Now that I can mostly play the D Major scale, I am following though by adding one more Gospel song in that key. I have selected Send...

At first glance, I thought this was going to be hard, but it only took a bit of practice to gain the muscle memory to play up and down...

The Ross Walter's course recommends the next step as taking these major scales (C,G,F,D) and learning them as dominant scales. I think...

My friend Chris Bauer always finishes his Sunday Night live chromatic harmonica performance show with the Song Smile. "Smile" is a song...

The dominant scales I'll be learning are the same as the major scales we have learned, but the 7th note of the major scale is flatted. ...

The Dorian Scale is also called the Mixolydian Scale. It is the same as the Dominant 7th scale we just studied with a flat 7th but now we...

I guess I am suffering from HAS (harmonica acquisition syndrome). My plan was not to purchase a new chromatic until I felt I had...

What is a 9th Chord Arpeggio? First an arpeggiated chord usually means a chord constructed of every other note beginning with the first...

The Dominant Mode requires we play the arpeggio and scale with the 7th note of the scale flattened. I recommend you go back to the...

All Dorian Scales Here is the video showing my practice for these scales. I have found it critical that I have pairs of notes tied...

I have been working on a presentation for the SPAH 2021 Virtual Convention, so it has been a while since I have posted any new content....

I am focusing on playing directly from music notation now. I have mentioned using note names as a crutch, which did indeed make it...

Now that I have mastered a few popular scales (add more over time) I find I can play basic melodies by ear, but do not have the skills...

Again, learning from a recording by Chris Bauer, I am tackling Can't Help Falling in Love. As a slow ballad, I was able to focus on the...

With many others, I recently attended an online instructional meeting with Great Jones. Greg, introduced us to a Jazz classic, Fly Me to...