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Split complicated scales and modes. When dealing with harder scales such as the harmonic minor or the distinction between modes, begin with focusing on a smaller section or concentrate on those key ...

Guitar-related machine listening research involves tasks like timbre transfer, performance generation, and automatic transcription. However, small datasets often limit model robustness due to ...

A very thorough chapter on scale theory is included: it provides a solid foundation and ensures you'll never again be confused about modes, the most useful but also most misunderstood concept in ...

Learn how to use AI to learn guitar online for free. Hone your skills through picking exercises, interval training, chord progressions, scale practice, and more.

As a composer of instrumental guitar-based music, I’m continually challenged with trying to write single-note melodic themes that tell a musical story and develop it in a conversational way while ...

Queen guitarist Brian May says he had a minor stroke 'out of the blue' and lost partial use of his arm. The good news, he says, 'is that I can play guitar.' ...

Practicing Hearing Major and Minor Scales The construction of major and minor scales is one of the more complicated topics in this mini-course. Although it has required more explanation, the focus of ...