This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is super squiggly. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" for superior in-the-moment transposition skills. As always, don't just memorize this pattern technically. After you have your technique … [Read more...]
Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies For Your iPhone
In an attempt to hack their creativity and artistic output, Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt created a deck of cards they called the Oblique Strategies. Whenever they came up against a creative dilemma--and especially while under a moment of pressure or … [Read more...]
Some Outstanding Podcasts For Musicians
Not only am I a podcast author, I'm a podcast lover. And recently I've come across some podcasts that I'm really enjoying. If you're a jazz lover, then you'll love both NPR: Jazz Profiles and The Traneumentary. NPR's Jazz Profiles covers the lives … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 11
The primary purpose of this dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is to force you to transpose keys a number of times during the bar. If you keep your wits about you as you play this pattern and don't just memorize it without giving it any thought, you'll … [Read more...]
How To Expand Your Google Adwords Keywords With TextMate
There are lots of tools out there to expand your Google AdWords keywords by adding brackets (exact match) and quotes (phrase match) to your keyword list. Some of them are free, some are not, and even fewer options are available for Mac. But if you … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 10
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern sandwiches the tonic key with two full beats of the "outside" key on either side. It starts in the transposed key, moves to the tonic key, and finishes in the transposed key. What I like about this pattern is … [Read more...]
iPhone LiveBlogging
3:28 - Some people will think we're all crazy. Some will totally get it. But I'm in line and I can't wait! There's around 40-60 people in front of me. I think that's a good sign. Not sure exactly when I got here. Probably a little before 3PM. I … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview With Award-Winning Songwriter, Andrea Stolpe
Listen in as I interview Andrea Stolpe, an award-winning songwriter who has penned songs for top artists like Faith Hill. Andrea graciously shares some of her new and original songwriting techniques from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 9
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern spends a full beat in the original key, modulates to the "outside" key for two full beats, and then returns to the original key for the final beat. You can play around with this pattern and find some useful … [Read more...]
Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 06-21-07
Andrea Stolpe, an award winning songwriter with writing credits for top artists like Faith Hill, shares some powerful and unique songwriting tips from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling. Andrea was kind enough … [Read more...]
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