http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/ A site packed with quality music theory articles, lessons in guitar technique, helpful advice and guitar instruction from professional musicians. en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:12:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/ http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18344&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:07 GMT I've been messing around with pentatonic scales, in particular the G major pentatonic scale.
When playing the scale it sounds like it resolves on E and not G. I read pentatonic scales were the same as the diatonic scales except there is no 4th or 7th, and that's how I'm playing it.
Is there a reason this sounds like it resolves on E or is this just in my head? ]]> Getting Started prolapsemaster http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18344 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18343&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:05:48 GMT anyone know where i can download some free "onhold" guitar music? ]]> iBreathe Cafe duster http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18343 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18342&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:20 GMT Do you guys have any quick ways of spelling these? other than going to the chord going up a P5 then spelling your new chord? Do you guys have any quick ways of spelling these? other than going to the chord going up a P5 then spelling your new chord? ]]> Music Theory metaljustice83 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18342 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18341&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:10:41 GMT So i was thinking today, how would organize the following scales? from most used to less used in a popular field (not in a jazz field), this is how I would organize them Major - Pentatonic/blues - Minor - Lydian - Mixolydian b9/b6 (or Harmonic Minor) Dorian - Locrian - So i was thinking today, how would organize the following scales? from most used to less used in a popular field (not in a jazz field), this is how I would organize them


Major -
Pentatonic/blues -
Minor -
Lydian -
Mixolydian b9/b6 (or Harmonic Minor)
Dorian -
Locrian -
Mixolydian -
Phrygian -
Lydian b7 -

So, Penta/blues would go on the same scale for this thread.
So how would you organize them? Remember, from Most Used to Less Used. ]]> Music Theory nekha http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18341 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18340&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:00:29 GMT Does anybody here own this book? I have a question about what is on pages 425 and 346. I ordered my book online and it did not get in on time for me to to my homework so if anybody has this book, it would be amazing if they could scan it and email me the pages or at least tell me what measures of... Does anybody here own this book? I have a question about what is on pages 425 and 346. I ordered my book online and it did not get in on time for me to to my homework so if anybody has this book, it would be amazing if they could scan it and email me the pages or at least tell me what measures of the music these pages contain. please this is so important to me, its my freshman year in college and im really trying to get all my homework in on time.. if you do have the pages let me know and ill give you my email. thanks! ]]> Music Theory velspir http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18340 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18339&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:28:31 GMT A few of my method books include specific canned patterns for arpeggios (patterns where the 1-3-5, etc come sequentially), and I've heard some people on this forum talk about them recently. I started learning them.

I talked to my guitar teacher about them today, trying to figure out things I should be focusing on to get better at solos. He said he doesn't practice them specifically, or really seek to use them in his music.

I'm just a little curious how useful the guitar community here sees the practice of arpeggios. Does the everyday non-shredder guitarist use these patterns much? How much utility have you found in practicing them (or do you)? What am I missing if I choose to focus on other things, and neglect to practice these?

(I guess a little background for me, I like playing rock, church music, and am trying to learn jazz).

Thanks. ]]> Getting Started urucoug http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18339 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18338&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:43:46 GMT i learned absolute pitch:eek: i learned absolute pitch:eek: ]]> extrasolar http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18338 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18337&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:05:44 GMT Anybody know any cool sites or books or anything that breaks down traditional composition techniques and teaches how to utilize them? My composition class at school just got canceled a week before classes start :mad: anything you guys can recommend would be helpful, thanks Anybody know any cool sites or books or anything that breaks down traditional composition techniques and teaches how to utilize them? My composition class at school just got canceled a week before classes start :mad:

anything you guys can recommend would be helpful, thanks ]]> jwilliams http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18337 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18336&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:46:58 GMT Been waiting for an excuse to post this, but who needs one?

Enjoy, y'all -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2d4...eature=related
:D

(Not much of a song, but at least you have plenty of clues if you want to transcribe it. ;)) ]]> JonR http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18336 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18335&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:26:33 GMT I have been working on the alternate picking thing for several hours a day for a couple years now and just do not feel like I am improving. I must be doing something wrong. Here are two fairly recent videos of my playing that have some 'fast' picking stuff in them(a funk songs, and a metal song in 7/4). What can I do to fix or better my playing? What or how can I practice to improve?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFRY-Ff3 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcb1LuQE4kg
My routine consists of single string picking(16ths and sextuplets)at various tempos, the Paul Gilbert lick at various tempos, sequences and scales, and some various exercises(steve morse stuff, licks from songs like Trilogy Suite, Sacrified, Technical difficulties). I just wanna know what I can do make my practice more effective and get results...Thanks guys!!! ]]> Guitar Technique justreleased09 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18335 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18334&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:02:36 GMT Hello everyone. I'm nazroot and I'm new with this forum. I really hope that I can learn a new jazz guitar technique in here. ]]> New Members Zone nazroot http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18334 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18333&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:20:36 GMT Hello, I am playing over a chord progression Cm Fm and Gm I know my cm scale ill across the neck also c minor pentatonic and Im landing on the root note in chord changes (if that makes sense). I am bored already. It seems like its not fresh. Its predictable. I wrote out the scale and the chords... Hello,
I am playing over a chord progression Cm Fm and Gm
I know my cm scale ill across the neck also c minor pentatonic and Im landing on the root note in chord changes (if that makes sense).
I am bored already. It seems like its not fresh. Its predictable. I wrote out the scale and the chords and I tried playing some cm7 and cm11 chords during my soloing. Maybe my phrasing is not great, and I notice it.
What can I do to spice it up?
Its a slow backing, I believe its 3/4

