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Articles Published by Dennis Winge

Basic Musicianship Skills for Guitarists

Blues, part 1

Bonus: Just Being at the Guitar

Bonus: Make It Stick – the fastest ways to learn

Bonus: Mindset by Carol Dweck

Bonus: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Chad’s personal files

Chart Reading Symbols / How to Make Chord Chart

Chord Switching, how to play along with your favorite songs

chords, 5 basic chord types

Chords, Add9 and 9th chords

Chords, CAGED Embellishments, part 7, most common, by shape

Chords, half-diminished, diminished, and augmented

Chords, Open Chords, major 7 and minor 7

Chords, Playing Harmonizing Scales

Chords, Power Chords, part 4, stadium rock backing tracks

Chords, Sus Chords

Chords, Triads, part 1, all 5 shapes and implementing

Chords, Triads, part 2, minor triads

Chords, Triads, part 3, harmonized scales

Chords, Triads, part 4, embellishing

Chords, Triads, part 4, strategies for practicing triads

Chords, Triads, part 4b, embellishing part II

Chords, Triads, part 5, implementing triads

Chords, Ultimate Guide to Voicings for More Advanced Chords

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 4, r&b and gospel loops

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 5, Santana

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 6, JOTC tracks

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 7, JOTC tracks

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 10, advanced ear training

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 13, hearing the modes

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 1b, introduction

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 8, hearing chords 1

Commuter Audio: Master List

For Music Geeks Only

Fretboard Theory, Arpeggios, 7th chords

Fretboard Theory, Arpeggios, Major and Minor Triads

Fretboard Theory, CAGED system, introduction and overview

Fretboard Theory, CAGED system, Why Learn the CAGED system?

Fretboard Theory, Diminished

Fretboard Theory, pedal point exercises

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Fretboard Theory, Taking CAGED through the Circle of Fifths

Fretboard Theory, targeting a root

Jazz, “The Real Easy Book” vol. 1 & 2

Jazz, Building a Repertoire

Modes, part 10, modes and arpeggios

Modes, part 12, I IV V chords in each mode

Modes, part 2

Modes, part 3

Modes, part 7, writing modal etudes

Music Theory, bluesifying / gospelizing diatonic progressions

Music Theory, Circle of Fifths, part 2 – uses of

Music Theory, Harmony – origins of rock and roll (analyzing and playing “Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin”)

Music Theory, How Melody and Harmony Interact, part 1 & 2

Music Theory, How Melody and Harmony Interact, part 3

Music Theory, Introduction to Melody, part 1

Music Theory, Introduction to Melody, part 2

Music Theory, Making Melodies to Progressions

Music Theory, Modern Harmony Simplified

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Music Theory, Seven Elements of Music

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Music Theory, Thinking in Numbers

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Participating in Student Concert / Recital

Reading, Brent Block book part 1

Reading, David Oakes Book, audio for certain exercises

Reading, multiple level reading pieces

Reading, tips on sight-reading

Rhythm, Feeling the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave on Guitar

Rhythm, Feeling the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave on Guitar, part 2

Rhythm, map – all groupings

Rhythm, map – part 1, 8th notes, groupings of 2, 4, 8

Rhythm, map – part 2, 16th notes

Rhythm, map – part 3, triplets, groupings of 3, 6, 12

Rhythm, straight vs. swing feel, part 1

Rhythm, syncopation, Afro-Cuban bell patterns

Rhythm, syncopation, Mozambique patterns

Rhythm, versatility, part 1, intro to

Rhythm, versatility, part 2, workout

Soloing, alternate picking, part 3, integrating alternate picking with hammer-ons & pull-offs / legato playing

Soloing, Building Speed

Soloing, Contour Shifts

Soloing, Counterpoint

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements, Palm Muting

Soloing, Ghost Chord Soloing

Soloing, How to Build a Solo

Soloing, Legato Playing, part 1, introduction

Soloing, Legato Playing, part 2, rhythmic integration

Soloing, major scales

Soloing, major scales, 3 notes per string

Soloing, Minor Pentatonics as they fit with CAGED

Soloing, Overview of Scales & Tools Needed for Good Soloing

Soloing, Pathways, part 1, Minor

Soloing, Pathways, part 2, Major

Soloing, Phrasing, 2-bar rhythmic repetition

Soloing, Phrasing, introduction

Soloing, Sequences, part 1

Soloing, Sequences, part 2

Soloing, Two-Hand Synchronization

Soloing, Using Arpeggios to Think Vertically

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Songwriting, Part 10, all about melody part I

Songwriting, Part 17, interaction between melody & chords / using arpeggios to foster melodic construction

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Songwriting, Part 18, using chromatics for harmony & melody

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Songwriting, Part 19, integrating elements

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Songwriting, Part 5 – rhythmic aspects of melody-writing

Songwriting, writing etudes

Strumming, part 10, more syncopation with Partido Alto groove

Strumming, part 3, other time signatures and feels

Strumming, part 6, advanced strums from fakebook

Strumming, part 8, funk rhythm guitar

Student 2-year Anniversary Message

Student 7-month Anniversary Message

Student 90-day Anniversary Message

Student Goal-Setting Resources

Student Repertoire – Book 2

Student Repertoire – Book 3

Student Repertoire – Book 4

Student Repertoire – Holidays

Student Repertoire – Jam Tunes

Technique, Advanced Mechanics

Technique, Great Guitar Technique

Training, Practice Tracker

Training, Ultimate Guide to Practicing Efficiently