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Fun things in this song- The F/G chord is the lamest and cheesiest chord I've ever found. It just screams out 90's family sitcom. I've been carrying that chord around for years but never had any use for it until now.
There's quite a bit of the cadencial 6/4 movement going about in one form or another, and a classic abrupt half-step modulation in the style of a theater tune. The ending section uses a lot of borrowed chords from the parallel minor, just to head into another cadencial 6/4 to resolve.
I should have started this project earlier but I began on it right as soon as the last video posted so it was a rush to get it done in time before Christmas. Hope you get a kick out of it!
Music and lyrics by Jake Lizzio
Piano arrangement by Mike Muggli
First Verse and Choir by Joe Watychowicz
Ski Instructor Choir led by Jeff Schwertfeger
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The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course: bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! bit.ly/3wDacU4
Fun things in this song- The F/G chord is the lamest and cheesiest chord I've ever found. It just screams out 90's family sitcom. I've been carrying that chord around for years but never had any use for it until now.
There's quite a bit of the cadencial 6/4 movement going about in one form or another, and a classic abrupt half-step modulation in the style of a theater tune. The ending section uses a lot of borrowed chords from the parallel minor, just to head into another cadencial 6/4 to resolve.
I should have started this project earlier but I began on it right as soon as the last video posted so it was a rush to get it done in time before Christmas. Hope you get a kick out of it!
Music and lyrics by Jake Lizzio
Piano arrangement by Mike Muggli
First Verse and Choir by Joe Watychowicz
Ski Instructor Choir led by Jeff Schwertfeger
All my videos are sponsored by the amazing people who signed up to my Patreon. They're the best.
patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
My site- signalsmusicstudio.com
![These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/duBOlIt9uMI/mqdefault.jpg "These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL]
Part Two of this lesson, by Ben Levin, is found here! https://youtu.be/vJCPnu1XU5E
Confused? Take my rhythm course! https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f
In this lesson, we learn to perform some simple exercises from Indian konnakol (vocal percussion), then make music inspired by the concept. For most Western musicians like myself, these exercises will be wildly complex and advanced, since we rarely encounter such patterns in our music. However, reductive and growing patterns are common in Indian music, and keeping track of a steady pulse beneath them is a must! By learning konnakol and practicing these patterns, you should be able to easily expand your composing possibilities and start including exotic rhythms into your own music should you wish. As youll see, these exercises easily lead into polyrhythms and polymeters of extreme complexity.
Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making these videos possible - their support means I dont have to put sponsors or ads in the middle of my videos.
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And a HUGE thank you to Ben Levin for being a part of this video! Make sure to visit his website here: https://benlevinmusicschool.com/
And to @BeardStank (Jeff Schwertfeger) for his drumful prowess!
Like chords more than rhythms? Check out my new book, the Chord Progression Codex. I promise youll love it! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
Heres the Adam Neely video with the Phrygian Challenge, featuring this rhythm: https://youtu.be/ZxQWbyaMzfg?si=7qEaI_V3KjyU7yW9
Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
01:35 Explaining Exercise 1
03:38 Keeping Tala With Your Hands
04:34 Hear Exercise 1
05:46 Converting Indian Rhythms to Western Notation
06:51 Hear The Exercise On Guitar
07:30 Turning Mad Rhythms Into Music
13:25 Hear The Song by Jake Lizzio + Ben Levin
14:56 Exercise 2
16:57 Closing Thoughts")
![Learn Sweep Picking - How to SHRED teh ArPegGiO [Guitar Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gChLdrC57hw/mqdefault.jpg "Learn Sweep Picking - How to SHRED teh ArPegGiO [Guitar Lesson]
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Learn to sweep pick through arpeggios with these 4 simple patterns. At 5:58, the last note of the tab is WRONG and should say 10, not 12.
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![3 Rhythmic Concepts to Improve your Solos [Guitar Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gQuuCibwBzY/mqdefault.jpg "3 Rhythmic Concepts to Improve your Solos [Guitar Lesson]
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Rhythm is a HUGE part of lead playing that is often overlooked. Even simple concepts like the ones presented can be difficult for guitarists who dont train their rhythm skills. This sort of practice can unlock new feels and grooves that we wouldnt naturally fall in to, and is a great way to get out of the box rhythmically.
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:45 #1-Is The One Beat The Law?
02:29 #2-Offset Lick By A Beat
05:50 #3-Rhythmic Hooks
09:39 Wrapping Up
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![Riffing With Modes #1: Writing with Major/Ionian [Rock/Prog style]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gbNLhx2eCXs/mqdefault.jpg "Riffing With Modes #1: Writing with Major/Ionian [Rock/Prog style]
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I posted a video on how I wrote the solo (at 16:52) with tabs at my Patreon: https://bit.ly/35Ll3x1
Riffing with Modes part 2- Dorian Dad Rock:https://youtu.be/_r6ftqp1bkA
This is the first of a seven part series on how to write riffs. Every guitarist should be able to make a decent riff, and throughout these videos, I’ll be demonstrating the strategies and techniques I use to writing music on the guitar.
Each video will focus on a different mode of major, but will not always be totally limited to that key. In the case of this video, we perform a relative modulation by resolving to the vi chord for long enough to make it feel like our new tonal center. In future videos, we’ll build on the skills we learned before and explore new possibilities.
To fully understand this video you’ll want to know the following topics-
Major Scale + Chords: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA
Seventh Chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY
Suspended Chords Pt 1: https://youtu.be/qu49nYaBfdM
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Riffing in Major Basics
02:12 Constructing a Major Riff
04:15 Expanding your Major Riff
06:51 Spicing Up the Rhythm
09:35 Next Steps
10:20 Repackaging your Major Riff
11:06 Adding a B Section
14:36 Happy Rhythmic Accidents
16:25 Finished Product!
17:23 Closing Notes")
![DORIAN SCALE - The 2nd mode of Major [MUSIC THEORY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hyZPcYf1Pe4/mqdefault.jpg "DORIAN SCALE - The 2nd mode of Major [MUSIC THEORY]
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This info is all found on my Ultimate Modal Poster: https://teespring.com/signals-ultimate-modal-poster
Pre-requisite videos:
Scale degrees(https://bit.ly/2wVLiBA) and Major (https://bit.ly/2MVmKmd)
The jam track I use in this video can be found here https://youtu.be/JFte7QHCC18 - It is available free to all of my Patreon subscribers.
A special thank you to Linas Orentas and Marek Pawlowski for their generous support!
The dorian mode is the 2nd mode of major, and for a long time I didnt really understand how to use dorian or what it was for. In this video, I want to teach you the basics behind how its built, how it relates to major and minor, and also how to build its chords. From there we will take a look at some examples of the i-IV change and how different artists use it, as well as general musings on dorian as it relates to the guitar.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Building Dorian
03:30 Feeling Dorian
06:08 Song Examples
07:54 Dorian Vs. Minor
09:36 Wrapping Up")
