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Articles Published by Dennis Winge

Basic Musicianship Skills for Guitarists

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, how to play along with your favorite songs

chords, 5 basic chord types

Chords, Add9 and 9th chords

Chords, Inversions, part 1, intro to and Tears in Heaven

Chords, Inversions, part 2, implementing inversions

Chords, Open Chords, major 7 and minor 7

Chords, Sus Chords

Chords, Triads, part 4b, embellishing part II

Commuter Audio: Fun with the Metronome

Commuter Audio: Developing Rhythmic Coordination

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, targeting a root

Intro Pack

Jazz, Building a Repertoire

Modes, part 1

Modes, part 10, modes and arpeggios

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

Modes, part 2

Modes, part 7, writing modal etudes

Modes, part 9, modal progressions

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

Music Theory, How Melody and Harmony Interact, part 3

Music Theory, Intervals, Decoding Famous Riffs

Music Theory, Modern Harmony Simplified

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Participating in Student Concert / Recital

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, versatility, part 1, intro to

Riffs

Soloing, alternate picking, part 2b, major scale patterns

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

Soloing, Building Speed

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, Vibrato

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements, Palm Muting

Soloing, Major Pentatonics

Soloing, major scales

Soloing, major scales, 3 notes per string

Soloing, Minor Pentatonics as they fit with CAGED

Soloing, Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonics, part 1 – intro

Soloing, Overview of Scales & Tools Needed for Good Soloing

Soloing, Phrasing, 2-bar rhythmic repetition

Soloing, Two-Hand Synchronization

Songwriting, Part 10, all about melody part I

Songwriting, Part 11, all about melody part II

Songwriting, Part 18, using chromatics for harmony & melody

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Songwriting, Part 19, integrating elements

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Songwriting, Part 9 – classification of chords

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Strumming, part 3b, more on 3/4 and 6/8

Strumming, part 5, strumming syncopation

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 Repertoire – Book 2

Student Repertoire – Book 3

Student Repertoire – Holidays

Student Repertoire – Jam Tunes

Taylor’s personal files

Technique, Advanced Mechanics

Training, Practice Tracker

Training, Single Item, Multiple Elements