Music Theory
Essential Music Theory to Know
It’s a scary topic; Music Theory. But Trust me, it’s much easier than you think! Though I’m not going to teach you everything about music theory in this lesson, I’m going to gi...
Learning the Notes on Your Bass Guitar
How hard could it be? There’s only 84-150 notes on your bass, right? Actually, it’s much easier than you’d think. I’m going to teach you how to do it and the easiest/fastest wa...
Charts – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #8
Wondering what I think about having charts on stage? I figured you would 🙂 It’s actually one of the most important thing you do, and of course this doesn’t apply only to playing church.
The Benefits of Music Theory
I know it seems either boring, or hard, or both! But trust me when I say that knowing Music Theory is both easy and invaluable.>
Lesson #1 – Introduction to Music Theory & Ear Training
Let me take a moment to demystify this whole idea of Music Theory and Ear Training. Over the years, I think it’s become a bit of a monster; something scary that is really confusing and difficult...
Lesson #2 – Music Theory Fundamentals
Let’s get started with the basics. I know this lesson is going to seem long-winded, but trust me – it’s going to get much easier! We’ll chew on all of this stuff as we move for...
Lesson #3 – Elements of Rhythm
Rhythm is essential to music. In fact, it’s probably the most important of the Three Pillars of Music. Having a good sense of timing and a solid understanding of rhythm/meter is vital to a music...
Lesson #4 – Intervals
Intervals are the DNA of all chords, melodies, songs… You name it – I guarantee it uses intervals (except rhythms, of course). The ability to hear and identify intervals quickly is a sough...
Lesson #5 – Triads
You’ve heard them before, and chances are you even know a lot of them already. Today we’re going to unpack a specific 3-tone chord by learning each of the different types of triads and how...
