Scott Paul Johnson

OFFICE HOURS 68 | Friday, Jan 21 4:00PM EST

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This was a great Q&A!

Question 1 was from Mate...

Community Challenge 29 | Write something in harmonic minor

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Welcome, especially to new folks who joined over the holiday season!

My schedule got a little wonky while I was...

Practice Thoughts | 10: When to Start Performing

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New CAGED Soloing 03 | C Shape | I - IV Progression

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2022-01-11 19:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Posting late this week!

Hi Everyone,

I've had an absolute whirlwind of the past couple of days. I spent the past four days with my friend and bandmate, Ben, coming up with AND filming all the footage for a music video we're likely going to release sometime this year. It's midnight, we're exhausted. I've got to get up early to catch a flight back to Detroit. Our music video involved hiking down and back up a very very steep hill in complete darkness with a 50lb packpack AND a 50lb generator. I'm very excited about what we came up with and VERY sore.

Long...

Community Challenge 28 | Write something in the Key of D Major

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The weekly community challenge is a writing exercise to help my Patrons put their knowledge to use and practice being creative. It'...

New CAGED Soloing 02 | C Shape | I - iii Progression

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2022-01-03 21:29:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Practice Thoughts | 09: The MANY Different Kinds of Musicians

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-12-27 21:31:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 27 | Write something simple

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Each week I've been asking my Patrons to write some music! In my opinion, writing music is the key to loving and learning music you...

NEW CAGED Soloing 01 | C Shape | I - ii Progression

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-12-21 00:55:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Office Hours 68 | Time TBA

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My apologies for not posting a Q&A this week. I've been in a recording studio with my band from 10am to 10pm every day since M...

Community Challenge 26 | Write anything!

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This week I've been in the studio with my band! We've already worked on four new songs and I'm very excited. So excited, in fact, t...

Music Theory Monday 31 | Maj9, 9, m9 vs add9

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Community Challenge 25 | Write a melody over one chord

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The assignment this week is a little more specific: write a melody over one chord!

I was inspired b...

Practice Thoughts | 08: Imposter Syndrome vs Dunning Kruger

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OFFICE HOURS 67 | Wednesday, Dec 8, 11AM Eastern Time

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great Q&A! Here are the questions, timestamped:

2021-12-05 22:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Song Analysis 03 | Bad Moon Rising

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Here is another song analysis challenge! Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The song itself is pretty straightforward! If you're just starting to get into ear training, this might be a fun one to try out. If you're a beginner and you feel like you don't know where to start on something like this, hold on! I've got more ear training videos coming. In the meantime, practice with 2021-12-05 22:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 24 | Write a riff

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Every week I issue a creative challenge to my Patrons. I do this for a few reasons. First and foremost, I do this as a reminder tha...

OFFICE HOURS 66 | Wednesday, Dec 1, Noon Eastern Time

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the questions from this week. Each question has a timestamped link.

2021-11-29 17:14:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory Monday 30 | Sus chords vs add9 and add11 chords

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-11-29 17:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 65 | Saturday, Nov 27, 4:00PM EDT

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Here are the timestamps questions for this week (just click the highlighted text next to the question)

2021-11-26 16:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 23 | Write something sparse

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Every week I assign my Patrons a little writing challenge. There are two reasons I do this:

1. People (and teachers!) often forg...

Ear Training 02 | Pitch Matching on the Low E String

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In this lesson, I'm building on the concepts from the previous lesson, showing how to build a little map of dissonant and nice note...

Community Song Analysis 02 | Rock Steady

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The previous community song analysis ...

OFFICE HOURS 64 | Saturday, Nov 20, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream, as expected with such awesome people in this community.

Question 1: Leo was curious about how to minimize or get rid of feedback situations involving acoustic guitar and a bass player on stage.

2021-11-19 00:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 22 | Write something in the key of Eb Major

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Hi Everyone,

Each week I ask my patrons to participate in a Community Challenge. This is a writing exercise designed to get you into the habit of using what you've learned here to be creative.

This week, the challenge is: Write something in the key of Eb Major

You can write anything you want! Sad, happy, weird, folk, rock - I ...

Music Theory Monday 29 | Sus Chords II | How they fit in a Key

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Community Song Analysis 01 | Hey Jude

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Also, if you're new here, you may need to study Music Theory for Guitar and Music Theory Monday a bit before you're able to participate in these community song analysis challenges.

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the first Community Song Analysis! 

This week, we're taking a look at 2021-11-12 04:07:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 21 | Write something joyful

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I've been posting a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore creating music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting yourself to some really specific parameters. Other times it's about writing from a very ...

OFFICE HOURS 63 | Saturday, Nov 13, 4:00PM EDT

Going live in just under an hour here and there is currently only ONE question waiting for me in the community forum. Drop your questions now for the live Q&A or hop on in an hour and ask your questions in the chat!

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Here is a hard link to the Q&A: https://youtu.be/wTjq_OJ-vGM

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