by Myles English | May 19, 2016 | Articles, Theory and Harmony
Before we get quite in depth, the notes in the key of C are C D E F G A B. You may be wondering what exactly this means though and where these notes come from. To really understand where the notes in the key of C come from, you need to begin with acoustical physics....
by Ray Hickey | May 9, 2016 | Theory and Harmony
In this lesson on the order of sharps and flats, we will be looking at how to reduce the complexity of the circle of fifths to a few simple and easily memorized concepts. In order to make memorization of the order of sharps and flats easier, we’re going to apply a...
by Lloyd English | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Theory and Harmony
The Guitar Sounds One Octave Lower than Written. Pitches translate to vibrations per second known as hertz, one hertz equals one cycle per second. When we use the piano as our frame of reference for frequency and pitches we can see that A 440 known as A4 or the 49th...
by Lloyd English | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Theory and Harmony
There was a time not long ago when in order to get a fake book full of great standard tunes you had to go to your local music store and ask for an illegal copy. The history of the Real Fake Book began as a 4 or 500 page handwritten and then mechanically copied book...
by Myles English | Jun 23, 2014 | Beginner Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Theory and Harmony
Before reading this blog it is necessary that you understand the construction of major scales. Luckily we have a blog post on major scales if you are unfamiliar with major scales. Major pentatonic scales are used by guitar players and other instrumentalists in all...
by Myles English | Mar 5, 2014 | Articles, Front Page, Guitar Lessons, Theory and Harmony
The Nashville number system for guitar or any instrument is a quick way to communicate and name chords within a song or chord progression. It may take you a while to wrap your head around the whole idea of the Nashville Number System, but when you get it, you’ll...
