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Office Hours Q&A 132 | Thu, Oct 5, 10am Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the timestamped questions for this Office Hours

2023-10-02 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students...

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Community Challenge 67 | Write something with an excessive element

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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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Private Lessons

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Hi Everyone,
I'm finally offering private lessons again. I'll be doing lessons through Zoom using my livestreaming setup, so it'll basically be like your own personal Office Hours, e...

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Office Hours Q&A 131 | Thu, Sept 28, 10am Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the timestamped questions for this Office Hours:

2023-09-27 16:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | Writing complementary chord progressions

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Hi Everyone,

This is a little lesson about how I approach writing chord progressions that go together. I talk about the descriptive method, what to look out for tonally, rhythmica...

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*LIVE NOW* | Writing Music and Answering Questions | Sept 19 @ 6PM Pacific

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Hi Everyone,
Tomorrow (Sept 19th) at 6PM Pacific Time, I'm going live to write music and answer your questions about anything music, guitar, theory, technique, etc.

Join me liv...

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LIVE | COMMUNITY CHALLENGE 66 | REWRITE SOMETHING

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Hi Everyone,
Join me tomorrow (Sept 12) at 2PM Pacific for another Community Challenge. This one is pretty straightforward. The goal is to rewrite something you've written before. M...

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New Navigation Feature!

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Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that Patreon added a new feature called "Collections." It should be visible near the top navigation along with "Home" "Membership" and "About."

Think o...

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Songwriting | Start to Finish

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I'm going live at 4PM Pacific Time to attempt to write a complete - - thing. I'm calling it a thing because it might not be a song - it might not even be goo...

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Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students...

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Guitar Myths | Lies that hold you back

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I'm going live today at 2:00PM Pacific time to discuss a list of myths that plague guitar players of all skill levels. As we talk through this list, hopefully you'll ...

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Let's Write Music Together - (and ask me questions)

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Hi Everyone,
I'm going live in about an hour (6:30PM PACIFIC) to write some music. Feel free to drop in and watch and ask questions. Tonight I think I'll tinker with melody making an...

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Songwriting Chat and your questions

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Hi Everyone,
Continuing the live streaming experiment, today I wanna talk about songwriting and why I think it's the KEY to becoming a good musician. 

Then I'll answer wha...

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Impromptu CAGED lesson (beginners welcome) and whatever else you want to learn

Hi Everyone,

Continuing with this "frequent livestreaming" experiment, I'm hanging out this evening talking CAGED system  and whatever else comes up. Going live at 7PM Pacific time.

You can watch later if you don't make it tonight! Feel free to leave a question in the comments below.

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Another Live Hangout

I know I know - - another one - it's been a fun experiment!

Come hang out and drop a question in the chat or down below! Or suggest a topic you've been thinking about!

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Community Challenge 65 | Write something in Phrygian Mode, rooted on B, with BONUS

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Hi Everyone,

Community Challenges are an opportunity to practice ACTUALLY USING the stuff you're learning here to write some music, the more important way to get these concepts st...

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LIVE HANGOUT - Aug 15


Hi Everyone,

I had a lot of fun yesterday and this week feels like a good time to try some new things around here.

I'll be streaming for another few hours today with the camera guitar, recording software, and whatever else comes up - maybe based on your questions, maybe I'll record the next Community Challenge (and post it separately later)

Come hang out or drop a question below. I'll be live shortly

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LIVE HANGOUT RIGHT NOW - making music, answering questions, whatever...

Hi Everyone,

I've been working on PDFs and lesson planning, but today I just want to hang out, make music, teach lessons on whatever I've been thinking about lately, and chat with anyone who wanders in. If you are seeing this post on Monday, Aug 14th, I'm probably live right now. Come hang out!

Ask me questions in the comments below if you like, but it's probably best to click the "youtube" button in the video above to watch on YouTube - that way you can join the live chat if you ...

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OFFICE HOURS 130 | Thursday, August 10th, 10AM

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The questions this week:

2023-08-09 20:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students...

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OFFICE HOURS 129 | Chicken Pickin,

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Practice Thoughts | Songwriting Starting Points

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2023-07-24 23:38:22 +0000 UTC View Post

5 Levels of Soloing | A Brief Tour of the Concepts Involved

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Hey Everyone,

Luke and I have been working on this video for YouTube for a few months and we t...

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OFFICE HOURS 128 | Keys, Progress, Jamming, Compression

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Here are the questions for this week:

2023-07-19 23:31:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Melody Making 04 | Multiple Chords

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2023-07-10 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 127 | Relative Major and Minor, CAGED Diminished chords, tricky chord progressions

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You missed this one! Catch the next one. Here were the questions:

2023-07-07 00:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 64 | Write something inspired by Rothko paintings

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Hi Everyone,

It's been a minute since I posted a community challenge! It's been a busy time of...

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Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students...

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OFFICE HOURS 126 | James Taylor, Diminished Chords, 7 String, Singing

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Hi Everyone,

The question this time:

2023-06-28 19:48:06 +0000 UTC View Post