[Scott M]

Hi Tony.

Very helpful,thank you.Thank you for pointing me to the relevant courses.

Scott

[Scott M]

Hi Tony.

My question is about the melodic minor modes rather than the major modes .I hope its ok to post in this section.

I am nipping away at the melodic minor mode lessons and got confused on the altered scale lesson.Specificaly the scales we can use over the Dom 7 chord.I get the theory behind using the lydian modes but don’t get why we can use the Mixolydian here,seeing as there isn’t a “natural ” 4th degree in the altered scale.Is it a passing tension note between chord tones we can use?Apologies for not making the webinar.My laptop doesn’t seem to like zoom for some reason.

Scott

[Scott M]

Hi Tony.

Yes,thank you.The mode studies on the fingerboard are definately a must, particularly the ones that go from the lowest to highest notes.I have been looking at a couple of sax solos with a view to transcribing thinking that might help .Also to see what notes are being played over the chords.And for phrasing .

Scott

[Scott M]

Practice time 2hrs in the morning if possible,1 hr in the evening.Not every day but as often as possible.
Sight reading a fresh tune .One of my difficulties.Choosing the correct area to play is a bit tricky.Looking a bar or two ahead, choosing the best fingering, looking at the bass to find the notes, also remembering to stick to the Key signature and trying for good technique all at once.Once the metronome is on it all gets grabby and erratic.Once the piece is learned, all is good.

Horizontal playing.Very happy playing across the strings in a limited area.never did much playing up and down the one string until recently.So trying to play as much of the sight reading pieces on one string at the moment, just to try and get comfortable with it.

Scott

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