Very good to know. It's by practicing simple exercises that you make the most progress ( at least for me ..... ) 🤣

woooow :O

I've been working through these as intervals and not thinking about the note names. Bad idea?

This is brilliant Tom-I see why you wrote it for dummies as there's quite a few in the comments 😂

Superb, very melodious.

Very nice, the richness of the intervals well used. Are there tablatures in your book? Thank you.

How about fixing your audio, it’s awful.

Very interesting, thank you. Happy musical new year.

Thank you for the lesson. A thought on the format: if you are only using 6 strings, why not use a 6 string guitar for this lesson?

The game with the tenth is from the Martin Taylor school..It's nice and efficient.

Nice Christmas 😏

Pleasant conversation. I look forward to more.

Cool, always in season !😉 Greetings from France.

I'd see these guys do this in '79-80. Wonderful.

Fantastic, eye opening video

Super !!!!!!!!

Awesome job

I love your music , is the material in standard tuning pls?

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing 🙌

As a huge Vai fan, I think everything after Real Illusions: Reflections is crap. Sorry.

looking forward to it

Nice interview, though perhaps too focused on Mick Goodrick. I was hoping that the influence of Ralph Towner on Muthspiel's style of playing, which is huge, would come up but it didn't. Quite important. Too bad. A bit more steering along the way would have allowed to cover more ground. It's the only thing I missed here. Thanks again.

Cool chords... great to hear them explained by Ben. And I'm glad I play piano so I can reach those voicings!😅

The Mode he mentions is called the "Kamavardini", from the South Indian "72 Melakarta Ragas". Using Universal Music Theory found in the "Guitar Totality" book, this Mode is listed as 7-Note Scale #54 (5th Mode), or just the 5th Mode of 7-Note #54. Guitar Totality contains All Possible Scales and Modes on the Guitar, using the 12 notes of the Chromatic Scale. 🌎✌🎸🎶

What a fabulous interview with Wolfgang, his command of jazz and classical is just staggering! Thanks for posting!

Thank you, Wolfgang and ModernGuitarHarmony! Such wonderful knowledge and stories to share.

The Chord King!

Big head chords for big hands. Awesome sounds

Huge hands

"Planetarium" is a brilliant piece of music. Thank you for the interview!

Hi, may I know which model of telecaster do you use? it looks like an american pro II roasted pine... and which string gauge do you use?

Thank you both. Much appreciated.

His explanation and knowlegdge is sublime, abstract but makes sense.

Yes! Looking forward for this intervju.

I always thought Ben Monder was and continues to be so ahead of his time. His contribution to electric guitar and contemporary music is immense. First time I saw him play was in a jazz festival in Colombia with Antonio Arnedo almost 30 years ago. He continues to evolve and explore new musical realms and states of consciousness in music.

My suggestion: link the song he mentions in description.

Just joined!

We are having a Deep Dive with Ben where you can ask him anything about music on Sunday 3rd November. See the Modern Guitar Harmony Patreon page for more details.

I like how your logo is a play on the cover of Mick Goodrick's book. Hopefully it sells just as well

Brilliant interview ... very informative. Thanks so much!

thanks for doing the interview. this guy is a unique talent on the instrument. Truly astonishing pieces he puts together. Level of complexity and difficulty extremely high.

I did listened to the entire thing on september 27th in one sitting, it was an extraordinary experience. I absolutely recommend doing that, and it really enhances all the pieces to have them all together like that. Makes every track stronger and creates a one of a kind musical experience.

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Thanks for the interview. I liked "Planetarium", but Bleckmann’s colorless falsetto gets quite monotonous, repetitive and tiring, specially in the longer pieces. Save for that, this is really a tour de force recording and a milestone in Monder’s catalogue.

Great interview. A true “who knew” revelation ! I love you Mr Vai!!

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Excellent! How did you get this interview? Well done, sir

Thanks for making this content and breaking down these concepts for us Tom. I really appreciate your hard work and your skill.

Thank you Modern Guitar Harmony! So nice to hear Mick and Randy together. I studied with both, Mick and Randy in the 1970's. Mick was instrumental in inspiring me to develop a curriculum studying the Therapeutic uses of Sound and Music in order to facilitate relaxation, sleep, altered states and peace. Which led me into 30 years of travelling the world, composing, recording, mastering, and producing lots of amazing music and musicians. Thank you Mick!! And so great to see his legacy continue on. I still have the typewritten initial manuscript he gave me in the 70s which led to his first publication. What a sense of humor!