Over the course of lots of lessons, here are some resources that have proven incredibly helpful for many of my students and in my own personal study.
GENERAL RESOURCES:
Many of these resources apply to all instruments and are useful as study and practice tools and for songwriting.
- Understanding Keys
- Circle of Fifths
- The Nashville Number System
GUITAR:
These resources have helped hundreds of students move toward mastery of the guitar. I’m excited to be compiling these tools and ways of understanding to help you in your own journey with the guitar!
- Scales
- 6 Essential Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scales
- Simple Melodies: Twinkle, Old MacDonald, Ode to Joy
- Playing Chords
- A Beginner’s Guide
- Open Chords
- Movable shapes: 2-Note Shapes, 3-Note Shapes, CAGED system
- Changing chords
- Mastering Different Keys
- Cadences
- Triad exercises
- Gear
- Guitar Care
- Effects
Click here for resources specific to songwriting!
You can see that several reference sheets and tutorials are in progress, so check back soon for more resources! If there’s something specific that you’re looking for help with, feel free to leave a comment below or email learn@christripolino.com