• Unlocking the Guitar: How Open Tuning Works, Overcoming Frustration and Embracing the Universal Language of Music

  • Jul 19 2023
  • Length: 24 mins
  • Podcast

Unlocking the Guitar: How Open Tuning Works, Overcoming Frustration and Embracing the Universal Language of Music

  • Summary

  • Episode 111 Details:

      - Solo episode announcement, with a shout-out to co-host Mojo Kemp.

      - Mention of significant transformation at Horizon School of Music

      - Teaser for a future episode on school updates.


    Visiting Bradford Elementary School:

      - Recap of recent visit to Bradford Elementary School in Burnaby, BC.

      - Jeremy McKay's summer school course on using GarageBand.

      - Emphasizing the universal language of music and "Everybody Speaks Music."

      - Sharing personal struggles to inspire the students.

      - Curiosity of the students about music from different countries.


    Exploring the Frustration of Guitar:

      - Acknowledging common frustrations in learning the guitar.

      - Lack of musicality when striking open strings.

      - Introduction of open tuning and its benefits.

      - Explanation of tuning to "DADFAD" 
          (D-A-D-F#-A-D).

      - Strumming the open strings to unlock rich and inspiring sounds.

    Unlocking the Melody:

      - Understanding the concept of melody and its connection to singing.

      - Describing a scale as organized sound.

      - Demonstrating the "do re mi fa so la ti do" scale on the thin, treble string.

      - Exploring melodic and harmonic possibilities in open D tuning.

      - Suggesting open D tuning as a helpful alternative for beginners or those with hand problems.

     Creating Melodies:

      - Encouraging the exploration of melodies through numeric patterns.

      - Using random numbers to create melodies in the class.

      - Highlighting the creative and enjoyable aspects of generating melodies.

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