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Temple Music Academy Nominated

By Temple Music Academy on November 2, 2025

Temple Music Academy is pleased to announce that we have been nominated in two categories of the "CommunityVotes Abbotsford 2025" awards. 1st Category - Music Lessons Click Here to Vote […]

Unlocking the Major Scale: A Guide for Musicians

By DJ Temple on July 31, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just starting out, the major scale is one of the most fundamental elements in music theory. It forms the foundation for much of Western […]

Chord Family #2

By Temple Music Academy on November 21, 2018

The follow up video in my 3 part series is ready! This video continues on my talks about basic chords and using them to learn rad things!

Chord Family #1

By Temple Music Academy on November 21, 2018

I love to teach the foundation of basic chords! It’s super awesome when I get the chance to see that light bulb go off with someone and they get that smile of accomplishment on their face.

Riffs in Drop D Tuning

By Temple Music Academy on November 21, 2018

Some of my favourite things to do on guitar is just jam around playing some fun riffs or sections from songs that are really rad to me.

The Art of Picking

By Temple Music Academy on October 24, 2018

Picking is a very rad thing but also so very very diverse. There is an entire world of information on so many different aspects or concepts and an equally vast number of techniques.

Extreme Music Lessons

By Temple Music Academy on June 30, 2018

This is a fantastic platform to discuss just exactly why I started using the term, “Extreme Music Lessons” and what it actually means.

Finding Inspiration

By Temple Music Academy on April 20, 2018

The most in-depth and powerful topic among the musician world is easily that of inspiration. Where and how do we tap into it or draw it from?

Practice Routine

By Temple Music Academy on April 20, 2018

One of the things that was difficult for me was deciding exactly what to practice and how often. The reality is that it’s very simple to practice if you can develop a routine geared towards the type of practicing you’re doing.

Practice Time

By Temple Music Academy on April 20, 2018

Probably the most common question I get from any student or parent is, “How much should I practice”. I feel the need to be honest with you here and state the obvious...

I Suck At Guitar

By Temple Music Academy on April 20, 2018

With the level of insecurity and self-deprecation in this statement, you may want to just hang a neon sign around your neck that has the same encouraging word collection...

Quality? Or Quantity?

By Temple Music Academy on April 20, 2018

Teaching an instrument is an interesting thing. On one hand we get the opportunity to pass on a life experience and set of skills that was forged from passion...

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November 2, 2025

Temple Music Academy Nominated

Temple Music Academy is pleased to announce that we have been nominated in two categories of the "CommunityVotes Abbotsford 2025" awards. 1st Category - Music Lessons Click Here to Vote […]

Unlocking the Major Scale: A Guide for Musicians

Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just starting out, the major scale is one of the most fundamental elements in music theory. It forms the foundation for much of Western […]

November 21, 2018

Chord Family #2

The follow up video in my 3 part series is ready! This video continues on my talks about basic chords and using them to learn rad things!

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