Breaking These Laws
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introducing tuning
Unison, temperament, stretch.
Why Double Harmonic
You will hear this referred to as an Arabic scale, but I prefer the term "double harmonic." Arabic scale is ambiguous and there are a few of them.
Practice Anything
I was thinking about the word practice today, which just really means to do, right?
Chords Inversion Motion
In the most basic sense, a chord inversion is a way of reorganizing the notes of a chord.
Found Instrument Inspiration
Anyone who knows me knows I’m incapable of passing up an instrument at a garage sale.
grace
I want you to imagine that someone gives you a gift.
Tastty Blues Licks
So here’s the riff. What we’re seeing here is this shape, which is a weird chord because it’s kind of like an A, like a 2, but I’m playing this…
naming chords step two
Chord ID part 2. With the chord in its root position, most chords are going to sit solidly within these two pillars of a perfect fifth. This is a …
falling up
It’s okay to fall down.
Scholarship
I’m excited to announce that Beat Kitchen is launching our scholarship program with a pay what you can tuition option.
rescue archive backup
Make yourself a bootable backup drive with all your installations on it while everything still works and stick it in a drawer for when you really need …
