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Great Quotes “Honesty is not a policy, it’s a state of mind” (Eugene LHote) “If you add to the truth, you subtract from it” (The Talmud) “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” (Theodore Roosevelt) “Success is not getting what you want, it’s enjoying what you have.” (Glen Campbell) “Wealth consists
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Writing Songs in Modes First off, if you need to brush up on your modes, you can do so here: The Modes Explained Through the years, many students and musician friends have asked me how to write songs in different modes. While it’s good to know the scale structure of each mode, a good start
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Advanced Improvisation Technique Influenced by Wayne Krantz In case you need an introduction to Wayne Krantz, here are some videos of him performing live. As you can tell, Wayne has an incredibly unique style and personality as a guitarist. While I was in Berklee, I had the good fortune to study private instruction for a
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Guitars and Humor This German company makes aluminum guitar necks. They even have an all-aluminum guitar. I like the chrome, shiny, polished look. German engineering with classic, timeless design. Baguley Guitars Aluminum Neck Guitars Blue Metallic Beauty Crazy Gorgeous Burl Delft Porcelain Elaborate Carved Woodwork Eye-Catching with Classic Look Grey Red Oddity Innovative Headless Design
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The Scale With the Most Names The scale with the most names is the Phrygian Dominant scale It’s scale number 1232 in the scale book I published. The Phrygian Dominant scale is one of my all-time favorite scales and scale sounds. It is the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale. What this means is
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