This lesson is an introduction to the Altered Scale. It is very brief, but is intended to give you a "positional" framework to use as a starting point for improvising with this scale. What is the …
Learning To Improvise Over Chord Changes
Learning to improvise over chord changes is a long process! It is very challenging and can be exceedingly frustrating. The basic understanding of how to improvise is hard enough, then when you through …
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How to Solo Melodically Using Motifs
You may have heard, or read, somebody giving advice to new improvisers that goes something like this, "just play melodically" or "sing what you play". While these vague suggestions do indeed …
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Outlining Chord Progressions w/ Unique Arpeggio Patterns
There are many different ways to approach improvisation. Using a linear approach, you derive ideas from scale patterns. In a vertical approach, you use non-consecutive scale tones (aka arpeggios), and …
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Strengthening Time Feel | Swing 16th Notes lesson & practice workout
Rhythm is the foundation of music, and if we actively focus on the way our rhythm feels when we play, we can make a lasting impact on the way our playing sounds. In this lesson and practice …
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Developing Strong Time Feel | Lesson and Practice Workout
There are so many different things can capture our attention when we are trying to level up our playing abilities, and this can be truly confusing for anyone who is trying to sort through the sea of …
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