Five landmarks. One connected fretboard.

Stop memorizing isolated boxes. Learn where you are, how positions connect, and where the phrase can go next.

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Landmark 1Landmark 2Landmark 3Landmark 4Landmark 5

One system, four musical questions

The Landmarks orient you. The pillars teach you what to do next.

LM1 through LM5 are shared coordinates, not five new boxes to memorize. Every lesson reconnects those locations to hearing, time and physical movement.

  1. 01

    Map

    Know where you are and how the numbered Landmarks connect across the neck.

  2. 02

    Ear

    Recognize the sound and direction before your hands chase a memorized shape.

  3. 03

    Rhythm

    Make pulse, subdivision and phrasing part of every musical decision.

  4. 04

    Motion

    Build the coordination that carries an idea cleanly through both hands.

The current Melodic Pathways curriculum

Eight modules move from identity to original music.

The sequence gives the work a direction while Doug adapts the examples, repertoire and practice materials to the player in front of him.

  1. 01Mindset and Musical Identity
  2. 02Home Base
  3. 03Landmark Map
  4. 04Rhythm Foundation
  5. 05Movement Techniques
  6. 06Major-Minor Freedom
  7. 07Chords Inside Pathways
  8. 08Create Music From Your Mind

The method beneath the map

The map serves the music

Each Landmark is a reliable place to orient yourself. The real work is learning how melody, phrasing and movement continue between them.

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