Uptown Music Lessons

Rhythm lessons for beginners cont. Learn about count-offs, coordination.

Rhythm Lessons For Beginners (Part 2) Two more rhythm lessons here, for beginners on any instrument (be sure to watch the first two beginner rhythm lessons, if you haven't already, so you're all caught up!)

How to play a major scale on & ! Also...

Half Steps, Whole Steps, & Major Scale In this short video, I explain what HALF STEPS and WHOLE STEPS are, and how they are combined to create the Major Scale.

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How to tune your . Learn this and then we'll really start playing!

Tuning the Guitar In this short video, I explain the easiest and most common way of tuning the guitar. This is also the last of my intro videos for the guitar... time to start learning how to really play!

Another beginner for about tuning stringed instruments. Also applies to !

Tuning Stringed Instruments In this short video, I explain how and why stringed instruments need to be tuned, as well as the standard tuning for guitar, violin, mandolin, and ukulele.

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Hazy about the ABCs of music? Clear the fog with this short video!

The Musical Alphabet In this short video, I explain the literal ABC's of music, how certain letters are used to name certain notes and chords. Please subscribe to my channel or v...

Still can't wrap your mind around OCTAVES & PITCHES? Hope this vid helps!

Octaves & Pitches In this short video, I lay down some more foundation for music theory, explaining the concepts of octave and pitch .

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Chord Diagrams & Tablature for Guitar ​In this short video, I explain alternative methods of reading and writing music that are specific to guitar -- Chord Diagrams and Tabs (short for tablature).

Learn to read music with this short video!

Basic Components of Written Music ​In this short video, I explain the importance of becoming musically literate -- that is to say the reading (and/or writing) of standard music notation. I also explain some of the most basic...

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Three Types of Guitars ​In this short video, I explain the differences between the three major categories of guitars: steel-stringed acoustic, classical, and electric.