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June 11 Livestream (for those who missed it!)

June 11 Livestream (for those who missed it!)

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I talk about how the CAGED soloing concepts turn the penta shapes into other shapes and how to think about that, especiall...

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Soloing | 02: Pentatonic vs Full Scale vs Chromatic

Soloing | 02: Pentatonic vs Full Scale vs Chromatic

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In this lesson I wanted to talk about how  different kinds of scales sound when you're playing a solo and how you can...

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Live Stream | 02: CAGED Soloing & Mindset

Live Stream | 02: CAGED Soloing & Mindset

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Alright! Here we go. You asked for clarification on CAGED soloing and mindset so I'm bringing this livestream for you. You...

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Jam Track Creation | I - IV • Logic Pro

Jam Track Creation | I - IV • Logic Pro

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While preparing for the next CAGED Soloing series I realized my current I-IV jam track wasn't ideal, so I made a new one. ...

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The SPJ Community Forum

The Community Forum is a place for you to post questions, comments, and get into discussions. Its also a place to post your homework assignments and audio or video of your Community Challenges! Most of the lessons on my Patreon have a link to a specific Patreon Community post to post homework and...

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Next Livestream!

Hi Everyone - I'm scheduling my next livestream for Thursday the 11th at noon PST


I need your vote to decide which topic to cover!

(all livestreams will be available to watch later)

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Song Analysis | 01: "Can't Help Falling in Love" Pt. I

Song Analysis | 01: "Can't Help Falling in Love" Pt. I

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Hi! Times are tough in the U.S. right now. There have been peaceful Black Lives Matter protests every night for the past w...

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Music Theory For Guitar | 2 | Minor Scales

Music Theory For Guitar | 2 | Minor Scales

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Rubik's cube | 02: C Shape

Rubik's cube | 02: C Shape

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Hi Everyone,

In this video we talk about...

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Rubik's Cube | 01: D Shape Followup

Rubik's Cube | 01: D Shape Followup

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A quick review and applications for the D shap...

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Patreon Dashboard for organizing videos

Patreon Dashboard for organizing videos

Hi everyone! I've organized all my Patreon content into a searchable archive and every new post will be updated to the archive as well. This is useful for finding lessons about specific topics or just seeing how everything is organized!

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Updates!

Hi everyone! It may not look like it, but I've been working hard trying to plan and organize what I want this Patreon to look like as it continues to grow. It's hard to believe I started this thing barely 2 months ago. I feel like I'm getting a handle on it, but it's a learning process and I appr...

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Music Theory For Guitar | 1 | Major Scales

Music Theory For Guitar | 1 | Major Scales

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • 2020-05-18 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Practice Thoughts | 04: Playfulness *fixed

Practice Thoughts | 04: Playfulness *fixed

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • 2020-05-16 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream follow up + clarifications

Hi everyone! This morning's livestream was a lot of fun but also a little hectic. Thats to be expected for the first one - I have a lot to learn.


For those of you who didn't make it - check the post again and you'll be able to watch the video. In the future, if you miss a livestr...

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LiveStream | 01: The first livestream! UPDATED

LiveStream | 01: The first livestream! UPDATED

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UPDATE:

I just swapped out the link so you don't have to fast-forward anything!

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Patron Questions | 08: Jed • Building A Chorus

Patron Questions | 08: Jed • Building A Chorus

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Former student and patron, Jed, is looking for guidance on building a chorus for his song seed. In this video I listen to ...

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Soloing | 01: Being Human

Soloing | 01: Being Human

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Advice for learning to accept the organic nature of your playing and how to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. In thi...

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Song Seed | 02: Logic Pro X Song Seed

Song Seed | 02: Logic Pro X Song Seed

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Join me as I build a song seed from scratch and hash out ideas using Logic Pro. This is just me doing my thing with songwr...

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Patron Questions | 07: Josh • Rhythm

Patron Questions | 07: Josh • Rhythm

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In this video Josh talks about his difficulty with off beat rhythm parts and I suggest ways to practice getting more comfo...

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I need your input about livestreaming!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited about this Patreon and I'm always thinking of ways to make it better and get quality content out to you. A few of you have said you'd like more structure so I'm working on a music theory series to get everyone on board in an organized way.

But I also like doing m...

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Patron Questions | 06: Lots of Questions!

Patron Questions | 06: Lots of Questions!

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This was supposed to post on 4.26 but for some reason it didn't happen. I walk through a handful of questions from Patrons...

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Music Theory Monday | 07: Modes Overview

Music Theory Monday | 07: Modes Overview

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • 2020-04-27 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

April Update

April Update

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know I'm taking a brief break from filming to:

1. Plan out some more organized courses

2. Set up some new gear for more consistent higher quality videos

3. Figure out a livestreaming set up

4. Devote a section of my website to organizi...

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Songwriting | 02: What to do next?

Songwriting | 02: What to do next?

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Tips and strategies for organizing music theory concepts and chord progressions into songwriting applications.

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Music Theory Monday | 06: Harmonic and Melodic Minor Song Analysis

Music Theory Monday | 06: Harmonic and Melodic Minor Song Analysis

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • 2020-04-20 19:26:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Patron Questions | 03: Marcus Fessele • Phrasing & Articulation

Patron Questions | 03: Marcus Fessele • Phrasing & Articulation

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Marcus hopes to see more detailed videos about articulations and phrasing, so we jump into a quick crash coarse and discus...

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Patron Questions | 05: Fred Haft • Recording Gear

Patron Questions | 05: Fred Haft • Recording Gear

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Patron Fred Haft is curious about my recording setup so we go into some light detail regarding modern vs old school record...

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Patron Questions | 04: Josh Karnofsky • I - ii Progression Help

Patron Questions | 04: Josh Karnofsky • I - ii Progression Help

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Josh is wondering about chord shapes in relationship to the pentatonic scale.

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CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (5) • D Shape

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (5) • D Shape

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Watch in this order:

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