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Music Theory Related questions. Harmonizing scales, Chord progressions, Chord formulas, Modes. What scale patterns you should/could play over certain chords. etc... I should be able to answer almost any theory related question and if I don't know off hand I will try to find out. Please Do not ask me any questions about how much your guitar is worth, I am only interested in helping students and those interested in furthering their musical comprehension.
Experience in the area
I have a had 5 years of private lessons with an experienced teacher who has done studio work, worked live, He has taught several students who are now professional musicians, including Madonna's Guitarist. Personally, I have taught classes of students from age 12 to age 50. I have also had 2 years of training at the collegiate level. I've played jazz, rock, classical, country, and plenty of other things That i don't recall at the moment. I've worked as Live Sound engineer, Drum Technician, live guitarist, and some studio work.
Currently I am working at Dark Horse Recording in Franklin, Tn.
What do you like about this subject?
I like how Music Theory makes it possible to describe something intangible. Without knowledge of theory it would be more difficult to communicate ideas with other musicians, and once you understand theory learning is faster
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
Aristotle thought the phrygian mode would make people gay.
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Recent Answers from Dustin Martin
2009-06-30 hi:
If I understand your question correctly then my answer would be yes. Finger tapping is primarily done with the right hand. So physically I would imagine it is possible. Although, I can perform finger tapping
2009-06-14 guitar learning:
Usually in tab you will play the chord on the word it is written above. However, tab is not always consistently done the same way. I would suggest learning to read music, or buying a tab book. No you
2009-06-05 Music theory specific to guitar:
1) Although, I recommend learning how to move all your major scales up and down the neck to different keys. You can get by knowing the third scale pattern in the key of C (starting on the 6 string 5th
2009-05-24 a guitar i just bought:
I haven't personally played that model of guitar. I think it is doubtful he would want to use that as his main instrument for performances. But its always nice to have a cheaper guitar lying around that
2009-02-08 key bass part off:
To understand this sentence you have to understand what it means to key a bass part from the bodhran (a type of drum). Keying an instrument is done by sending the bass through a piece of equipment, or
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