You will get a feel for how various scales sound in a practical context. Don't get intimidated by the tempo, just head over to the spoken video and start recognizing modes right away!

Learning modal positions can be difficult at first, this lesson should help!

Time for some modal madness! This exercise is one of the most important for developing speed, stamina and accuracy in alternate picking.

Alternate picking exercise designed to help you learn the modes.

A solo based on Lydian mode using advanced modern techniques such as legato, sweep picking and alternate picking!

Modern modal phrasing over a pop fusion progression

I made this exercise inspired by two of my favorite players, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, and their Cacophony saga.

The Major scale is a great key to shred in. This lesson will focus on different techniques that will hopefully inspire you. We'll be using 3 notes per string scales in order to play fast legato runs. Memorize the 4 different modes that are written below as they are all taken out of a G Major scale.

We will learn a neoclassical arpeggio line with added modal scales.