Garage Band Theory Gbtool 12 Intro To Scales

Just about every musician has at some point thought that they should probably learn some scales and practice them. But almost no one ever does. I think that's partly because it's not clear WHY. There's at least two excellent reasons to practice scales. The obvious one is that it's good for coordination with both hands. The goal is to remove the physical obstacles that might impede a musical idea from materializing. It doesn't take long with any of these forms before you're able to play them with your eyes closed ... and that's exactly what you want, because then you're LISTENING to what you play, not watching your fingers wiggle. The second reason is that it's great ear training. When you can play the scales well enough to hear them inside your head, then you can hum a tune and figure out the chords while you're strolling down the avenue. I start with abbreviated 5 note examples of the scales in the open positions because that's enough. Then they're moved up the neck in to moveable forms with no open strings. Then you'll learn to link them together.. There's several well known examples that illustrate just how most melodies can be found in the scales, and they're tabbed in four different places on the guitar neck, as well as two different tabs for mandolin. The same stuff is available for ukulele in a free download. This book is an excerpt taken from Garage Band Theory and you might find that to be a better value - it's available on Amazon. GBT covers everything you need to understand, play and make your own music! Here is a very brief recap of what you get when you order GBT: -Multi-genre approach - dozens of musical examples provide lots of variety, which makes you more well rounded musically. -Chapter quizzes and an answer key allows students to measure progress. -Learn to read music - with GBT examples + free software you develop reading skills without having to actually play an instrument. -Tablature for guitar, mandolin, banjo as well as a standard notation for keyboards, brass and woodwinds. The YouTube channel has over 250 videos so you can listen to every song used as an example. After all, playing by ear is about listening and GBT is the ONLY book that provides that. There's plenty of exercises using familiar songs and with a free download of MuseScore you can listen to them play. Playing by ear involves listening and with Garage Band Theory you can! The stuff in GBT is about understanding The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead and Vampire Weekend. It's NOT about analyzing Bach Fugues.... but you'll be able to if you want to. There are loads of exercises and examples using familiar songs and with the free downloads on the book's website you can watch and hear the notes play at any speed you choose. "A full course of study under one cover, Garage Band Theory is impressively informed and informative. It's practical and insightful and should be considered an essential resource for any aspiring musician."James A Cox - Midwest Book Review - Publisher's Weekly "Garage Band Theory is a must for any musician." Rodney Crowell - 2 time Grammy winner "Don't be put off by this giant book - Duke's got the secrets of the universe in here. This is the most comprehensive book on music theory I've ever seen." - Bill Payne (Little Feat) "This book is written in the people's key." Kostas - Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame For the musician in you ... and a perfect gift for the musician in your life ... get yours today!

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Arpeggio (ar-PEJ-ee-o) "The notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously." It's part scale, part chord. "Moonlight Sonata" is one of Beethoven's well loved pieces. Most of it is entirely based on arpeggiated triads. "In the Mood" by Joseph Garland has been recorded by about 80 different artists. The hook melody line that so many people remember is based on arpeggiated triads. Mark Knopfler's guitar solo on "Sultans of Swing" consistently finds its way into various respected "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos" type of lists. The most famous passage in the solo is based on arpeggiated triads. "Hotel California" has another one of those incredible guitar solos. The famous line at the end that goes into the twin guitar part is based on arpeggiated triads. Banjo players spend half of their lives playing arpeggios. Bass players don't play many chords, but they use lots of arpeggios getting from DO to SO. Listen to the string section in nearly any piece of classical music and you'll hear plenty of arpeggios. Lots of Eddie Van Halen's signature "tapping" riffs are blistering fast arpeggios. The included diagrams and explanations make it easy to understand Playing by ear involves listening and with Garage Band Theory you can! This book is an excerpt taken from Garage Band Theory and you might find that to be a better value - it's available on Amazon. Playing by ear involves listening and with Garage Band Theory you can! Garage Band Theory covers everything you need to know to understand, play and make your own music! GBT combines the freedom of playing by ear and the strength of traditional music theory. This is practical, useful theory for living-room pickers and working musicians who want to be able to think coherently about music in order to ask questions and understand answers about the music they want to play. The stuff in GBT is about understanding The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead and Vampire Weekend. It's NOT about analyzing Bach Fugues.... but you'll be able to if you want to. Here is a very brief recap of what you get when you order GBT: -Multi-genre approach - dozens of musical examples provide lots of variety, which makes you more well rounded musically. -Chapter quizzes and an answer key allows students to measure progress. -Learn to read music - with GBT examples + free software you develop reading skills without having to actually play an instrument. -Tablature for guitar, mandolin, banjo as well as a standard notation for keyboards, brass and woodwinds. It also includes keyboard illustrations, hundreds of standard notation illustrations. The YouTube channel has over 250 videos so you can listen to every song used as an example. After all, playing by ear is about listening and GBT is the ONLY book that provides that. "A full course of study under one cover, Garage Band Theory is impressively informed and informative. It's practical and insightful and should be considered an essential resource for any aspiring musician."James A Cox - Midwest Book Review - Publisher's Weekly "Garage Band Theory is a must for any musician." Rodney Crowell - 2 time Grammy winner "Don't be put off by this giant book - Duke's got the secrets of the universe in here. This is the most comprehensive book on music theory I've ever seen." - Bill Payne (Little Feat) "This book is written in the people's key." Kostas - Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame For the musician in you... and a perfect gift for the musician in your life... get yours today!

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