Melodic Contour - How Melodic Shape Fixes Your Guitar Melodies ear training emotional contrast fretboard knowledge guitar education guitar improvisation guitar melody lead guitar melodic contour melodic phrasing melodic shape music education tension and resolution Oct 31, 2025

Melodic Contour - Why Your Guitar Melodies Sound Predictable and How Melodic Contour Fixes It

If your guitar melodies all start to sound the same, you’re not alone — you’re missing melodic contour...

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Tension and Release Guitar Solos - Stop Random Noodling! ear training emotional contrast fretboard knowledge guitar education guitar improvisation guitar lesson guitar melody melodic phrasing music education music theory tension and resolution Aug 19, 2025

Tension and Release Guitar Solos - Stop Random Noodling

Learn how to use tension and release in guitar solos so every line pulls home and actually tells a story.

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Music Theory & Modes On Guitar: Start Here (Not What You Think) ear training fretboard knowledge guitar improvisation guitar lesson guitar melody lead guitar melodic phrasing modes music education music theory Jul 29, 2025

Music Theory & Modes On Guitar: Start Here (Not What You Think)

Are you trying to learn music theory and modes but keep hitting a wall?

You’re not alone.

In this week’s Q&A Tuesday, Nate breaks...

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What Exactly Makes a Good Guitar Exercise? ear training guitar education guitar lesson guitar melody guitar technique music education music theory Jun 14, 2025

What Exactly Makes a Good Guitar Exercise?

In this video, Nate breaks down the essentials of creating guitar exercises to do every day that actually move the needle in your playing.

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How to Play with More Emotion on Guitar ear training emotional contrast guitar education guitar lesson music education music theory tension and resolution Dec 09, 2024

How to Play with More Emotion on Guitar

If you’ve ever played something “right” but felt like something was missing… this is the video you’ve been waiting for.

In this video, Nate dives into how ...

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