In the absence of an arpeggio, a second line is needed to imply a harmony. No. You can imply harmony with single tones in sequence.so, what? no wo...
Musicians are always learning and improving their chops. As someone said before, figure out what you want to do as a musician. Do you want to play lea...
Ok, now I understand where you're coming from. You don't understand modes, although you think you do. lol Modes do not require chords. You still...
I don't take exception with people who disagree with me. I take exception with people who say that B is an avoid tone in D Dorian. I don't take exce...
Well, since you don't believe me on this stuff, perhaps do a little reading: Bert Ligon, Johnny Mehegan. Other people talk about these concepts in sim...
One more thing for the fellow who I responded to:Next time you improvise in modal style, pay attention to anytime you avoid a tone, and think about wh...
I have to disagree.In fact, I have to disagree with this in so many ways, it's hard to tell where to start.1. There is no such thing as an "Ionian har...
I basically agree, about 80 -20. Being creative means using your ear and your sense of rhythm, but music theory is not inseparable from this. Any musi...
How should I go about making the most of my practice time, I only have about 30 minutes a day except for one day a week when I can practice up to seve...
Modes aren't particularly useful without knowing which tones should be targeted for emphasis and which should be avoided in order to express the harmo...
Unfortunately, the best things to learn to becoming a good musician and to improvising are not usually taught, although they are not terribly difficul...