Scott Paul Johnson

Practice Thoughts | 08: Imposter Syndrome vs Dunning Kruger

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-12-06 17:34:24 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 67 | Wednesday, Dec 8, 11AM Eastern Time

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great Q&A! Here are the questions, timestamped:

2021-12-05 22:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Song Analysis 03 | Bad Moon Rising

Hi Everyone,

Here is another song analysis challenge! Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The song itself is pretty straightforward! If you're just starting to get into ear training, this might be a fun one to try out. If you're a beginner and you feel like you don't know where to start on something like this, hold on! I've got more ear training videos coming. In the meantime, practice with 2021-12-05 22:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 24 | Write a riff

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I issue a creative challenge to my Patrons. I do this for a few reason...

2021-12-01 00:02:51 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 66 | Wednesday, Dec 1, Noon Eastern Time

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the questions from this week. Each question has a timestamped link.

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2021-11-29 17:14:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory Monday 30 | Sus chords vs add9 and add11 chords

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-11-29 17:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 65 | Saturday, Nov 27, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the timestamps questions for this week (just click the highlighted text ...

2021-11-26 16:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 23 | Write something sparse

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Hi Everyone,
Every week I assign my Patrons a little writing challenge. There are two reasons I d...

2021-11-23 21:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Ear Training 02 | Pitch Matching on the Low E String

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In this lesson, I'm building on the concepts from the previous lesson, showing ho...

2021-11-23 16:28:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Song Analysis 02 | Rock Steady

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The 2021-11-21 18:25:12 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 64 | Saturday, Nov 20, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream, as expected with such awesome people in this community.

Question 1: Leo was curious about how to minimize or get rid of feedback situations involving acoustic guitar and a bass player on stage.

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2021-11-19 00:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 22 | Write something in the key of Eb Major

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Hi Everyone,

Each week I ask my patrons to participate in a Community Challenge. This is a writing exercise designed to get you into the habit of using what you've learned here to be creative.

This week, the challenge is: Write something in the key of Eb Major

You can write any...

2021-11-17 00:30:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory Monday 29 | Sus Chords II | How they fit in a Key

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-11-16 00:14:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Song Analysis 01 | Hey Jude

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Also, if you're new here, you may need to study Music Theory for Guitar and Music Theory Monday a bit before you're able to participate in these community song analysis challenges.

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the first Community Song Analysis! 

This week, we're taking a ...

2021-11-12 04:07:29 +0000 UTC View Post