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Category: Lessons
Ted Greene’s V-System
I’m digging Ted Greene’s V-System for organizing guitar chords. The shapes he used in Chord Chemistry make a lot more sense now, and no longer seem like random (but incredibly useful) voicings. I highly recommend checking it out if you’re a guitar player. Read more →
Cannonball Adderley on Bebop
Cannonball Adderley performs and is interview for the PBS series “The Subject is Jazz” with an introduction by Dr. Billy Taylor. Read more →
Kent Murdick on Ballistic Motion
Pete Thorn Teaches Eruption
Using the Cycle of Thirds Diagram
The Basics: The three Minor Thirds Cycles (like C, Eb, Gb, A) are the squares. The four Major Thirds Cycles (like C, E, G) are located in three note groups to the sides of center. Tritones are located directly opposite each other in the same square, just like in the traditional circle of fifths or chromatic circle. Perfect Fourths move… Read more →
Guitar and Sound Workshops
I’ll be presenting clinics on guitar, recording, and live sound this Saturday at St. Vrain Valley School District’s Theatre Arts Workshop in Niwot, Colorado. Join me for: Workshop 1B- Guitar 101 Workshop 2C- How to Mic a Rock Band Workshop 3C- Sound Recording Workshop 4B- Sound Reinforcement Read more →
Don Ellis’ Quarter Tones Book
David Valdez just posted Don Ellis’s Quarter Tones at Casa Valdez . Looks like I need to break out the Multioud…. Read more →