GUITAR INSIGHT:Life Lessons
Week One
The Journey Begins: Technical Preparation for a Variety
of Styles
Week Two
Don't Major in Minor Things: Scales
Week Three
Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Smooth Chord
Changes
Week Four
Empathy/ Listening: Arpeggios
Week Five
Distractions/Bills: Intervals and Inversions
Week Six
Balance Work/Life : Tonality & Diatonic Harmony
Week Seven
Intention/ Mind/Attitude/Perspective: Improvisation
Week Eight
Digestion/ Energy: Peak Performance
From Guitar Insight
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This is my concept method book I use with my students. Its focus is on fretboard visualization and chord/scale theory. Available as PDF
Here is an approach to learning the Modes:
1.The Greek name of the mode
2.Its scale degrees
3.Its step pattern
4.Its mood or feeling
5.A sample progression
6.A fingering pattern
Example given is for the Key of C Major:
1> IONIAN
C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
W W H W W W H
Uplifting and bright
Progression: C -am -F- G ( Use over a Major or Major 7th chord type)
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“Will- here is a list of every possible configuration of finger movements.”
“Uh,that's a lot of numbers Robin, what am I really doing?” I asked with some trepidation.
“Here's how to approach this Will,” Robin laughed.
“Start with the column that begins with finger one, place your first finger at the fifth fret on the first string,( I recommend this fret because the frets are neither too close together as they are up the neck and not too far apart, creating an uncomfortable stretch like that from fret 1 to 4).
Ok, use alternate picking, down/up, and go to the sixth string and back again. Now do the second row still in column one. Once the whole column is done move over to number two and start with the second finger. Above all , make sure you do this slowly and cleanly.”
What goes up...
“Robin, sometimes I find when I'm way down here on the neck...”
“Woah! Wait a second,” Robin interrupted, moving your hand towards the body of the guitar is not down the neck, it's up. Similarly, moving up a string means to a higher pitch, consequently a thinner string, and down a string means to a thicker string. This understanding of perspective and orientation is very important Will, otherwise we can't communicate clearly with each other. I don't want to imply the guitar is an 'upside-down' instrument but it does have the lowest sounding string on the top- or closest to you. Just remember we are talking with reference to aural changes not physical movement in space. That's crucial. So, beginners actually learn to play down at the bottom of the neck-at the first fret, and us pro's,” Robin winked, play up here where the fret numbers are bigger!”
“Okay, i think I get it,” I said,” I guess as long as I go with the sound direction, up or down, then the movement will correspond.” I hoped I had reiterated correctly.
“You got it Will.” Robin reassured me.
Here's an excerpt from Chapter 1 wherein Robin, the books guitar Guru, shows Will, the stories student, some useful finger patterns:
"MORPHING"
