By Edouard Brenneisen During a recent lesson, a student of mine hit me with the following question “Master (no, people don’t … More
Category: Theorie
Minor Blues Chord Progressions
In this jazz guitar lesson you will learn the most common chord progressions used when playing a minor blues. These progressions will … More
A Simple Guide to Loudspeaker Technology
The answers to the most commonly asked questions on loudspeakers. – Terminology dB Decibel The units of how loud something … More
Altered scales
In jazz music, the altered scale and it’s appropriate scale is a great choice for melodies and chord voicings to … More
Quartal and quintal harmony
In music, quartal harmony is the building of harmonic structures with a distinct preference for the intervals of the perfect fourth, the augmented fourth and the diminished fourth. Quintal harmony is harmonic structure preferring … More
Modal jazz
Modal jazz is jazz that uses musical modes rather than chord progressions as a harmonic framework. Originating in the late 1950s and 1960s, modal jazz is epitomized by Miles Davis’s “Milestones” … More
La Clef des instruments
Do- Instruments sont : Tous les claviers, la guitare, le banjo, la basse, la flûte, le trombone, le violon, l’accordéon, la … More
Exercice d’arpèges
Pour le travail des arpèges, dans tous les sens, de haut en bas et de gauche à droite! Voici donc … More
Les Gammes symétriques (Whole-tone scales)
The Whole-tone scale All the notes of the chromatic scale are spaced at equal (‘symmetrical’) , semitone, intervals. This scale … More
The Bebop Dominant Scale (more)
The innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the 1940s changed jazz forever. These two guys codified how the … More
