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A daily music-related Podcast, from the perspective of a professional musician. Thoughts on Harmony, Melody, Improvisation, Composition, Guitar and the day-by-day challenges of being a music...
Here it is guys! The podcast is back! I finally was able to get back into a schedule to make these videos. Excited to be doing another break...
Hi everyone, it's here! the 2021 album launch - My newest record upright is out and I couldn't be happier! Lots of work went into this and I...
Why do these chords sound so good? That's a great question. In this episode I'm gonna attempt to answer that - by looking at this particular...
You asked, you shall receive! a deep insight on the All I Need Challenge by the great Jacob Collier. That's what we are covering on this epi...
A lot of you have asked: How did I Orchestrate Christmas Time is Here, the gorgeous Vince Guaraldi classic! That's what's gonna be answered...
All right, some of my Patrons at Patreon (and some of you guys in the comments as well) have been asking me about walking bass for the past...
All right gang! Here's the new podcast episode, another Anatomy of a Song one where I do a full breakdown of the just released new single Up...
Playing Giant Steps on guitar was always quite a challenge for me. The "go-to" tune when it comes to master your technique, harmonic...
You have been asked for more anatomy of a song videos and here we go - You ask you shall receive! On today's episode of the Speaking of Harm...
How's a song composed? So many processes, many possibilities that are hard to quantify. With this Anatomy of a Song, I'm breaking down the p...
I get asked all the time about fluidity and transitioning throughout the fingerboard with ease and on a smooth way. In this episode of the p...
In this episode of the podcast I address a common concept that I use to create harmony without the vertical aspect of the chord structures -...
In this episode I talk about the top 5 common mistakes I see guitarists do while playing samba on guitar. Those are very foundation-based on...
You've probably read somewhere that you should avoid certain notes while playing certain chords or avoid landing in a certain note while wor...
In this episode I'm showing these two chords - both subdominants - which have the same notes and the exact same voicings and are labeled dif...
I'm back! Yes! it's great to have the podcast back in action after a considerable hiatus. I'll be doing a few episodes during the week, inst...
In this episode I talk about two non-harmonic tones closing out this mini-series of my mostly used ones. This time I'm covering both anticip...
In this episode I cover another frequently used non-harmonic tone: the escape tone. I show most of the instances in which it appears and dif...
In this episode I address one of my favorite non-harmonic tones: The Appoggiatura. I show the different ways one can use it, how it opens up...
In this episode I continue to talk about non-harmonic tones. This time I address the passing tone, with some examples and different ways you...
In this episode I address a real important subject, Non-Harmonic Tones. I did briefly talk about it before on past episodes but not in a det...
In this episode I talk about a very important trait of the guitar - the ability to play the same pitch with different tone color - Timbre. T...
In this episode I address a very requested subject - my use of what I call the "Adjacent 5th Chord". I show several ways I apply thi...
In this episode I talk about how important a melody actually is. A great melody can be dressed in so many ways through all kinds of harmony...
In this episode I'm taking a look at the third part of the "bass voice mini series" - the actual absence of the bass! Playing rootle...
In this episode I continue to explore the use of the bass voice. This time talking about using bass as a pedal, showing how it can be a grea...
In this episode I address another question: How to use the bass voice more effectively. One can approach it from so many angles but on this...
In this episode I address a question regarding a couple episodes ago: when dealing with progressions containing same type of chords (all Maj...
In this episode - the alternate tuning extravaganza!!! I show a few very unusual alternate tunings used by the greats Dory Caymmi and Toninh...
On this episode I show two examples of music from the Minas Geraes region in Brazil, by the great Lô Borges (often recorded by Milton Nascim...
On this episode I address a question by a follower: Should I use a capo on my guitar? I do address the question, weighting the convenience o...
In this episode I talk about the steel string guitar and how sonically different it is compared to the nylon acoustic. I talk about the diff...
In this episode I talk about a particular aspect of playing guitar grooves (specially the Brazilian grooves): tight, short figured and rhyth...
In this episode I talk about a pretty particular technique: The Slap. I show how I frequently use it, show the different scenarios and appli...
In this episode I talk about another awesome groove - The Partido Alto. A great sub set of samba that has a very particular rhythmic outline...
In this episode I talk about this famous groove: Samba Funk. I show where it came from, the basics and its applications. Enjoy!
30 episodes! Wow, that's overwhelming.. Thank you SO MUCH for following me along on this series.. In this video I'm trying to sum up all I h...
In this episode I show 6 of my mostly used samba grooves. I show how specific they are and the best scenarios to apply them. Enjoy!
In this episode, another highly requested, I talk about the basic differences between Samba and Bossa Nova - their similarities and their pa...
In this episode I tackle a recurring question: How do you deal with phrasing and accents in Brazilian music? I talk about the different appr...
In this episode I dive into what's known as the Brazilian "Swing" of the 16th notes, a very particular way of how the rhythms are fe...
In this episode, another highly requested one, I go into exploring a bit of the Quartal Chord Voicings - something heavily used but jazz art...
In this episode, duo to so many requests, I dive in some of the harmonies used by the great Swedish trio Dirty Loops, a super group that has...
What's a Melodic Axis? In this episode I talk about something that is also commonly called "Guide Tones", a look into how all the di...
In this episode I talk about odd meters and a few strategies on how to comp over these bars, how to bring in arpeggios into the mix and gett...
In this episode I address a question from a subscriber, who complements the relaxed way he sees me playing and asks me to talk about my tech...
In this episode, very familiar sounds: Diatonic Riffs. Showing how one can explore these as a melodic gesture as well as incorporating it in...
In this episode I present to you the Classical Baritone Guitar - what a beautiful instrument. Per request, I show a little bit of the instru...
In this episode I address a commonly asked one: How do you create non-diatonic progressions. I show one of the strategies I personally use t...
In this episode I show this cool trick you can do on guitar, taking advantage of the way the open strings are tuned - where you can achieve...