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The Dorian Mode
Jesse Strickland 1/9/18 Jesse Strickland 1/9/18

The Dorian Mode

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Why Do We Need Double Sharps?
Jesse Strickland 1/5/18 Jesse Strickland 1/5/18

Why Do We Need Double Sharps?

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Major Scale Vs. Ionian Mode
Jesse Strickland 11/13/17 Jesse Strickland 11/13/17

Major Scale Vs. Ionian Mode

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What Is A Mode?
Jesse Strickland 11/8/17 Jesse Strickland 11/8/17

What Is A Mode?

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Minor Scales Explained: Natural, Harmonic, Melodic
Jesse Strickland 11/5/17 Jesse Strickland 11/5/17

Minor Scales Explained: Natural, Harmonic, Melodic

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Augmented Sixth Chords Made Easy
Jesse Strickland 10/5/17 Jesse Strickland 10/5/17

Augmented Sixth Chords Made Easy

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The Major Scale Formula
Jesse Strickland 9/20/17 Jesse Strickland 9/20/17

The Major Scale Formula

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Building Music: What Is A Motif?
Jesse Strickland 9/6/17 Jesse Strickland 9/6/17

Building Music: What Is A Motif?

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Making Sense of Transposing Instruments
Jesse Strickland 2/4/17 Jesse Strickland 2/4/17

Making Sense of Transposing Instruments

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How To Find The Key Of Any Song
Jesse Strickland 12/28/16 Jesse Strickland 12/28/16

How To Find The Key Of Any Song

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Why are pop songs catchy?
Jesse Strickland 8/16/16 Jesse Strickland 8/16/16

Why are pop songs catchy?

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Jesse Strickland 2/18/16 Jesse Strickland 2/18/16

All About Intervals

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Jesse Strickland 10/8/15 Jesse Strickland 10/8/15

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals

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Enharmonic Equivalents
Jesse Strickland 9/29/15 Jesse Strickland 9/29/15

Enharmonic Equivalents

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16 Tips For Better Sight Reading
Jesse Strickland 9/24/15 Jesse Strickland 9/24/15

16 Tips For Better Sight Reading

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What is pitch?
Jesse Strickland 9/17/15 Jesse Strickland 9/17/15

What is pitch?

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How Time Signatures Work
Jesse Strickland 9/15/15 Jesse Strickland 9/15/15

How Time Signatures Work

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How To Count Rhythms
Jesse Strickland 9/8/15 Jesse Strickland 9/8/15

How To Count Rhythms

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Notes and Rests
Jesse Strickland 8/27/15 Jesse Strickland 8/27/15

Notes and Rests

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How Do Clefs Work?
Jesse Strickland 8/24/15 Jesse Strickland 8/24/15

How Do Clefs Work?

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