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1.Concepts
Major Scale & Key
Major Pattern
T - T - S - T - T - T - S
Tone = Whole Step (+ 2 notes)
SemiTone = Half Step (+ 1 notes)
Scale Steps
In C Major
C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
I ii iii IV V vi vii I
2. Warm Up
Major Scale Exercises
Basic Up & Down
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Normal scale exercise
Dropping Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 3 2
1 2 3 2
1 2 1
Go up and down the scale, removing one note each time.
Jumps
1. Arpeggio
1 3 5 7 8 7 5 3 1
1. Climbing
1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6 8 7 9 8
3. Nashville Number System
in C Major
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
I ii iii IV V vi vii I
Play example progressions to any drum beats
1. I V vi IV
2. I IV vi V
3. I IV V
4. ii V I
5. I vi IV V
6. I IV ii V
7. I iii IV V
8. I IV I V
Drum Beat Jam Track
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