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Live Lesson | How to make parts feel more organic and less rigid

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Hi Everyone,

This live lesson was about how to loosen up the rigid measure line chord switches we all gravitate toward by using push beats and varying when you change chord...

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Live | Music Theory Overview from 0 to intermediate

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Hi Everyone,

I did this livestream mainly for beginners or new folks here to see how music theory starts to make sense as you learn more of it. I also did it just to kind o...

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Office Hours Q&A 154 | THURSDAY, Mach 28, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me tomorrow, March 28th, at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

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Live Lesson | TODAY Tuesday March 26, 4pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM! If you can’t make it, thatâ...

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Office Hours Q&A 153 | THURSDAY, Mach 21, 9AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

I'm feeling great! Join me tomorrow, March 21st at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

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Live NOW | SONGWRITING STUFF

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Hi Everyone,
I am feeling so much better and I'm ready for a live lesson at 4PM pacific time TODAY.

I'm doing a lesson about songwriting - feel free to fire off songwriting-rel...

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Office Hours CANCELLED - I'M SICK

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Hi Everyone,

I woke up this morning feeling sick but I thought "I'll do my livestream anyway." And it turns out - no - I can't. I need to lay down. Why am I sick again? Not sure.<...

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*LIVE NOW* Office Hours Q&A 152 | FRIDAY, March 8, 9AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this FRIDAY for the 152nd weekly live Q&A.

If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: 2024-03-07 03:34:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Office Hours Q&A 151 | THURSDAY Feb 29, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me very soon for the 151st weekly live Q&A.

If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: 2024-02-29 05:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | TODAY Tuesday Feb 27, 4pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’...

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Community Challenge 75 | Write something the chords Em D C B7 in any order

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Hi Everyone,

Join me in 30 minutes for this one!

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory co...

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Office Hours Q&A 150 | THURSDAY Feb 22, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

I spent all day in bed yesterday, and surprisingly, I'm feeling pretty dang good today! So lets do it.

Join me TOMORROW (Feb 22nd) at 10AM Pacific Time for the 150th weekly live ...

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Sick in bed today

Hey Everyone,

I've been in bed all day, hoping I can rest up and feel better for live Q&A on Thursday, but at this point I'm not sure! I'll keep you posted. Definitely not doing a live lesson today.

I hope you all have a wonderful week if I don't see you on Thursday.

Here are some interesting lessons to check out:
Octave Shapes | Memorizing the Fingerboard
2024-02-20 23:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Office Hours Q&A 149 | THURSDAY Feb 15, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me tomorrow, February 15th at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

If the video above isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly o...

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No live lesson today

Hi Everyone,
I can't do a live lesson today! Sorry if you set aside time in your schedule!

For those of you who don't know, I usually I do a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time.

See you over at Office Hours live Q&A on Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time.

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Community Challenge 74 | Write a melody with harmony

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Hi Everyone,

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.

<...

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Office Hours Q&A 148 | THURSDAY Feb 8, 9AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me TOMORROW, Thursday, February 8th at 9AM (NOT 10AM) Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

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Live Lesson | TODAY Tuesday Feb 6, 4pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’...

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Office Hours Q&A 147 | FRIDAY Feb 2, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,


USUALLY, we do this on Thursdays at 10AM, but this week, join me on Friday, Feb 2nd at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.


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Live Lesson | HOW TO NAVIGATE MY PATREON (and have more fun learning)

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Hi Everyone,

In this stream I talked about how I want you to be a rebel and a "bad student."

I'm not grading your homework, I'm just trying to help you understan...

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Community Challenge 73 | Write something with a guitar solo

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Hi Everyone,

I'm going live in 20 minutes or so, at 12:00Pm Pacific Time today

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single be...

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Office Hours Q&A 146 | TODAY Jan 25, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this morning at 10AM Pacific for the 145th weekly live Q&A.

If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube:

Here...

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Live Lesson | CAGED Soloing general concepts

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson we discussed general concepts around CAGED Soloing with the following concepts:

• Why the pentatonic scale is the best starting point (referri...

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Office Hours Q&A 145 | Jan 18, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me tomorrow (Thursday) at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

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Live Lesson | TODAY Tuesday Jan 16, 4pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’...

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Community Challenge 72 | Write something simple

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Hi Everyone,

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.

S...

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Office Hours Q&A 144 | Jan 11, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Join me in about an hour, at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A. Shortly afterward, I'll post a link for the Biweekly Community Challenge.

If the vid...

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Live Lesson | What counts as a scale in my melody making rules?

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Hi Everyone,

In this stream, I got to show you a weird test graphic I made. I didn't end up using it for the lesson I made it for, but I still thought it was cool!

The graph...

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This week on my Patreon!

Hi Everyone,
I'm getting back into the groove after some much needed family time over the holidays.

If you're new here, PLEASE check out the Start Page, It'll help make sense of things.

This week, look out for:

The weekly live lesson tomorrow (and every Tuesday) at 4PM Pacific time

Office Hours Weekly live Q&A this Thursday (and every Thursday) at 10AM. Feel free to ask me ...

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Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone,

I've been out of town on a little family vacation and this week I've got a writing session with my band Hot Bodies in Motion, so we'll be back to regular programming on the week of the 8th.

What is regular programming? This is:

Tuesdays at 4PM Pacific Time: Live Lesson on a topic of my choice, unless a lot of people request a lesson on the same thing!

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