Week 1 – Learn Your Scales
Your scales are your foundation. Let’s learn all about scales here
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This Roadmap contains 3 types of activities
- Key Concepts: Clear lessons that teach you important things you need to know.
- Guided Practice: Practice exercises to help you get better and faster at the basics
- Growth Activities: Fun challenges like quizzes, song tasks, or ways to show what you’ve learned
Week 1
Scales
Week – 1 Practice Your Scales
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Growth Activity Week 1 – Beginner
Ok, this video is meant to me done on Day 5, which means you have 2 days left to record as many scales as you…
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Triads
Week 2 – Learn your Diatonic Triads
Your triads are your building block to learning songs
Start courseWeek 2 – Practice Your Triads
Let’s play our triads together in a way that will help you play songs
Growth Activity Week 2- Beginner
We have several activities that will show how well you can integrate these lessons
Week 3
Introduction to the Number System
Week 3 – Intro to Number System
The Nashville number system makes it easy to play songs in any key
Continue courseWeek 3: Practice Exercise
You need to focus on building a connection between numbers and chords using your ear
Growth Activity Week 3- Beginner
We have several activities that will show how well you can integrate these lessons
Week 4
3 types of chords every beginner must master
Week 4 – Stacking, Inversions, and Slash Chords
Knowing what chord to play on a certain note is at the HEART of playing by ear
Start courseWeek 4: Practice Exercise
Let’s use our knowledge of inversions and stacking to be creative in this song
Growth Activity Week 4- Beginner
We have several activities that will show how well you can integrate these lessons
Week 5
Using chords to support melodies
Week 5- Using chords to support melodies
Understanding what chord to play for a certain note is the CORE of playing by ear
Start courseWeek 5: Practice Exercise
Learning this progression will help you play most gospel and other songs
Growth Activity Week 5- Beginner
We have several activities that will show how well you can integrate these lessons
Week 6
The Number system
Week 6- The Number System – Part II (Coming Soon!)
Knowing how to use Slash Chords will eliminate a lot of confusion when learning songs
Start courseWeek 6: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Growth Activity Week 6 – Beginner (coming soon)
It’s time to play your first song. Remember learn the Left Hand notes First, then memorize the chords in your Right Hand, then play them…
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Learning simple chord progressions
Week 7- Learning simple progressions
Memorizing Key Progressions will help you learn songs faster
Start courseWeek 7: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Growth Activity Week 7 – Beginner (coming soon)
It’s time to play your first song. Remember learn the Left Hand notes First, then memorize the chords in your Right Hand, then play them…
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Learning to play songs by ear
Week 8- Learning to play songs by ear (Coming Soon!)
Let’s combine everything we know and figure out how to play various songs of increasing difficulty
Start courseWeek 8: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Week 9
Using non-diatonic chords
Week 9- Using non-diatonic chords (Coming Soon!)
Your scales are your foundation. Let’s learn all about scales here
Start courseWeek 9: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Week 10
Tips to sound good
Week 10- Tips to sound good (Coming Soon!)
Just because you’re a beginner doesnt mean you can’t sound good. These easy tips will have folks think you’re a PRO
Start courseWeek 10: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Week 10: Practice Exercise (Coming Soon!)
Let’s practice our scales together. We will focus on playing with a metronome
Final Project!
Time to combine everything and create your masterpiece