Subject: To Boldly Go...
To Boldly Go...
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:30 am EDTHey Friend, Ha! Did you ever see the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where Jean Claude Picard is turned into a Borg? His Borg name was 'Locutus.’ That’s what I think of when I hear the name of the next mode - Locrian. There’s obviously ...
Made It To the Minors...
December 2nd, 2017 at 8:37 am EDTHey Friend, Today’s exercise brings us up to incorporating the Aeolian mode (VI) into the fun. We start in the Mixolydian mode and work up the scale, but on the return we’ll transition into the Aeolian mode and end on that. If you remember, t ...
Adding the Mix(o)...
December 1st, 2017 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, Mixolydian, that is… Happy Friday and December 1st! My oldest daughter turns 20 today. Hard to believe I have a 20 year old kid… but she is my bestest creation! Yes, I have two daughters, but only my oldest is my biological child ...
Let’s Get Dark...
November 30th, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Sorry this is a bit rushed, but I had to drive half my family to the airport this morning. They’re going back to Ohio to chill (ha, no pun intended!) with the in-laws for a few days. My youngest daughter and I are holding down the for ...
Dorian & Phrygian Fun
November 29th, 2017 at 8:30 am EDTHey Friend, Today, let’s combine the scale patterns for the Dorian and Phrygian modes. In the key of C major, that means the scale patterns start with the D and E notes, or second and third scale degrees, respectively. D E F G A B C (Dorian) and ...
Let’s Combine Some Modes
November 28th, 2017 at 8:30 am EDTHey Friend, Today we’re starting a series of exercises that start off in one mode, but when you finish the pattern, you end up in another. The exercises are simple pairings of two concurrent modes. If you’ll recall, a mode is a scale pattern fr ...
It’s the Final Countdown...
November 27th, 2017 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, Ah, Europe… I thought the song was cool in the 80s when it came out, but I’m kinda over it. But it’s a nice segue... Alright, are we ready for the final slog of the year, pushing to Christmas and New Years? Seems a bit strange t ...
950,000 Guitar Chord Possibilities?
November 26th, 2017 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, I was perusing through all the cool stuff on Jamplay’s website and came across a feature that blew my mind… Did you know there are over 950,000 chord voicings available to you on guitar? I wouldn’t have believed it either, but w ...
Yay, We Survived the Black Friday Apocalypse!
November 25th, 2017 at 10:26 am EDTHey Friend, As I was out with my daughter yesterday, I expected there to be some delays. In years past, going out on the day after Thanksgiving was nightmarish at its best. But it was quiet and calm - almost as if all hell was waiting to break loos ...
Feel The Darkness
November 24th, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, It’s Black Friday, Yo! Have you already been out to grab the deals? Are you feeling the overwhelm yet? Reminds me of the shopping scene from the Jim Carey version of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” Whoville is out and about do ...