A new worksheet is available on the Lydian mode. The worksheet will require your student to figure out diatonic triads and seventh chords in the Lydian mode. This will reinforce the student's understanding of Lydian and help them apply the mode in their playing.
More worksheets and lesson plans on the modes are available in the Lesson Materials Section.
This worksheet will cover Lydian mode - the fourth mode of the major scale. Like the other mode worksheets, this one will teach your student to harmonize the mode using diatonic triads and seventh chords. This will give your student great practice in the theory involved and will help them understand the mode. After your student fully understands the intervals, chords and notes used in each Lydian mode, they will have an easier time applying the mode in their playing.
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This worksheet works best when combined with a guitar lesson plan on Lydian. See the related lesson below for more Lydian resources.
A new worksheet is available to help you teach your student the Phrygian mode. The worksheet requires the student to figure out diatonic triads and seventh chords on different degrees of the Phrygian mode. This exercise is a great way to understand the mode and it will help the student use the mode in their improvisation. Using this worksheet in combination with SCA-06, a guitar lesson plan on Phrygian, is the best way to teach your student about the mode.
There are more worksheets on the other modes as well as guitar lesson plans in the Lesson Materials Section.
This worksheet will teach your student how to figure out what chords fit within the Phrygian mode. They will learn how to harmonize each scale degree using both diatonic triads as well as seventh chords. Having this understanding of the Phrygian mode will help your student use the mode in their improvising later on. If the student understands the intervals and chords used in the mode they will find it easier to apply the mode.
It's recommended you give your student an in-depth lesson on Phrygian before giving this worksheet. SCA-06 provides a handy reference sheet on the Phrygian mode and is a good starting point.
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As Phrygian is the third mode, it's worth teaching your student about Ionian and Dorian first. These resources can be accessed in the Lesson Materials Section.
A new worksheet is available focusing on Dorian mode. The worksheet will help your student understand the mode by asking them to figure out diatonic triads and seventh chords within various Dorian modes. Once your student learns to answer these questions they will be able to apply the mode easier and understand what chords relate to the mode.
Check out the related lessons and worksheets in the Lesson Materials Section.
This worksheet will teach your student how to figure out chords that fit within the Dorian mode. Once your student can easily answer the exercises they will gain a better understanding of the mode and how to apply it. It's recommended you teach the student about the mode first using our guitar lesson plan SCA-05 before giving this worksheet. The exercises will ask the student to figure out the correct diatonic triads and seventh chords within the mode. For example: the diatonic triad built on the third degree of D Dorian is F Major and uses the notes F, A & C. With this level of understanding the student will be able to easily apply the mode in their improvising as they will understand which chords the mode will work with as well as any target tones to work with.
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Before giving this worksheet to your student, give them WMO-01 which focuses on the Ionian mode.
A new worksheet series has been created to help you teach your student modes. The first worksheet released is on the Ionian mode. It will give your student simple exercises to really understand the theory behind the Ionian mode. Your student will learn how to figure out the diatonic triads and seventh chords on any degree of the mode. This is a great skill that not many guitarists learn so by giving this worksheet to your student they will be ahead of the pack.
More worksheets and related lessons are available in the Lesson Materials Section.
This worksheet will help your student understand Ionian mode and how to figure out how to harmonize it. The exercises are simple and with a bit of understanding of the theory behind the mode. By the end your student will be able to figure out the correct diatonic triad as well as seventh chord based on any degree of Ionian. Eg: The diatonic triad built on the third degree of C Ionian is E minor and uses the notes E, G & B.
Your student may have trouble at first but once they understand the theory they will be able to easily complete the exercises. It's recommended you give the resource SCA-04 to the student first before this worksheet. As Ionian uses the same notes as the Major scale, this worksheet is extremely valuable as it will help the student learn to harmonize the Major scale.
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A new guitar lesson plan is available to teach your student how to improvise using arpeggios to achieve a Spanish sound. This is a great lesson if your student is currently learning how to improvise. It's also handy practice for anybody learning fingerpicking as the arpeggio shapes used are very simple. Your student will learn the Phrygian-dominant mode and how to apply it.
More Spanish and Flamenco style lessons will be available shortly.
This lesson plan will help you teach your student how to improvise using the Phrygian-dominant mode and create a Spanish sound. Using very simple arpeggio shapes your student will learn to come up with their own interesting melodies while keeping a rhythm. This is excellent exercise for any student - not just those wanting to learn the Spanish style. The exercises will also give your student practice with fingerpicking.
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Your student doesn't need to understand anything about modes or theory at this point. It does help if they understand the theory behind the mode but even beginners can use this lesson plan without any trouble.