Lessons

Soloing Over Circle of Fifths Progression

In this video Tim May talks about the best note choices to use when improvising a solo over a Circle of Fifths (Cycle of Fourths) chord progression. He uses the A part to “Alabama Jubilee” and the bluegrass standard “Salty Dog Blues” as examples.

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Learning By Ear, Video Two | Rhythmic Call & Response Exercise

This video is the second in the Learning By Ear Video Series by Lissa Schneckenburger, with a call and response rhythmic exercise in 4/4 time. More music and videos can be found at www.lissafiddle.com

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Creating Solos with Note Symmetry

In this video Dan Miller presents how you might develop ideas about creating your own solos using symmetrical note choice patterns. While idea can apply to any instrument, Dan presents it here using the mandolin.

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Expanding Your Chord Vocabulary – Part 4

In this video Dan Miller continues with the topic of building your chord vocabulary by continuing with another example of Texas swing style rhythm, again, using the fiddle tune Sally Goodin’ as an example. This lesson provide an alternate rhythm accompaniment to the popular fiddle tune, different from last week’s example.

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Expanding Your Chord Vocabulary – Part 3

In this video Dan Miller continues with the topic of building your chord vocabulary by introducing Texas swing style rhythm using the fiddle tune Sally Goodin’ as an example.

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Expanding Your Chord Vocabulary – Part 2

In this video Dan Miller continues with the topic of improving your chord vocabulary on the guitar using Kenny Baker’s “Festival Waltz” as an example.

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