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Numbers as Intervals in Music
Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 – 9:02 | 7 Comments
Numbers as Intervals in Music

A lot of times, when referring to an interval, people will refer to it as a Number instead of the actual note.
The example is that A B C# D E F# can be written as …

Easy Way to Learn Scales
Saturday, 25 Jul, 2009 – 11:35 | 3 Comments
Easy Way to Learn Scales

Learning scales can be difficult. There are a few tricks to going about and speeding up the process.
Understand that there are also Modes, too. You’ll be happy to learn that all the chords you know, …

Building Scales by Skipping Strings
Thursday, 7 May, 2009 – 8:00 | No Comment
Building Scales by Skipping Strings

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When you’re trying to ‘break the cycle’ and learn new scales (or memorize ones) then its easy to learn them by skipping strings. This is because you use …

Augmented and Diminished Chords!
Tuesday, 7 Apr, 2009 – 15:04 | No Comment
Augmented and Diminished Chords!

Augmented and Diminished Chords allow you to create tension in your music. Rather than simply using Major and Minor triads, you can flatten the third, or fifth intervals, and create ‘movement ‘ in your chords. …

Music Modes Explained (1 of 4)
Sunday, 15 Mar, 2009 – 16:23 | 7 Comments
Music Modes Explained (1 of 4)

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What is a Mode?
A mode is a full scale, but starting and ending on any note within a scale. Its’ purpose is to …

Music Modes Explained
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 14:22 | 3 Comments
Music Modes Explained

OK, so yesterday I wrote a post about the Modes in music. Think of the modes as being a simple loaf of bread. Now… cut that loaf into 7 separate slices, and imagine every slice …

Improvising on Scales and Modes
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 14:01 | 3 Comments
Improvising on Scales and Modes

OK well there are two questions here that I get asked alot:
1.) How can I improvise on scales/modes
The best way to simply improvise is to get a Drum Machine, or something that keeps a beat, …