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Music Theory LabClasses
Learning the logic behind fundamentals such as scale and chord
construction and
how it applies in practice to playing and songwriting. |
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INSTRUMENT |
PREREQUISITES |
MATERIALS |
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FINGERBOARD LOGIC
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Guitar |
Familiarity with basic
chords and note locations on the first four frets. |
Instrument,
tuner, capo, pencil. tape recorder optional |
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On a piano keyboard all the notes are laid out in a very simple
succession of side-by-side keys making it easy to find chords
and melodies. But the arrangement of notes on a guitar
fingerboard isn't nearly so obvious. You have to move up and
down the frets and jump from string-to-string to play even a
simple scale. Many aspiring guitarists find that very confusing.
This intense, 2.5 hour, hands-on workshop will take the mystery
out of how notes, scales and chords lay out on the guitar
fingerboard all the way up to the 12th fret. We cover when and
why to use a capo to change the key of a song to suit the pitch
range of individual singers, or to make the song easier for you
to play by giving you access to different scale forms. And
you'll learn how to identify what actual chords you are playing
when you capo to positions well up the fingerboard.
You'll also learn where to find the scales associated with bar
chords up the neck, so you can easily find the notes needed to
play solos in any key - at any position on the fingerboard.
This workshop offers excellent preparation for advanced classes
in improvising and songwriting. |
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INSTRUMENT |
PREREQUISITES |
MATERIALS |
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Music Theory
in a Nutshell |
All
instruments welcome |
None |
Instrument,
tuner, capo, pencil. tape recorder optional |
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This 2.5 hour LabClass is a perfect way to
strengthen your basic understanding of how music works and how
to apply basic music theory concepts to your everyday playing
and jamming.
You'll learn:
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What scales are, and how
you can construct different kinds of scales using simple
note patterns.
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How to create lead-in,
connecting and fill runs by selecting the right scale notes.
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What chords are, and how
you can construct different kinds of chords using
simple formulae.
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Why minors, 6ths, 7ths,
augmented and diminished chords are called for in certain
places in songs, and how you can add them to songs to make
the accompaniment more interesting.
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How to use the notes in
the accompaniment chords to work out vocal harmonies, or to
enhance the sound of your solos.
This LabClass offers a
perfect opportunity to discuss any aspects of music theory
you've found puzzling as you've progressed as a player.
It also offers
excellent preparation for advanced classes in improvising and
songwriting.
We'll provide hand-outs with
examples and exercises in both musical and guitar/mandolin
tablature notation. Bring your instrument, a pencil - and a
small tape recorder if you wish. |
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