Podcast Episodes

015 - Triads - The Final Frontier

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There's no way to get around triads in music, no matter the style or genre! Some composers might associate a triad with "simple-minded", ri…

3 years, 10 months ago

014 - The Unsung Hero in Music Composition

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Many composers believe that writing music is just one step, which is "write the music". While it actually can work that way, it's not effic…

3 years, 11 months ago

013 - Pentatonic Dominant

SHOWNOTES Let's talk about a subject that will help you create fantastic lines, chord progressions, and licks in some of the guitar-heavy music genr…

3 years, 11 months ago

012 - Sketch Quickly - Here's Why

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We already talked about sketching, and today, Frank wants to dive deeper into why you should sketch quickly! There's more to it than you mig…

4 years ago

011 - Power Pentatonic

SHOWNOTES Ok, the pentatonic world will probably be within the repertoire of most guitar players! But do you know what "Power Pentatonic" is? ... It…

4 years ago

010 - The 3-Step Process to Composition

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Way too many composers don't follow any process when creating music. Guess what? You won't control your musical outcome if you don't know HO…

4 years, 1 month ago

009 - Casual Co-Host Conversations

SHOWNOTES This is one of those special episodes where TC and Frank step into a casual conversation and reflect on some previous episodes. Join some …

4 years, 1 month ago

008 - Using the OI '11' and '10'

SHOWNOTES Today, we want to orchestrate on the guitar using the outside interval (OI). You will be surprised about how many musical opportunities sh…

4 years, 2 months ago

007 - What You Need to Know About '13's

SHOWNOTES '13's are unique - that's one octave and one half-step. It can stick out very quickly in compositions but also provides many opportunities…

4 years, 2 months ago

006 - The Lydian Mode Gathering

SHOWNOTES Guitar players love the Lydian mode (and some of them don't even know that they do :D ...). Today, let's dive into the Lydian sound and se…

4 years, 3 months ago