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Vocal Health
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR VOCAL HEALTH by Grace Thompson As kids go back to school and cold and flu season encroach, prioritizing vocal health is more important than ever. Regardless if you’re a singer, most people rely on their voices a lot more than they realize...
Two Note Per String Arpeggios for Jazz Guitar
2 NOTE PER STRING ARPEGGIOS FOR JAZZ GUITAR Arpeggios are a great way to outline chord changes in jazz guitar. But let's be honest, memorizing arpeggios on the guitar isn't the easiest thing to do. Fortunately, 2 note per string patterns makes the task quite a...
Motivic Development with Pentatonic Patterns
Learn to build strong melodic ideas using pentatonic patterns on the guitar. Create tension and release by transposing ideas up a whole step.
How to Play 7th Chords on the Guitar
7th Chords are essential for any guitarist learning to play jazz. While there are literally tens of thousands of possible combinations, you really only need to know 8 basic shapes to get started. In this video blog post, I’ll walk you through how to play 7th chords on...
Solfège Syllables & Kodály Hand Signals
When singers learn new music, we tend to rely on finding our pitches on a piano. But how about when all we have is our voice and no other instrument? As singing musicians, it’s important that we have a helpful system to use when learning new music without another instrument to play notes for us. One of the most common methods is called Solfège, an order of syllables that allow musicians to sight-read music a capella.
Ten Tips to improve your Guitar Playing
Learning to Play guitar is a fun and rewarding hobby, but it can be frustrating when you’re just starting. Here’s ten tips to help improve your guitar playing skills.
