Dean came round tonight for some music theory tuition. He’s going to be the bassist in the band and is quite concerned that he may not have as much experience or competence as other members of the band. He is perfectly competent and quick to learn, so it is important at this point to encourage confidence. We went through the pentatonic minor scale: the various ways of playing it, how to transpose it to another key and of course how to work out which pentatonic minor to use over which key.
Dean was a little taken aback by how it was simultaneously simple and effective, and the look on his face was that of someone who has just encountered irrefutable proof of voodoo. All week he has been trawling through internet guides on how to read music and has become like a man possessed, determined to assimilate as much information as he can, in as short a time as possible. Seeing the simplicity of the pentatonic minor, and the doors it has opened will only serve to fuel this fire.
Dean is a man trying to get somewhere in a hurry, and I have just filled his tank with liquid Schwartz.
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Thanks again for the little lesson I learnt sooo much and some of it stuck, this is the reason why I'm yawning in work as I spent most of the night wide-eyed going over the 55 minute introduction to the pentatonic minor scale. This is also why I'm struggling to type as my fingers are developing callouses and are a little sore.
PS are you saying voodoo isn't real? you haven't tried my cooking clearly!
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