Hi Everyone,
This weeks Community Challenge is simple: Write something in the key of D Major.

When I say "Something" I literally mean "a thing" or "a small little musical idea" or "a half baked blob of music." If yo...

2025-03-05 02:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory for Guitar II | 8 | V of V

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Office Hours Q&A 191 | Expression and Dynamics, Writing Out Chord Progressions

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You missed this one, but you can always ask a question on the Office Hours community forum thread 2025-02-26 19:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 84 | Write Something Quickly!

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Hi Everyone,
For this Community Challenge, your job is to write something quickly.

An exercise like this helps you find your base line, your go-to approach, your general habits around writi...

2025-02-25 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory for Guitar II | 7 | Melodic Minor

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Office Hours Q&A 190 | Playing Ergonomics, Music History, and Applying Theory to What You Already Know

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Community Challenge 83 | Write something Somber

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Hi Everyone,
The challenge this week is "Write Something Somber"

The weekly community challenge is an invitation to practice writing music with a very low barrier to entry. Come as you are, try writing something with the writing prompt in mind, and see what happens. Post what you've written to 2025-02-18 18:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Music Theory for Guitar II | 6 | V of vi

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2025-02-17 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Hello new patrons!

I'm out of town this week! Instead of Office Hours, I'd love to have new folks introduce themselves! What are your goals? How long have you been playing? What are you hoping to learn, understand, or accomplish with music? What kind of guitar do you have? What do you like to play? That kind of stuff!

If you haven't already, check out my Where to Start page - it helps explain how things work around here. Also, check out 2025-02-12 21:42:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 82 | Write something to this drum track

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Hi Everyone,
This weeks Community Challenge is “Write something to this drum track”

This is a cool challenge! I had my friend Luke record som...

2025-02-11 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post