PlaySpot Daily: Mini Lessons, Beats & Tracks for Practice
Turn Scales → Melodies
This is a play-along practice session using a drone in E with a beat as the backdrop. The goal isn’t just to run scales; it’s to train your ear, create melodies, and start thinking like a soloist. You’ll practice: - Hearing intervals against a root note - Turning scales into melodic ideas - Developing your soloing vocabulary through deep listening - Relaxing into a meditative “no wrong notes” zone—a perfect way to practice and try ideas without stress.
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A Breakdown of David Gilmour’s All-Time Classic Solo.
This one’s all about the nuanced articulations.
You can practically sing this incredible solo by heart, but can you play it? In this tutorial I break down some of the essential lines and phrases so you can add some killer solo vocab to your repertoire—not just to play this piece, but to expand your own solo ideas for pentatonic playing in general.
Metronome practice… deep down you know it’s vitally important, so why don’t you do it more?!?
Good timing, rhythm, and groove is what truly creates the magic behind the music you love. From Louis Armstrong and Iron Maiden, to Hendrix and Vulfpeck, having great time allows you to play with precision, but also stretch your feel in ways that create individual personality, gluing notes and chords together in a way that connects with listeners.
In upcoming lessons and sessions, I’ll show exactly how you can use the metronome in your practice routine in the most fun and effective ways possible, so you can hone your inner clock.
Like eating your Wheaties, but with a big ol’ spoonful of sugar on top.
But don’t delay, the metronome is here for you right now, just waiting for you to get started.
Play-along tracks.
The player you see here is where you’ll find any practice tracks that are used in lessons, plus drones for scale practice and more.
The player will be updated regularly, so always check back for new grooves, chord progressions, and drum loops.
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