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Doug Doppler diatonic theory & harmony

LESSON PLANs

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Page 3

Page 3

EF / BC Note Location

BC Note Location Exercise Page 6

Exercise Page 6

Meters and Subdivisions Page 7

Alphabet of Chords Page 8

Basic Barre Chord Relay Page 9

G Minor Pentatonic Relay Page 10

Related Modal Relay in G Page 11

3 Note per String Modes in G Page 12

Triad/Chord Relay in G Page 13

7 Chord Relay in G Page 14

Mode Spelling Ex. at G Page 15

Note Spelling Ex. at G Page 16

G Minor Pentatonic Spelling Exercise Page 17

G Major Pentatonic Spelling Exercise Page 18

Triad Note Group Exercise in C Page 19

Triad Note Group Exercise in G Page 20

Triad/Arpeggio Relay in G Page 21

7 Arpeggio Relay in G Page 22

Mode | Triad/Arp | Triad/Chord Spelling Ex. in G Page 23

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Mode | 7 Arp | 7 Chord Spelling Ex. in G Page 24

Basic Barre Chord Spelling Exercise Page 25

Power Chord Relay in G Page 26

Add 9 Chord Relay in G Page 27

Sus2 Chord Relay in G Page 28

Sus4 Chord Relay in G Page 29

Power Chord Progression Page 30

Open Position Chord Progression Page 31

Basic Barre Chord Progression Page 32

Triad/Chord Progression Page 33

7 Chord Progression Page 34

Add 9 Chord Progression Page 35

Sus Chord Progression Page 36

Stacked Chord Progression Page 37

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Introduction

EF /

Mode | Triad/Arp | Triad/Chord Spelling Ex. in G

Doug Doppler diatonic theory & harmony

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Diatonic Theory and Harmony. This DVD and its Lesson Plans represent 20

years of my life as a guitar instructor, as well as the 3 1/2 years I spent studying with

Joe Satriani. It is intended to be used as a tool for you to master not only an understand-

ing of Diatonic Theory and Harmony, but how to apply it as well. The following will give

you valuable insight in how to get the most out of this program. I thank you for your trust

in me as a teacher and I offer my encouragement in your interest to better yourself as a

musician - EXCELLENT!

USING THE MATERIALS

Lessons Plans

Each Lesson and Progression on the DVD has its own page in this PDF. They are intended

to be used to support one another. Please be sure to print out your PDF of choice so you

can make your practice mobile. You will probably want to keep them close by as you are

watching the DVD itself as well.

DVD

The ﬁ rst time you view the DVD, I would strongly suggest watching it all the way through

- without a guitar in hand. This will provide valuable insight for what we will be able to

accomplish together. Our team spent a lot of time organizing the content so you can

access it intuitively via the user-friendly menus. You can also jump from chapter to chap-

ter using the appropriate button on your remote, as well as pause the DVD to look at the

Lesson Plan for that chapter - this will really maximize your experience.

The Progressions

I purposely put the Progressions at the end of the DVD for two key reasons. First of all,

each Progression makes speciﬁ c references to body of knowledge presented over the

course of the DVD - the further you go into the Progressions, the deeper they go into the

curriculum. Secondly, I didn’t want to encourage any of you to noodle without ﬁ rst tak-

ing advantage of the information you paid good money to learn. That said, every Chord

Progression on the DVD corresponds to one of the Chord Groups I go over, and as such

you can go ahead and play the related Progressions as you work through the DVD. This is

how I do things at my teaching studio, and I encourage you to beneﬁ t from this tried and

true process.

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Audio CD

The Audio CD is intended to give you the opportunity to make music utilizing the princi-

ples demonstrated on the DVD. The Progressions segment of the DVD correlates with the

content, and in turn the Audio CD is where you can bring these ideas to life. I encourage

you to use the Audio CD as it was intended - on a stereo with sufﬁ cient volume so you

can turn up your amp and have some real fun.

Lesson Plan PDFs

As you’ve most likely noticed, there are two Lesson Plan PDFs in the PDF folder on

the DVD - Graph Paper Lesson Plans & Print Format Lesson Plans. I wanted to take a

moment and illuminate why I chose to include both formats in v.2.0 of this DVD...

