Year: 2016
Portland Surf City
Portland Surf City Backing Track: Portland Surf City Full Song: For the full lesson, click on the PDF below: Portland Surf City
The Place of Music in the 21st Century Education
As a music instructor, continuing education is essential for long term professional growth, which is why I enrolled in The Place of Music in the 21st Century Education available on Coursera. As such, I’ll be posting personal responses to the course’s assignments in this section of the blog. Week #1: This is an exciting time to be […]
Milo’s Creepy Fun House
Backing Track: Full Song: Pdf: Milo’s Creepy Fun House of Guitar Horror
Minor Fives to Go
In this lesson, you’ll learn a great riff built around the minor pentatonic scale on the open E-strings. For a more in depth investigation of the minor pentatonic scale, check out pages 25 – 27 of The Ultimate Rock Guitar Dojo for Kids: White Belt Edition. For the full lesson, click on the PDF Below: Minor Fives […]
Monster Mayhem
Would you like to terrify your friends with an awesome guitar riff? Well, Monster Mayhem is so cool, it’s downright horrifying! Written by a 10-year-old URGD student named Milo, Monster Mayhem combines repeating single note lines, whole step bends, and a furious power chord riff. If you’re following along with the book, The Ultimate Rock […]
Sam’s Jam: A Call & Response Riff for Beginners
Call and response is one of the easiest techniques to master on the guitar. Begin by playing a simple one bar question on the guitar then answer it with a second riff. Rinse and repeat until the royalty checks to start rolling in. Sam’s Jam, co-written by 13-year-old Nathan V., is built around a simple […]