to the point where they covered so much material in such a short time, that they feel like they don’t see the forest through the trees anymore. Part of the reason for this is that it is overwhelming to practice … A Holistic Organized Approach to Fretboard Mastery
The Harmonic Series and Its Implications On Composition
Introduction The basic building blocks of western music are the result of hundreds of years of experimentation and evolution. Through these hundreds of years of evolution, we have arrived at 12 tones in a tempered scale and 12 intervals that are used in every genre of western music. While the styles of music change, they … The Harmonic Series and Its Implications On Composition
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