026: A Toolbox of Musical Understanding, with Scott Sharp (Fretboard Toolbox)

<p class="p1">Today we're talking with Scott Sharp, the creator of Fretboard Toolbox - an innovative way to explain the notes and chords in each key for guitar, bass, piano, banjo and more.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Interestingly, Scott started learning music later than you might expect and really didn't consider himself all that musical. But an impactful experience in his day job as a high school biology teacher unlocked music theory in a way that let him start improvising, playing by ear, and being creative and confident in music.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">He built on that insight to create his "fretboard toolboxes" for a range of instruments, and provides them online at fretboard-toolbox.com. He’s also just released a very cool “Theory By Hand” eBook that makes it easy for you to figure out the scales and chords in any key.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">In this conversation we talk about:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• The big theory insight that let him start playing by ear and improvising and led him to create a whole new way to show how music theory works</p> <p class="p1">• Why learning to play a whole bunch of instruments isn’t nearly as hard as you might imagine</p> <p class="p1">• And the advice Scott would have for anyone who fears they’re “unmusical”</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Scott’s Fretboard Toolboxes are an amazing resource for any musician looking to explore the more creative side of music-making and give themselves a shortcut to sounding good and understanding what they’re doing with the notes they choose to play.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Please enjoy this conversation and come away inspired to explore this approach to theory yourself!</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Subscribe For Future Episodes!</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android">Android</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscrib