Here is my second video lesson series on Major Pentatonic scales...have fun! Part 1 http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=35 Part 2 - 3-2 Scale Fingering http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=35 Part 3 - Major Triad Ideas http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=35 Part 4 with solo - Putting it all together with a solo http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=35
the 3 note 2 note thing is something i've been teaching for quite a while with great deal of success for my students but i don't teach it only as a major scale since every major scale has a relative minor that's root is 1 and 1/2 steps down or the 6th of the major such as in C major and A minor it's 2 scales a major whose one or root is the 1st note on the 3 note string AND a minor whose one or root is the 2nd note on a 2 note string same fingering just looking at it from a different point of view
Most definitely! I don't keep the terminology consistent like I should, but I use the same idea in my Minor Pentatonic scale lesson #2: http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35 I call it an "Extended home position minor scale" but its the same fingering...you're making me think that I should mention the similarity, though...
depends on the student if one wants to learn how music works and, if they're willing, that's a BIG part of my job the relative major/minor relationship is a big step forward above all i strive to keep it simple and i think the less terminology/catch phrases the better students tend to get hung up trying to remember what things are called rather than what they are, where they fit in, and most importantly >how they sound<