New YouTube Music Theory Lesson – What Makes a Song in a Mode Nate Richards talks about what makes a song in a mode in this music theory lesson. So, what exactly is a mode? Let’s start with the Major Scale – which is the overarching parent scale in all Western music. To be brief, …
Read lesson → I recently wrote a guest article for GuitarCoachMag.com called Guitar Triads – Part 1. The link to the article is HERE. The topic is music theory / guitar theory and I take a look at how to build triads using Major 3rds and minor 3rds, and how triads are found on the guitar fretboard. I plan …
Read lesson → Nate Richards – owner. Undergraduate degree in music theory and composition. Currently pursuing master’s degree (about halfway there!). In this video, I discuss how to learn music theory, and where to start. This is not a music theory lesson, it is advice on where to start, what things to focus on , and what constitutes a …
Read lesson → In this video, I show you how to practice guitar scales with methods and techniques that will help you memorize scales, develop scale speed, and work on articulations such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. Here is a list of instructions covered in the video, and a bit of advice on each element of the practice routine: …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate shows you the first of 5 scale patterns that are essential to you guitar development – the CAGED Guitar Scale Pattern 1. The CAGED System is an ordering of bar chords and scales that help you learn how to play chords and scales in any position on the fretboard that …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate begins a series on understanding the modes – Ionian and Dorian being the first 2 modes on the list. Learning the modes is important for every guitarist, not just as a guitar scale lesson or technique exercise, but as a music theory lesson on how they work. You will learn …
Read lesson → Here is a middle-of-the-night candid talk about WHY we teach the Rock Guitar Mastery Program and why it is so important to our mission at RGS. You WILL NOT find a team of teachers who think long-term like we do, and put such a value on music regarding it’s impact on quality of life. Guitar …
Read lesson → (Amp was a little too close to the camera….) Why do you need to know how to drop D tune guitar fast by ear? What about learning to tune your guitar by ear in standard tuning, or any other tuning for that matter? Here are a few things to think about. Ear training is ALWAYS …
Read lesson → Richards Guitar Studio Sweep Picking Arpeggios Guitar Lesson Series – ALL 7 LESSONS BELOW Nate from Richards Guitar Studio shows you how to play sweep picking arpeggios in this guitar lesson by Richards Guitar Studio. The lesson includes how to use sweep picking technique, speed, Major / minor / diminished arpeggios, hammer ons and pull …
Read lesson → In five videos, Nate takes you through the 5 pentatonic and blues scales, scale sequences, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and scale construction and theory for the minor and the major pentatonic scale as well as the blues scale. All links will open a new blog window. Click link again to view. PART 1 – The 5 …
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