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New lesson material: The Memphis Scale

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section on the 'Memphis Scale'. The 'Memphis Scale' is actually just a nickname for a certain way of improvising and it isn't a scale. This is a great way of learning to improvise and if your student has trouble coming up with musical sounding phrases and ideas when using the Pentatonic Scale, they will love playing using the Memphis Scale. The included lesson instructions will explain everything in detail so even if you have never heard of this before you can quickly learn it and teach it effectively.

Access the lesson here: INT-07 The Memphis Scale

More lesson plans on improvisation can be found in the Lesson Materials Section here.

New lesson material: Blues Scale

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section covering the Blues Scale. This scale is great to teach your student how to improvise and get a blues sound. It also teaches them how certain intervals create interesting sounds when compared to the underlying chords. The Blues Scale is closely related to the minor pentatonic scale so make sure your student learns that scale before looking at this one.

Access the lesson materials here: SCA-03 Blues Scale

Other lesson plans on various scales and modes are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

New lesson material: Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales

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A new lesson plan has been included in the Lesson Materials Section on Pentatonic Scales. As these scales have been discussed in length in INT-01, this resource is a handy reference sheet you can give your student. The clearly labelled diagrams make it an excellent teaching tool.

Access the material here: SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales

You can access other similar resources including the seven basic modes in the SCA series found in the Lesson Materials Section here.

New lesson material: Locrian Mode

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section covering the Locrian mode. Locrian is the seventh of seven basic modes so you now have a complete set of resources you can use to teach your student modes. Locrian is a chaotic sounding mode and has very little practical uses but it's still worth teaching to your student as it brings the theory full circle.

Access the lesson here: SCA-10 Locrian Mode

All the other lesson plans for modes are available in the Lesson Materials Section.

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New lesson material: Three note legato exercises

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A new lesson plan has been included in the Lesson Materials Section on legato exercises using three notes per string. This lesson follows on from EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises and it's recommended you give your student that lesson plan first before using this one. These exercises can be used to help your student learn various scales and two scales are used in the exercises.

Access the lesson here: EXE-07 Three Note Legato Exercises

More exercises are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

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More updates on the new features will be available shortly in the News Section.

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New lesson material: Two note legato exercises

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section covering legato exercises. These exercises use two notes at a time to help your student stretch their fingers out. More exercises will be added later on focusing on three and four notes at once. These exercises work best when practiced along with a metronome and the included lesson instructions will show you how to do it effectively.

Access the lesson here: EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises

More exercises are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

New lesson material: Aeolian mode

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A new lesson plan is available in the Lesson Materials Section covering the Aeolian mode. Aeolian is the sixth of seven basic modes and worth teaching. Because Aeolian uses the same notes as the Minor Scale, your student will like the fact that they can learn one basic shape to cover two ways of improvising. The included lesson instructions will help you teach the materials effectively.

Access the materials here: SCA-09 Aeolian Mode

The other lesson plans on the modes are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

New Teaching Materials: String Skipping and Arpeggios

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A new lesson plan is available in the Lesson Materials Section covering string skipping and arpeggios. The exercises in this lesson plan will introduce your students to using arpeggios as well as using string skipping. The exercises have been designed to allow your student to understand why arpeggios are so popular. The included lesson instructions will ensure you explain the materials in an effective way.

Access the lesson here: EXE-04 String Skipping Arpeggios

More exercises are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.