Daily PRACTICE ROUTINES and EXERCISES for SCALES & MODES

This is a guitar lesson about practice routines to get a feel and ear for modes and scales in the most efficient way possible. In a few dense exercises containing three ways to study a scale or the modes of the major scale you grasp the essence of that scale by training your ears and technique.
Every routine consists of a (modal) progression (chords with inversions), triad arpeggios of a characteristic chord progression, and a scale run.
In this guitar tutorial we look at exercises for the modes of the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, the Phrygian dominant scale and the melodic minor scale.
You'll find an e-book with audio examples in my e-book store at:
QJamtracks.myshopify.com
Chapter selection:
0:00 Introduction
1:26 What defines a scale
3:15 Modal Trigger Notes
6:51 Chords that outline the mode
9:55 Routines for studying
10:50 Technique
12:00 Practice Routine Ionian mode
12:37 Practice Routine Dorian mode
13:13 Practice Routine Phrygian mode
13:45 Practice Routine Lydian mode
14:23 Practice Routine Mixolydian mode
14:59 Practice Routine Aeolian mode
15:29 Practice Routine Locrian mode
16:09 Other scales
16:27 Harmonic Minor scale exercise
17:11 Phrygian Dominant scale exercise
17:55 Melodic Minor scale exercise
18:41 Conclusion
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Tabs, examples and backing tracks:
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E-books with audio files:
qjamtracks.myshopify.com
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Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal
B-roll photo’s: Pixabay.com & Pexels.com
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Gear:
Strandberg Boden Prog 6 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com)
Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez RT
Ibanez AZ
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Mic: Oktava MK-012-01
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)
Neural DSP Archetype Plini & Archetype Petrucci Plugins
Social Media/contact:
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(c)2022 Rob van Hal, Netherlands
Subjects in this video:
Modes of the major scale,
Practice routines,
Practice,
Exercise,
modes for guitar,
Arpeggios,
Scale,
Guitar technique,
Ionian mode,
Dorian mode,
Phrygian mode,
Lydian mode,
Mixolydian mode,
Aeolian mode,
Locrian mode,
Harmonic minor scale,
Melodic minor scale,
Phrygian Dominant scale,
Chords and inversions,
Modes for guitar,
Guitar improvising,
Jazz guitar lesson,
Music theory lesson guitar,
Music theory,
Guitar tutorial,
Guitar lesson,
Rob van Hal,
QJamTracks,
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