<t>Rap stands for rhythm and poetry and that seems it fit a description of music, no? I'd say it is very much music, but a more primal form that speaks to certain people more than others. Some of Rap is good and some not so good. Some I like. Some speaks like a beautiful ballad and some like random ...

<t>An easy starting point is to know the key that you are in and that will tell you the "basic" scale you will use. For a V7 chord you will use a mixolydian mode and for a ii chord you will want to use a dorian mode (in that key), etc. The IV and vii chords get a little tricky but your ear will tell...

<t>By law you must get clearance (and pay ) to use any tune for profit if it is copyrighted by the owner. However 'Fair Use' law says you can use the same tune for educational purposes. A little "gray" area, but it allows us teachers to be able to teach music to students. Always good to check into t...

<t>Wow! A lot of retired folks....don't I wish! Well, no I wish I had more time, I love my job. I'm a part-time professor at Foothill College, teaching Music Technology classes. What's Music Technology? Well, it includes recording arts, audio and video production, all sorts of classes on modern pop ...

Welcome from Santa Cruz, Ca. You'll enjoy the site and all the neat guitar videos. You'll be up and playing in no time!!

The difference between modes (which are scales) is where the whole and half steps occur.

Pretty easy to understand when you think about it.

It is a site for a reference book.

<r><B><s>[b]</s>ffsooo3 wrote:<e>[/b]</e></B> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Hi Suzanne, Here's my question. If someone is playing a I IV V blues progression in A (A D & E) should I be working in the Amajor pentatonic or Aminor pentatonic scale? And which "blues scale" would I use?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> ...

<r>Once a student asked me if she started a D scale from any other note, would it still be a "D" scale. Well, yes and no. The key signature would be related to D, but the whole steps and half steps would be different and therefore create a new scale, called a mode.<br/> <br/> We already know 2 modes...

<r>Pentatonic scales are 5 note scales (penta-five, tonic=tone)<br/> <br/> <B><s>[b]</s>There are two types of pentatonics:<e>[/b]</e></B><I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I><br/> <br/> Major (here's the pattern based on the note degrees or number of the major scale)<br/> <br/> 1-2-3-5-6-8<br/> <I><s>[i]</s...