Music Theory

Bass Line Scale Choices

October 1, 2009

In the previous discussion of bass lines we’ve talked about creating your own with the idea that needing something is often the mother of invention. In bass line voice leading we talked about a few options to help you be creative with bass lines. This time we are going to talk about scale choices. One [...]

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Creating Bass Lines with Leading Tones

September 24, 2009

“It’s great to hear that you are creating your own bass lines. That process will serve you well, not only because you get a bass player to “jam” with, but because it will address the same skills needed for soloing.” Some general guidelines to keep in mind:

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Piano Scale Patterns – Which Scale Pattern for Piano to Consider?

August 27, 2009

Two types of Piano Scale Patterns can be used in defining your ability to play the scales. We discuss math and physical location.

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Learn to Read Music

August 13, 2009

Learning to read music takes understanding of a basic framework. Music is a language that can be understood in mathematical relationships that convey several meanings. The note itself conveys two simple aspects and is the place we start to learn to read music.

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Learning Music Notes

August 9, 2009

Once you know the notes it becomes second nature and going back to the basic idea of notes to explain to the new student requires being able to get to the real basic ideas. Here is a general explanation or overview of the note concept. I find it to be a bit basic yet complicated to simplify the concept.

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How to Memorize Songs Fast?

July 9, 2009

Learning and memorization of songs is part of the music students trials. Understanding structure and story telling can help this process along. Here’s a look at making it easier for you.

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Major and Perfect Intervals

July 2, 2009

Major and Perfect Intervals are confusing students. Perfect Intervals are major intervals put not all major intervals are called perfect. They are based on the major Scale….

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