Here’s my go-to practice routine for tackling altered dominant chords—especially those spicy #5/#9 voicings—and the diminished whole-tone scale (aka the 7th mode of the melodic minor). These sounds ...

In this video, I walk through my personal routine for practicing altered dominant chords—especially rootless voicings for #5/#9—and the diminished whole-tone scale (a.k.a. the 7th mode of the ...

Lewis’ mother insisted that he and his older brother practice violin for a half-hour each day from the moment they could pick up a bow. Lewis likes to imagine that, in the same way a wooden ...