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The Tempe resident has been a nationally certified teacher of music for 45 years, is a former president of the Arizona State ...

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Out came a wordless vocal performance that married wailing, histrionic emotion with what sounded like an assertive counter to ...

From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

In this fourth installment examining this highly effective and useful technique, Andy Timmons plays through a 24-bar minor blues progression in the key of C# minor, touching on many different ...

Some modes sound happy (Ionian, aka ‘major’) or sad (Aeolian, aka ‘minor ... Build tension by grounding your chord progression with a tonic pedal by creating and duplicating a tonic bass note in your ...

Need a practical way to get comfortable with jazz chords? This single exercise will help you learn to voice major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, and half-diminished chords in every key. Perfect for jazz ...