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Vocal Health

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

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...

How to Play 7th Chords on the Guitar

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

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.