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Piano: 1-5-8 Left Hand Roll

Kevin School Of Music

One of the most valuable tools my first piano teacher give me was the left hand roll.  If you are just starting out, this will open up a ton of possibilities for your piano playing.  This piano lesson is a beginning discussion for rolling the left hand into your right hand using the 1, 5, & 8 of the scale degree.

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Guitar: The Cage System

Kevin School Of Music

      In this lesson we discuss how to play scales using the Cage Systems and how to find a lick in the different positions of the Cage System across the neck of the guitar.   [button link=”http://kevinwestmusic.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/scales-cagesystempatterns.pdf” color=”blue3″ newwindow=”yes”] Cage System/Scale Diagrams[/button] Continue Reading No Comments

Guitar: Triads & Alternative Voicings

Kevin School Of Music

      This is a great lesson for beginner to intermediately skilled guitar players.  Learning to playing alternative voicings & triads will open up your playing and allow you to blend a second guitar in the overall mix. As you will hear in the demonstration in the video, adding a second guitar in a different position sounds great.  This principle can be easily applied to electric guitars.     [button link=”http://kevinwestmusic.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/triadsandalternativechordvoicings.pdf” color=”blue3″ newwindow=”yes”] Triads & Alt Chord Voicings Chart[/button] Continue Reading No Comments