Article reposted courtesy of School of Rock The Ultimate Guide to Performing Onstage… Remember the first time you went to a concert and thought, “I want...
Arpeggio Inversions Part 2… My previous lesson entitled “Arpgeggio Inversions” introduced four different variations of inversion patterns (root position, first, second, and third inversion). We covered...
Scale/Chord Relationships for Melody/Improv; Chord-Scale System; Compatibility Principle Hi friends! In this episode we’ll discuss scale and chord relationships for melody and improvisation, the chord-scale system,...
Virgo Pollution – “Beautiful Darkness” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! “Beautiful Darkness” is the second single from the Empty Skies project....
Tonality, Tonal Center, Tonic Vs. Root, Atonality, Reharmonization, Tonal Center Vs. Key Welcome back, friends! In this episode of Music Mechanics, we’ll explore tonality, the tonic,...
Melodic Minor Diatonic Formula, Chord Progression, Arpeggiation, Parent Scale in Melody/Improv Hi friends! In Music Mechanics 30 we’ll continue with the melodic minor scale and discuss...
Grooves For Drums And Bass by Cristiano Micalizzi… Grooves for Drums & Bass is a collection of over 200 rhythms in a wide variety of musical...
Bass Lines: Tesla – “Love Song”… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to the new year! This will be the year of the...
Natural/Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chords, Hybrid Minor Diatonic Chords (Borrowed), Melodic Minor In this episode of Music Mechanics, we delve deeper into the minor scales with a...
Modes Part 3 – Major, Natural and Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chord Formulas, Academic Terms NOW it’s getting interesting!! Ever wonder where those numbers like I –...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to close with the fifth part on how to create a bass line...
Modes Part 2 – Interval Formulas, Construction, Characteristics, Parent Scales, Minor Modes We continue with modes in Episode 27 and learn two different possible interval formulas...
Omitted Chord Factors, Modes (Part 1), Modal Music, Monophony, Polyphony, Final In Episode 26 of Music Mechanics well explore how to properly notate omitted chord factors,...
5 Ways to Create a Bass Line – Part IV… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to continue with the...
Bass Hanon… Bass Hanon offers 75 Exercises to Build Endurance and Flexibility for Bass Guitar Players. If you want to work on your bass guitar chops,...