Thanks

any suggestions would be great ]]> Improvisation lefks http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18333 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18331&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:03:11 GMT Hi everyone, Has anyone out there recently got accepted into Berklee or know of the requirements to pass the audition and get in? I really want to get into the school and start really pursuing music avenues full-heartedly. Thanks for the help! To hear some of my music, just go to youtube... Hi everyone,

Has anyone out there recently got accepted into Berklee or know of the requirements to pass the audition and get in? I really want to get into the school and start really pursuing music avenues full-heartedly. Thanks for the help!

To hear some of my music, just go to youtube and type in Jeff Commissaris, and you'll be directed to my music channel with original and interpretive music.

Cheers,

_Jeff ]]> iBreathe Cafe boutdonow14 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18331 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18330&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:05:47 GMT I am fascinated with the harmonic possibilities available when playing jazz guitar. However, I simply can't get excited by the most of the jazz guitar players I hear, even ones who are considered good. Common jazz sounds too meandering and unfocused to me i.e. "easy listening" which doesn't float my boat.
I find that all my personal renditions of jazz songs have a very intense, heavy feel to it which is contrary to what is expected of most jazz guitarists and how they traditionally play. It's also hard for me to improvise because I'm not happy playing just "anything", I have to plan ahead exactly how to play each chord and find the perfect voice leading that satisfies me. Perhaps I'm too meticulous about it.
I've tried playing in a big band and they always expect me to play the "3rd and 7th" and play so lightly that I can't even hear myself. It's not expressive enough, and tends to sound too predictable. I tend to put voice leading ahead of always playing the 3rd and the 7th, sometimes using the fifth or the root, or doubling unconventional notes.
My point is, jazz guitar is so open-ended that it shouldn't be pigeonholed into always playing the same role.
We should strive to innovate and push jazz guitar forward, because there is so much latent harmonic power that we can experiment with. I love jazz but prefer to play in my own inventive way, unlike other jazz guitarists that I've heard. ]]> Guitar Technique epiphanes777 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18330 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18329&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:41:53 GMT NOTE: IF THIS DOESNT MAKE SENSE PLEASE ASK ME TO EXPLAIN AGAIN, I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT PUTTING MY THOUGHTS INTO WORDS BUT I'LL TRY BECUAUSE THIS IDEA HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY HEAD FOR A WHILE AND I WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK IF YOU HAVE ANY... =]

after downloading synthesia i was eager to get better at keyboarding and so i upgraded to the learning pack, i started working on reading music and i was doing some thinking, technology has changed alot of things, thats just the way things are in this world, and i was doing some thinking, (before i continue i would like to make it very clear that i am NOT a some STUPID teenager who wants to become a good musician but doesn't want to learn to read sheet music, i understand that this whole idea of 'whats the point of reading music' makes alot of experienced/proffeshinal musicians angry, but please bear with me im just trying to think outside the box here...) languages evolve, things change, and in my experience of a musician i wonder if we could all 'survive', if you will, as musicians who dont read music...or rely on reading less becuase i feel there are other methods of learning songs...which is what we mainly do as musicians... i mean think about it, there are so many other ways of learning how to play songs, guitar tabs combined with listening to songs (listening to songs to get the rythems right), synthesia for keyboarding (using the falling notes method), and for other instruments just figuring out songs by ear,which is completly possible or use other methods of learning insturments like horn tabs http://www.horntabs.net/h/ i guess the big question im trying to get across to you all is: Do you or do u not think that we could (if you are planning to, and if you aren't just bear with the question please...) get a degree, any kind, phd or bachalor, in music without relying on reading music as much as we do now in music school? and still come across as as good as a musician as one who reads music just like the present musician student...




NOTE: IF THIS DOESNT MAKE SENSE PLEASE ASK ME TO EXPLAIN AGAIN, I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT PUTTING MY THOUGHTS INTO WORDS BUT I'LL TRY BECUAUSE THIS IDEA HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY HEAD FOR A WHILE AND I WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK IF YOU HAVE ANY... =] ]]> drumdead10000 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18329