Scott Paul Johnson

Ear Training 01 | Basic Tuning and Sine Waves

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Hi Everyone,

This is another series that's been on my mind for a long time and I finally decided to go for it.

This first Ear Training lesson is about how to start tuning by ear using harmonics BUT.... it's so much more!

I got into some...

OFFICE HOURS 61 | Sunday, October 31, 4:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This batch of questions:

Question 1: Sep made a comment about playing guitar for you instead of trying to live up to some impossible standard.

2021-10-21 19:04:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 18 | Any Previous Challenge!

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Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting ...

Roles 04 | Lead Guitar | Melody, Fills, Rhythm, and Static Parts

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This is a huge lesson about your roles when you play lead guitar. It's so big that I'm waiting to film the next until until people have questions about this one. Part of the reason it's so long is because I tried to give lots of examples on the guitar. ...

OFFICE HOURS 60 | Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream as usual.

Question 1: Sep was curious about numbering the notes in a scale, then applying those numbers to a melody.

2021-10-16 18:05:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 17 | Hammer-ons

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting ...

Practice Thoughts | 06: Don't Say "I Suck at Guitar"

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-10-11 14:39:56 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 59 | Thursday, October 14, 1:00PM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

These were the questions this week:

Q1: Kayne was curious about how pentatonic shapes move together.

2021-10-08 16:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Community Challenge 16 | Write something in Melodic Minor

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This week, the community challenge is to write something in Melodic Minor.

Post your creation to 2021-10-06 00:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning 01 | Basic Technique and Triads

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In this lesson, I walk you through the basic techniques involved in slide guitar and the basic triads you can find for slide guitar in standard tuning. From there we discuss how to approach the weird tonality of slide guitar and dig into a few ways to p...

OFFICE HOURS 58 | Thursday, October 7, 1:00PM EDT

Going live in 20! I hope to see you there!!

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Here is a hard link to the Q&A: https://youtu.be/uIOc9WfcuZo

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Community Challenge 15 | Write something sad

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Hi Everyone,

For this week's Community Challenge: Write something sad

Sometimes writing something sad can make you feel really good! Sometimes writing something sad can make you feel more sad, but in a good way.

How do you write...

Lyrics with Ben | Three Prong Writing

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Hi Everyone!

This lesson is a little different. It's a conversation with my friend and bandmate, Ben Carson. This is hopefully the first of many conversations. Let me know if you'd like me to continue this conversation and get more specific about each of these lyric...

OFFICE HOURS 57 | Wednesday, Sept 29, 11AM EDT

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Hi Everyone,

This was a great stream. Great questions all around

Intro and welcome

Question 1: Jack want...

Community Challenge 14 | Major Key

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Hi Everyone,

Every week I post a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting ...

Roles 03 | Rhythm Guitar | Tertiary Rhythm

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In this Third installment of ROLES, we're talking about that weird situation where there are already a bunch of guitar players.... How do I play rhythm guitar if someone else is already playing rhythm guitar?

I give a few strategies and offer som...

OFFICE HOURS 56 | Thursday, Sept 23 11:00AM EDT

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I'd like to offer a huge apology to those who showed up on time at 11AM only to be met with a blank screen as I slowly got ready to stream at 2pm, a time that I pulled out of thin air. I was so certain that I scheduled the stream for 2PM that I didn't t...

Community Challenge 13 | Write a melody on one string

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Hi Everyone,

Every week, I've been posting a Community Challenge. This is an opportunity for my Patrons to explore writing music. Sometimes it's about apply some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in ...

Practice Thoughts | 05: Scott's Practice Method

Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2021-09-13 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post

OFFICE HOURS 55 | Wednesday, Sept 15 2:00PM EST

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Hi Everyone,

Very few questions this week! But good ones.

Question 1: Dennis was wondering about how different kinds of scales (like blues scales or #6 scales) affect a blues solo. I ta...

OFFICE HOURS 54 | Friday, Sept 10, 12:00PM EST

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Here are the questions from this Office Hours

Question 1: Mathias had some questions about how to mute strings when you're playing in the middle of the fingerboard.

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Community Challenge 12 | Write a I vi ii V chord progression

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Hi Everyone,

What is the weekly community challenge?
It is a chance for my Patrons to apply what they've been learning by writing some music. You're invited to participate in whatever capacity you're able - wether you're a beginning ...