School Of Music
This is the beginning of what will grow to be a page filled with resources to help you grow as a musician, including anything from a video instrumental lesson to a worksheet or document that will aid in the advancement of your musical knowledge.
| Guitar Lessons | |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!  In this lesson we discuss how to play scales using the Cage Systems and how to find a lick in the different positions of the Cage System across the neck of the guitar. Click here for a diagram. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! Learn how & why to play triads & alt voicings. Click here for a diagram. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this lesson we talk about how to play a arpeggio using the cage system and how to use arpeggios for soloing. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this lesson you will learn how playing just a few common notes through a changing progression can add flavor and color. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this lesson we show how to play through scales using different intervals. This can be helpful in building new licks. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this lesson we show you how to play the electric guitar solo for the song My Choice To Rejoice. You can hear the song and download the chart at: www.kevinwestmusic.net |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this lesson we show you how to play the intro, rhythm and solo for the song Our God Reigns. You can hear the song and download the chart at: www.kevinwestmusic.net |
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| Piano Lesson | |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! In this piano lesson we will show how to play scales, how to play triads & how to invert triads. |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! This piano lesson is a beginning discussion for rolling the left hand into your right hand using the 1, 5, & 8 of the scale degree |
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! What does it mean when you see a chord that has a 2, 6, 13, or 9 #11 13? In this lesson we discussion what color is and how to add it to a chord. |
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| Worksheets | |
Theory 1 - Learning to Play "By Ear"  |
Theory 1 -Worksheet |
| Cage System/Scale Diagrams |
Triads & Alternative Chord Voicings |
| Scales, Triads, & Color |
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If you have trouble with any of the lessons above or need further explanation, please email me. Also, please feel free to email me if you would like to request that we cover a certain topic in a video lesson. Lastly, if you play an instrument and would like to make a video, please contact me so we can discuss your participation in the school of music.
-- Kevin West
