FREE GUITAR COURSE: YEAR FIVE WEEKLY LESSON VIDEOS AND ASSIGNMENTS
YEAR FIVE: FIRST QUARTER
- Music Theory Concepts, Pages 57-90 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: The Melodic Minor Scale and its Modes, The Harmonic Minor Scale and its Modes, The Diminished Scale, The Dominant Diminished Scale, The Whole Tone Scale, Application of Scales and Theory (Tritone Substitution and Soloing Options over the V7 alt. Chord)
- Improvisation Concepts, Pages 83-90 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Dominant 7 Soloing Options (Altered, Whole Tone, and Diminished Scales) for: C, G, F, D, and Bb dominant and/or diminished chords
- Chord Concepts, Pages 156-158 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Seventh Chord Inversions
WEEK 1 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮The Diminished Scale = Video Lesson #16
〮The Dominant Diminished Scale = Video Lesson #17 〮The Whole Tone Scale = Video Lesson #18 〮Tritone Substitution = Video Lesson #19 |
〮Pages: 83-84
〮Pages: 85-86 〮Pages: 87-88 〮Pages: 89-90 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the C7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Pages: 156-157, notate only |
WEEK 2 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮The Diminished Scale = Video Lesson #16
〮The Dominant Diminished Scale = Video Lesson #17 〮The Whole Tone Scale = Video Lesson #18 〮Tritone Substitution = Video Lesson #19 |
〮Pages: 83-84
〮Pages: 85-86 〮Pages: 87-88 〮Pages: 89-90 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the C7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Page: 158, notate only |
WEEK 3 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the G7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Page: 157, string set: 4, 3, 2, 1 with a C root |
WEEK 4 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the G7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Page: 157, string set: 4, 3, 2, 1 through the root cycles |
WEEK 5 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale = Video Lesson #14 | 〮Pages: 57-60 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the F7 chord |
WEEK 6 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the F7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Page: 157, string set: 5, 4, 3, 2 with a C root |
WEEK 7 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale = Video Lesson #14 | 〮Pages: 61-63 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the D7 chord |
Chords | 〮Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7 Inversions = Video Lesson #29 | 〮Page: 157, string set: 5, 4, 3, 2 through the root cycles |
WEEK 8 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale = Video Lesson #14 | 〮Pages: 64-66 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the D7 chord |
WEEK 9 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Music Theory | 〮Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale = Video Lesson #14 | 〮Pages: 67-70 |
Improvisation | 〮Soloing Over the Dominant 7 Chord = Video Lesson #20 | 〮Soloing over the Bb7 chord |
YEAR FIVE: SECOND QUARTER
- Improvisation Concepts, Pages 83-90 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Dominant 7 Soloing Options (Altered, Whole Tone, and Diminished Scales) for: A, Eb, Ab, E Db, B, and Gb dominant and/or diminished chords
- Chord Concepts, Pages 156-158 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Seventh Chord Inversions
YEAR FIVE: THIRD QUARTER
Improvisation Concepts: Improvising over the minor 2-5-1 chord progressions in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two
Chord Concepts, Pages 150, 159 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Augmented and Diminished Triads in All Keys and String Sets, Quartal Harmony
WEEK 1 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of C minor and F minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all root position augmented chords in all keys |
WEEK 2 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of Bb minor and G minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all first inversion augmented chords in all keys |
WEEK 3 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of D minor and Eb minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all second inversion augmented chords in all keys |
WEEK 4 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of A minor and Ab minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all root position diminished chords in all keys |
WEEK 5 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of E minor and Db minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all first inversion diminished chords in all keys |
WEEK 6 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progressions | 〮Keys of B minor and Gb minor |
Chords | 〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6
〮Triads and Inversions = Video Lesson #25 |
〮Page: 150, play all second inversion diminished chords in all keys |
WEEK 7 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Chords | 〮Quartal Harmony = Video Lesson #30 | 〮Page: 159, 6-5-4-3-2-1, 5-4-3-2-1, and 4-3-2-1 string sets |
WEEK 8 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Chords | 〮Quartal Harmony = Video Lesson #30 | 〮Page: 159, project #1 |
WEEK 9 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
Chords | 〮Quartal Harmony = Video Lesson #30 | 〮Page: 159, project #2 |