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I went live to do my own version of this week's community challenge: https://youtu.be/yGZZqpIKWh8
I've been working behind the scenes on some new stuff. Trying to figure out how to make this Patreon more fun, more educational, and more engaging. Or something like that.
I've decided that I'm going to try doing a second weekly livestream EVERY TUESDAY AT 3:30pm
2021-06-22 19:15:23 +0000 UTC
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This was an interesting stream! I didn't get a lot of question this time, so I decided to write some music and that sparked some more discussion and questions.
Question 1: Leah Nicole asked about the difference between a J...
2021-06-17 17:43:17 +0000 UTC
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Question 1. Mr K wanted to know if there is a way to figure out the key of a song using just the melody instead of using the chords. There totally is a way!
2021-06-12 17:20:51 +0000 UTC
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Question 1: Leah Nicole was wondering if there is anything to consider or watch out for when writing a melody over a walking bass line.
Question 2: Taco s wanted t...
2021-06-03 22:03:08 +0000 UTC
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I was a little sleep deprived for this one but we had some great questions:
Question 1: Pauly was wondering why scale patterns on guitar don't always start and end on root notes.
2021-05-27 20:47:12 +0000 UTC
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Question 1: Dennis asked about some "diads" or two note chords, specifically about the blues in this case. We talked about how when you're in a band, you don't always need to play ever note in a chord because other folks in the ...
2021-05-20 19:19:15 +0000 UTC
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In this lesson I'm talking about general mixing ideas, adding effects, EQ, and some extremely basic ways to master your track.
I made a little song seed for this lesson and you're welcome to watch me make it here.
This who...
2021-05-17 18:26:56 +0000 UTC
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I'm trying something new - each question is time-stamped for ease of use.
Question 1: Rod asks about V of V chords and if I'm going to do lessons on making chords to a melody instead of making a melody to chords!
2021-05-12 21:50:05 +0000 UTC
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In this fourth installment of GarageBand Lessons, we'll be discussing how to organize your recording session with good foundations so that as you build more layers, your timing and intonation are tight a solid.
Generally speaking, I always like to start a recording project with drums as the found...
2021-05-10 14:33:46 +0000 UTC
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In this lesson we talk about how to use an Audio Interface with GarageBand. First, how to make sure that GarageBand recognizes the device, then how to set the gain for your guitar or microphone to ensure that your recorded signal is just right to avoid any background noise or clipping.
Once you h...
2021-05-06 17:28:25 +0000 UTC
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In the first GarageBand lesson, we talked about audio recording. In this lesson, we're talking about MIDI. This lesson covers the basics of how to record, edit, and manipulate MIDI data and make it sound like actual music.
This is the stuff that makes a recording session a lot of fun and lets you...
2021-05-03 14:55:48 +0000 UTC
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In this stream we covered these topics:
• The difference between 3 notes per string and the CAGED system - drawing some key thoughts about how they interact.
• Strategies for how to make things more interesting when you're playing a "boring" guitar part for the full duration of a song -...
2021-04-27 04:44:41 +0000 UTC
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In this lesson I start very slow with GarageBand and general recording software concepts. Creating a basic track, recording audio from your computer microphone without causing feedback, getting a basic sense of buttons, shortcuts, looping and trimming audio, monitoring yourself while recording.
...
2021-04-26 16:58:35 +0000 UTC
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What a stream! We laughed, we cried.... jk. We had some great questions AND a technical glitch toward the end, resulting in two separate streams.
We covered questions about where my Patreon is going in terms of content, direction, and what I'm hoping Patrons will get out of it. Then we talked abo...
2021-04-22 02:31:34 +0000 UTC
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In this video I develop one of my "turds" from the previous "Songwriting Challenge | Ten Turds."
Essentially, if you like one of your "turds," it must not be a turd! It may actually be a nice song seed thing! But now w...
2021-04-19 17:08:10 +0000 UTC
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This stream had a lot of good questions. How to sit down and write music that fits your mood, how to figure out the key of a riff in your head or how to apply chords to a melody you've come up with. We also got into a bit about what MIDI is and if you need an audio interface with a DIN connector (you d...
2021-04-14 16:33:56 +0000 UTC
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One of my main goals for this Patreon is to promote creativity. You've probably heard me say this a hundred times in various contexts throughout my videos: writing music is one of the best ways to learn and understand music theory.
This is a vulnerable look a...
2021-04-12 15:37:35 +0000 UTC
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This week we got into a lot of live chat questions. It was a fun one, and the camera guitar is back up and running so we'll get to use that from now on.
One thing I talked about at length was how to get into the initial phase of ear training - the idea of trying rapid fire to find the key in a bu...
2021-04-08 20:46:27 +0000 UTC
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In this lesson I get into a little bit of bass technique and how it can help you think about guitar a little differently. Then I...
2021-04-05 15:37:57 +0000 UTC
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This was a fun stream - we talked about a lot of stuff!
We had questions about posture, how to get into jazz and what jazz is (essentially), how to start jamming with friends and what it looks like to jam with friends vs with musicians you don't know, CAGED system soloing and modes, AND what kin...
2021-03-31 15:16:54 +0000 UTC
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I know this is a place to learn guitar, but hear me out.
When I started to play a lot of bass about 12 years ago, it changed the way I think about guitar. In this lesson, we're covering some basic concepts about how bass interacts with music theory. From following the kick drum (initi...
2021-03-29 18:12:57 +0000 UTC
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This was a fun one. We got deep into sus chords up front and how the IV chord in a major key is tricky with sus chords. We talked about a quick way to think about secondary dominants. We talked about what to think about when you're soloing, how to approach double stops, and a load of other things! Incl...
2021-03-26 16:29:26 +0000 UTC
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I promised a few Patrons that I would do a few lessons on open tunings! Let me know if you like this one and I'll do some more!
In this lesson we explore how to make some fun chord progressions in Open D tuning - D A D F# A D
This tuning is beautiful but presents some interestin...
2021-03-22 20:26:17 +0000 UTC
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This was a fun one. We talked a lot about Dom7 chords today. First, we talked about wether they HAVE to have the 7 to qualify as a dom7 chord, or can they just function that way. Then we talked about Augmented chords and how they function, and then how you can sneakily substitute a fully diminished cho...
2021-03-18 15:36:32 +0000 UTC
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In this lesson I'm walking you through the process. The process. This is a great way to get into writing music: practice writing a bunch of crappy ideas as quickly as possible. The more you write, the more you see your patterns, your go-to's, and your habits. The more you write this way the mo...
2021-03-15 20:52:56 +0000 UTC
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