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Articles Published by Dennis Winge

Basic Musicianship Skills for Guitarists

Bass – constructing bass lines

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

Chart Reading Symbols / How to Make Chord Chart

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 4: A, D & E

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 5: various songs

Chord Switching, how to play along with your favorite songs

chords, 5 basic chord types

Chords, Add9 and 9th chords

Chords, Barre Chords, part 1 – “E” shapes

Chords, Barre Chords, part 2, “A” shapes

Chords, Barre Chords, part 3

Chords, Barre Chords, part 4 – implementing

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

Chords, Chord Vocabulary Workout, part 1, 5 progressions

Chords, embellishing “E” and “A” shape barre chords

Chords, half-diminished, diminished, and augmented

Chords, Hierarchy

Chords, introduction to moveable chords

Chords, Open Chords, major 7 and minor 7

Chords, Playing Harmonizing Scales

Chords, Power Chords, part 1, introduction

Chords, Power Chords, part 2, famous songs

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

Chords, Power Chords, part 5, using 5ths below the root

Chords, Sus Chords

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

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

Commuter Audio: Master List

Fretboard Theory, 2 Ways to Streamline CAGED

Fretboard Theory, Arpeggios, Major and Minor Triads

Fretboard Theory, CAGED system, introduction and overview

Fretboard Theory, Diminished

Fretboard theory, harmonized scales

Fretboard Theory, using it to barre chord roots

Fretboard Theory, using it to Find Variations of Open Chords

Intro Pack

Jazz Analyzing Tunes – Harmony

Jazz, Building a Repertoire

Jazz, Chord Voicings

Modes, part 1

Modes, part 11, memorizing the modes

Modes, part 2

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

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

Music Theory, How Melody and Harmony Interact, part 3

Music Theory, II V I progressions

Music Theory, Intervals, Decoding Famous Riffs

Music Theory, Modern Harmony Simplified

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Participating in Student Concert / Recital

Reading, supplemental play-alongs

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, Playing Rhythmically

Rhythm, straight vs. swing feel, part 1

Rhythm, syncopation, Afro-Cuban bell patterns

Rhythm, syncopation, Mozambique patterns

Rhythm, Toussaint’s Maximally Even Rhythms

Rhythm, versatility, part 1, intro to

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

Soloing, Blues Scale

Soloing, Contour Shifts

Soloing, Counterpoint

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, Slides

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements

Soloing, From Scales to Music

Soloing, Harmonic Minor

Soloing, How to Build a Solo

Soloing, How to Really Practice using the CAGED system

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Soloing, Major Pentatonics

Soloing, major scales

Soloing, Minor Pentatonics as they fit with CAGED

Soloing, minor scales, part 1: introduction

Soloing, Overview of Scales & Tools Needed for Good Soloing

Soloing, Trading with Yourself

Soloing, Trading with Yourself, part 2, guide chords

Soloing, Two-Hand Synchronization

Songwriting, Part 10, all about melody part I

Songwriting, Part 11, all about melody part II

Songwriting, Part 13, how to write a love song

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, Part 6, Harmonizing a Melody

Songwriting, writing etudes

Strumming, part 1, basic strums summary

Strumming, part 10, more syncopation with Partido Alto groove

Strumming, part 2, packet of 4/4 strums

Strumming, part 2b, 3/4 time

Strumming, part 3, other time signatures and feels

Strumming, part 6, advanced strums from fakebook

Student 2-year Anniversary Message

Student Goal-Setting Resources

Student Repertoire – Book 2

Student Repertoire – Book 4

Student Repertoire – Holidays

Student Repertoire – Jam Tunes

Tab Lesson 02

Tab Lesson 04

Tab Lesson 05

Tab Lesson 09

Tab Lesson 10

Tab Lesson 13

Tab Lesson 22

Tab Lesson: Easy and Fun Progressions

Technique, Sweep Picking

Training, Practice Tracker

Training, Ultimate Guide to Practicing Efficiently

Zach’s personal files