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Circle of Fifths explained

By on March 4, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Aeolian Mode, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gigger Level, Ionian Mode, Jamming 102, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Scale, Minor Scale, Music Mechanics

Maybe you have heard of the concept of the “Circle of Fifths” before?   It sounds like it will be a pretty ominous and daunting topic, doesn’t it? I will try to simplify and make it useful here.   <<::>> Sorry, you must be an officially registered FJi member to view

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Circle of Fifths Loop Track

By on March 4, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, Dorian Mode, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Style Studies, V7b9 scale

Here’s a cool loop track that takes you all the way around the Circle of Fifths, each five notes away from the one before. Why is this a useful study? The Five (V) to One (I) cadence, or chord movement as been a dominant motion in music for the

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iFiddle 2 – Scales, Arpeggios & Practice

By on January 31, 2015 in A minor, Ab minor, Artist Level, B minor, Bb minor, Blues, Blues Scale, Bulletin Board, By Key, By Scale, C minor, C# minor, Cajun-Zydeco, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D minor, Db minor, Diminished Scale, E minor, Eb minor, F minor, F# minor, Founder’s Blog, G minor, G# minor, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, iFiddle Magazine, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Music Mechanics, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle

Here’s a nice little video, the second I’ve done for Mike Spears’ iFiddlemag.com, featuring my thoughts on scales, arpeggios and what part practice plays in improvisation.  …you may be surprised at my answer!  I’m actually rather proud of this unscripted piece.  I hope you enjoy and benefit from it!  

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V7b9 Chord Substitution

By on January 11, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, Bossa Nova, By Key, By Scale, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, V7b9 scale

The V7b9 (“five-seven-flat-nine” or “dominant-seven-flat-nine” or 1-3-5-b7-b9) chord is not really a full substitution of the whole chord with another, but this time, more simply just an addition to a chord, with the flatted ninth of the chord’s key added to your scale while improvising …whether that note is

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Loop Tracks

By on July 12, 2012 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, Fiddle Jam, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, New Jam Lessons, New Jam lessons

 Fiddle Jam Institute Jam-Along Loop Tracks Fiddle Jam Institute Student Looptrack A5 There’s one of these in every key available to enrolled “All Access Pass” members.  Great for improvisation and intonation practice! Join now!  Compare memberships here. <<::>>  Fiddle Jam Institute Jam-Along Loop Tracks  Check out

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