The relationship between chords and scales run deep. After learning about scales and then about chords, it's useful to see how they relate to each other. In today's lesson we'll be covering that as we talk about Diatonic Chords. 

The second episode of my music theory video series is on chords construction. In this video, we focus on the four main triad types: major, minor, diminished and augmented as well as what major and minor thirds are. I think the coolest part

After a lot of research, learning, and preparation I'm very excited to blend my passion for video editing and music education with the first video in an on-going music theory video series that will be released on my YouTube channel. The

Tori Kelly and Kirk Franklin's record "Hiding Place" is a wonderful record, well deserving of the awards it's won. A couple months ago when I was preparing for a church gig I put together a quick fingerstyle arrangement of the tune 

Rami Malek and the rest of the cast of "Bohemian Rhapsody" did such a great job capturing the magic of the Queen/Freddie Mercury story. It took me a while to get to see it, but it was definitely worth the wait. It made me go back

Russell Malone is definitely one of my favorite players around. His technique and feel are monstrous and I love hearing him combine all the vastly different influences in his playing into something that is completely different and all his 

Lettuce is without a doubt one of my favorite funk groups around today. Besides their regular guitarist, Eric Krasno being an amazing player, they've recorded with the legendary John Scofield as well. This tune really spoke to me, and

One day, I'll regularly transcribe someone who's not Pat Metheny, but until that day, here's a gem of his as a sideman on a Michael Brecker record. This one is from Brecker's 1996 release "Tales From the Hudson". This absolutely

I have a Christmas gig coming up centered around the Charlie Brown Christmas album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, so I thought I'd do a quick transcription this week to prepare. This one is Skating, and original by Vince with some really

I heard this one off of Roy Haynes' 1997 album "Te Vou". It features such talent as Christian McBride and Pat Metheny. While it's another simple little blues with a simple pentatonic melody, it just has that special something. While the