Scott Paul Johnson

Office Hours Q&A 143 | Thursday, Dec 21, 10AM Pacific Time

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Join me at 10AM Pacific time TODAY for the 143th weekly live Q&A.

If the above link isn’t working for you, here is a link to watch directly on YouTube: 2023-12-21 16:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | What is Counterpoint? | Tuesday Dec 19, 4pm Pacific

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This evening at 4PM Pacific Time, I'm going live to do a lesson on counterpoint - what is it and

Community Challenge 71 | Write something in B Minor

I'm writing music right now! Come join me!

I'd rewrite this description later because I ran out of time, but here is the link to post your own Community Challenge creation.

Office Hours Q&A 142 | Thursday, Dec 14, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Gemma was looking for right hand control tips.

2023-12-13 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | Secondary Dominants in Christmas Music

Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I explored the use of secondary dominants in a few well known Christmas songs. 

Then I had a little fun recording some four part harmony on O Come All Ye Faithful

This weeks schedule, Android video playback issues, and more

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my Patreon!

First, I'd like to let you know the schedule for this week:

Tuesday the 12th (tomorrow) at 4PM Pacific Time I'm doing the weekly live lesson. I might do a breakdown of some classic holiday music.

Thursday the 14th @ 10AM Pacific - Weekly Live Q&A - ask questions on the OFFICE HOURS thread, or wait until I post it on Patreon.

Thursd...

What does it look like to prepare for a show?

Hi Everyone,
In this lesson I'm going to look at what it takes to prepare from a show.

We'll talk about a checklist for your first show, mindset, gear, what songs to plan, how much to prepare, stuff like that.

Then I'll take questions!

See you at 4PM Pacific Time

Office Hours Q&A 141 | Thursday, Dec 7, 10AM Pacific Time

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Hi Everyone,

Craig was looking for tips on writing guitar parts to someone else's songs.

2023-12-05 16:53:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students is an excellent way of learning and staying motiv...

Community Challenge 70 | Polish a previous challenge

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Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.

Sometimes the challenge is about applying some spec...

Office Hours Q&A 140 | Thursday, Nov 30, 10AM Pacific Time

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Craig was looking for bluegrass picking tips and fun ways to practice and memorize major triad shapes.&nb...

Live Lesson | Tuesday Nov 28, 4pm Pacific

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Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’s ok! You can always watch later. If you click the...

Live Lesson | How to Harmonize a Melody

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Join me every Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

This lesson was all about how to harmonize a melody. If you'd like to learn how to write a melody, check out my 2023-11-21 16:53:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Office Hours Q&A 139 | Weds, Nov 22, 2pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Here are this week's questions:

Mark was having problems with maintaining tuning between multitrack rec...

Office Hours Q&A 138 | Thu, Nov 16, 10am Pacific

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Ray was looking for guidance on using his thumb for bar chords with small hands.

2023-11-16 07:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | WEDS Nov 15, 2pm Pacific

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I usually do these on Tuesdays at 4PM, but I had horrible insomnia last night and am not in the clearest state of mind! So I'm postponing until tomorrow (Weds) at 2PM

I've got a few ideas in mind, but I haven't...

Community Challenge 69 | ONLY write a chord progression

I'm going live at 4pm to try this challenge for myself

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Hi Everyone,

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and bra...

Office Hours Q&A 137 | Thu, Nov 9, 10am Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Jeff asked if I've had a chance to play with thew new features in the latest Logic Pro update.

2023-11-08 21:23:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | Melody Making Magic | Nov 7, 4pm Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

We're going to explore some cool melody making concepts using the attached PDF.

This would be a great lesson to come back to after watching my <...

Office Hours Q&A 136 | Thu, Nov 2, 10am Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

This one is done! Here are the timestamped questions:

Weezley asked asked how to avoid sproingly bras...

Welcome, New Patrons!

If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?

If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students is an excellent way of learning and staying motiv...

Live Lesson | Spooky Music | October 31, 4pm Pacific

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Catch the next Live Lesson every Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time.

In this lesson we discuss a symmetrical scale consisting of R w 2 h 3 w 4 h 5 w 6 h 7 w 8 h R - resulting in two nested fully diminished chords. It ...

NOW! Community Challenge 68 | Write something in 20 minutes

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Hi Everyone,

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.

Sometimes the challenge is about applying some spec...

Live Lesson | Chord Clusters! 4pm Pacific

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Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

I'll be talking about chord clusters, which is just a fun way to think about playing all the chords in a key within the space of just a few frets. I'l...

*LIVE SOON* Office Hours Q&A 135 | Thu, Oct 26, 10am Pacific

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Join me today at 10AM Pacific Time for the weekly live Q&A.

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Live Lesson | October 17, 4pm Pacific

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Join me this evening at 4PM Pacific time for a live lesson.

In fact, join me for a live lesson every Tuesday at 4PM from now on! If you can’t make it, that’s ok! You can always watch later. If you click the...

Office Hours Q&A 134 | Thu, Oct 19, 10am Pacific

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Hi Everyone,

Here are this week's questions:

Ray was looking for clarification on the circle of fifths.

2023-10-16 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | Fun with Roman Numerals!

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This week we're talking Roman Numerals - specifically how to think about crafting chord progressions, bass lines, and melodies with loose chords in mind instead of very specific chords. It's amazing how much freedom there is within the Roman Numeral system with this...

Office Hours Q&A 133 | Thu, Oct 12, 10am Pacific

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This week's questions:

Tasha had a question about Patreon interface changes. 

2023-10-09 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Lesson | Letting Go with Writing and Improvisation

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In this live lesson, I tackle the nuanced and tricky topic of how to practice growing your comfort zone to get into that mode where soloing feels effortless. I talked about Thinking Mode vs Feeling Mode and how impor...