Jamming 102: a little applied knowledge. Learn about I-IV-V chords and how to follow them and still sound hip. Learn the lingo you’ll need to sit in with a band.
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Jamming 103 Level
Jamming 103: advanced knowledge applied. Enter the “real” world, going beyond basic 3-chord songs and begin to be ready for anything!
Jamming 104
Jamming 104: technical and knowledge challenges. This is the place for those who are hungary for advanced and beyond. You can play and even have a career without much of this knowledge, but it’s a good-to-know kind of thing. Ultimately, the freer you are about music and musical knowledge the
A-Toodz Level 1
A-Toodz Level 1: easy 1st position pentatonic exercises. Vocabulary building for the cool stuff. All 1st position, simple pentatonics. Reading staff notation is a must for these at this point. I will consider re-writing these to include note names and finger numbers if there is enough demand for it.
A-Toodz level 2
A-Toodz Level 2: add blue notes and coolness factor. Level 2 adds the b5th and b7th and other tricks to pentatonic scale studies. Reading staff notation is necessary to play these exactly, but if you are a non-reader, you can still benefit by trying to learn them by ear. Those
A-Toodz Level 3
A-Toodz Level 3: double stops and advanced fingering & rhythms. This is where we add all the licks and tricks including double stops and drones and syncopated rhythms. Advanced reading skills are a must for these.
Groove Toodz Lessons
Groove Toodz: short practice pieces that put the A-Toodz lick and tricks to use.