At the time I shot Diatonic Theory and Harmony, I felt very strongly about passing on the

Graph Paper Format Joe Satriani used when I studied with him - largely so other teachers

could utilize it. It is both easy for teachers to use and students to read . One if its greatest

assets is the ability to create a Chord or Scale Diagram anywhere on the page and in turn

write directions just below. Put simply, it WORKS...

In the months since I released this DVD, I have been using technology more and more at

my teaching studio. My laptop is always present, and I am also using the M-Audio Black

Box and Live to document the progressions and licks I create for my students. I record

the rhythm once or twice through, cut and paste the best performance for 4 minutes

or so, and then overdub any licks at the beginning of the track. When the student goes

home, they get a chance to play along with the rhythm track, as well as solo over it with

their own licks or those that I’ve shown them. I place my licks only at the top of the track

so the student can have ample time to play what they want over the rest. I have also start-

ed using Sibelius’ G7 Music Notation program to document these chord progressions and

licks, and am printing them out for students. In the backdrop of all of this, we decided to

create a traditional print booklet for the Lesson Plans, and I have started printing those

out as well. In combination with the Graph Paper Format this new technology is allowing

me to become a better instructor, and I would be remiss in not passing these things along

to you. It is clear that technology is impacting my teaching studio, and as such I hope it

will impact yours - with the obvious beneﬁ ts it has had for my students!

In conclusion, I encourage other teachers to utilize and pass on the Graph Paper Format

- it has worked so well for me over the past 20 years. In turn, I welcome the addition of

technology to my teaching studio and hope that you will ﬁ nd a nice blend for yours.

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Lesson Plans

As noted above, these document the ideas presented for each Lesson on the DVD. If

you are using the Print Format PDF, you might want to take a quick look at Pattern #1 for

the G Minor Pentatonic Relay. Above the Scale Diagram (just to the right of the Pattern

Number), there is a box with the Fret Number of the lowest Note (in terms of pitch) for

that Pattern. In turn, if you look just to the left of that Diagram, you will again see the Fret

Number of lowest Note of that Pattern, this time next to the ﬁ nger that plays it. For the

other Scale Diagrams presented in the PDF, you will only see the “boxed” Fret Number

above each Scale Diagram. This number always refers to the location of the lowest Note

of the ﬁ ngering.

Practicing

Practicing is key to mastering the ideas presented on Diatonic Theory and Harmony.

Always start off slowly and play each Exercise with an even Tempo to lock it into your

memory correctly - get it right the ﬁ rst time. As you work further into the DVD, I encour-

age you to add each successive Lesson to the list of previous Lessons, and continuously

cycle through that list. If you don’t make it all the way through your Practice Schedule on

a Practice Session, start off with the Exercise that follows the last one you played per-

fectly during the previous Session.

If your focus on a Practice Session is to make it through all your Lesson Plans, longer

Exercises like the Minor Pentatonic Relay don’t have to be performed perfectly in

their entirety to move on. Just make sure to play each Pattern (up and down the neck)

perfectly once before moving on to the next.

If the focus of your Practice Session is building speed, make sure not to speed up an

Exercise like the Minor Pentatonic until you can play it through perfectly. There is little

cumulative beneﬁ t in speeding up an Exercise that you can’t perform perfectly and in

time. The best way to learn to play fast is to learn how to PRACTICE SLOWLY. Gradually

increase the Tempo with each perfect performance to “lock in” your improvement.

You will probably also want to chart your Practice Sessions so you can monitor your

progress. I would suggest documenting the Exercises in your Practice Schedule, as well

as the BPM (beats per minute) you are playing them at. One size does not ﬁ t all, so don’t

use a common Tempo for ALL your exercises. Focus on ﬁ nding the right Tempo for where

you are at for EACH exercise, and in turn work on improving that. By documenting your

progress you can actually see your improvement. When we are involved in the process of

getting better, we can easily lose sight of how much improvement we’ve actually made. It

is really valuable to be reminded of our successes, as it will inspire us to work harder on

the Exercises that challenge us the most. Excellent!!!

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