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| Transcribing Music Theory: Super Musician, rating: 8.1 |
| Here are some tips and thoughts about why music theory and figuring things out by ear are important! POSTED: 06/25/2009 - 08:28 am |
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| The Kumoi Scale Cacophony Style, rating: 8.8 |
| I`ll review this exotic scale, which was commonly used by Marty Friedman and Jason Becker. POSTED: 06/15/2009 - 07:48 am |
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| Melody Ideas, rating: 8.1 |
| Just a few ideas for writing melodies over chord progression. POSTED: 05/18/2009 - 07:01 am |
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| Ear Playing Is Not The Easy Way Out, rating: 8.3 |
| We will discuss Pitch and Interval Recognition, the Suzuki Method, and techniques to learn songs from recordings. POSTED: 04/14/2009 - 06:34 am |
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| Chord Chemistry. Part 1, rating: 8.5 |
| Chords, how to use them, tendencies, cadences ect POSTED: 03/25/2009 - 10:10 am |
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| Chord Theory - Building Triads, rating: 8.3 |
| Once you have an understanding of how scales work, it’s time to start understanding how chords are constructed. The basic building block of chords is called a triad, and today we going to be explaining what these are, and how they work. POSTED: 03/25/2009 - 09:01 am |
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| Music Theory Is Important, rating: 9.3 |
| My thoughts on why everyone should learn at least a bit of music theory. POSTED: 03/17/2009 - 07:40 am |
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| How To Make Modal Chord Progressions, rating: 5 |
| Most people start playing guitar because of playing guitar, not how the the guitar works in theory. This is what led me to believe to make a lesson on direct approach with examples and where to start. POSTED: 03/14/2009 - 08:13 am |
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| Using Polyrhythm To Create Unique Solos, rating: 7 |
| Another of my shredaholic posts that received good reviews. This is about creating a guitar solo through the use of other instruments. My instrument of choice was the marching snare POSTED: 03/14/2009 - 06:28 am |
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| The Trouble With Theory, rating: 9.7 |
| An article that clears up some misconceptions about theory, and shows you the real first step towards understanding theory that you may not have learned from your music teacher. POSTED: 02/16/2009 - 02:19 am |
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| The Trouble With Modes, rating: 9.6 |
| A lesson on the proper use of modes as they apply to modern music, and on some of the widespread misconceptions about the use of modes. POSTED: 02/05/2009 - 02:56 am |
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| The Minor Pentatonic Scale, rating: 7.4 |
| This article is going to go in depth of the minor pentatonic scale, how to play it, and all five of its positions. POSTED: 01/21/2009 - 10:04 am |
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| A Beginner's Guide To Music Theory For Guitar. Part 1 - Chords, rating: 8.9 |
| In this basic lesson we explore intervals, scales, and triads, applying them to our chord structures and expanding on how each one determines the way we shape our chords. POSTED: 01/16/2009 - 11:39 am |
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| How To Make Some Angus Young Style Guitar Parts, rating: 4.7 |
| If you're heavily influenced by AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, check out this article; it's sure to please! POSTED: 11/24/2008 - 10:21 am |
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| Intervals, rating: 7.9 |
| This article will hopefully help you to understand the slightly more classical aspect of intervals, without going so far into it to put you to sleep. POSTED: 09/16/2008 - 06:34 am |
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| Chord Construction, rating: 8.5 |
| A guide to the theory behind constructing chords, primarily the most widely used, from a guitar-oriented perspective. POSTED: 11/02/2007 - 11:38 am |
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| Circle Of Fifths Cheats, rating: 8.6 |
| How I used my guitar to "cheat" in my Music Theory I class Part I. POSTED: 10/19/2007 - 10:05 am |
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| Pentatonic Easier, rating: 3.6 |
| This is my (horribly typed, I think) way of showing my students how to play and learn the minor pentatonic scale. POSTED: 07/04/2007 - 10:47 am |
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| Revamp Your Playing, rating: 6.8 |
| Stuck In A Rut In Your Playing? - Recover your theory with this quick guide. POSTED: 06/28/2007 - 02:32 pm |
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| Scales, Modes And Their Uses, rating: 3.1 |
| This lesson will teach you what scales and modes are, the theory behind them and how to use them in your playing. POSTED: 06/09/2007 - 10:55 am |
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| Basics Nobody Tells You, rating: 8 |
| The common sense basics of theory that make all the difference. POSTED: 06/06/2007 - 01:31 pm |
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| Scales: Absolute Beginner, rating: 8.7 |
| This contains some of the stuff that you will need to know about scales. POSTED: 05/31/2007 - 04:53 pm |
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| Play Now Theory Later, rating: 8.4 |
| The point of this article is to contest the viewpoint that a musician who wants to learn how to “rock” before they learn how Canon was composed in D Major will be somewhat limited in their ability to play and compose music. POSTED: 05/31/2007 - 01:39 pm |
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| My Mentality On Theory, rating: 8.7 |
| Honestly though, most of the readers are not planning to dive head first into the professional musical world. Even so, one can't escape theory forever. POSTED: 01/29/2007 - 10:42 am |
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| How About Cadences?, rating: 8.8 |
| An analytical look at how YOU could end your piece wonderfully! POSTED: 12/11/2006 - 11:47 am |
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| Meet My Friend Mr. Tritone, rating: 9 |
| He's a lonely and misunderstood interval. Not sure how to use him? Find out here! POSTED: 08/26/2006 - 07:27 am |
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| Identifying Intervals, rating: 9.7 |
| A not-so-indepth lesson about intervals, how to play them, and how to recognize them in songs. POSTED: 03/21/2006 - 09:02 am |
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| Composing In Open Tunings, rating: 6.6 |
| Here I will point out where you could use concepts of music theory to your advantage. POSTED: 03/07/2006 - 07:10 am |
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| How About Harmonizing: Part 3, rating: 9.8 |
| Eager to learn more about how harmonizing works? Read this; you'll get the basics, the advanced stuff, plus tons of playable examples! POSTED: 03/02/2006 - 09:30 am |
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| How About Harmonizing: Part 2, rating: 9.5 |
| Part 1 was child's play. Now let's get into the serious stuff. POSTED: 02/07/2006 - 09:29 am |
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