Articles

This page contains articles and excerpts from my lessons, provided here to give you an idea of my teaching style. Please note that the material presented here is not to be intended as an in-depth all inclusive study of the topic treated. You are free to download, print, redistribute this material as long as you don't modify it and do not remove the copyright notice and the website address.

Beyond the Pentatonic: Minor Modal Scales

(PDF) Dorian and Phrygian scales with their exotic sound at the tip of your fingers! An intermediate lesson that builds on the knowledge of the minor pentatonic scale that every bluesman and rocker know. It's part of a series of lessons on fretboard visualization.

Chord/Scales Chart

(PDF) A handy reference chart for the harmonization of all the modes of the Major, Melodic Minor and Harmonic Minor scales. Instructions included. I give this chart to my advanced students as an aid in composition. NOTE: not for the faint of heart. Contains dangerous conceps such as flat ninths, tritones, scale harmonizations and pitch axis theory. :-)