Step #3 – Blues Improv: Mixolydian ModeÂ
Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 3 - (Improvisation) The basic mixolydian mode is always a viable option when it comes to blues improvisation. It’s hard …
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Step #4 – Blues Improv: Major 6th Blues Scale
Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 4 - (Improvisation) This is one of my most favorite blues scale that Oscar Peterson has made very famous and popular. The …
Step #5 – Blues Improv: Full Major Blues Scale
Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 5 - (Improvisation) The full major blues scale is my own creation. If you use this terminology in the jazz world they wonâ…
Step #8 – LH Comping
Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 8 - (Improvisation) In this step we’re focusing on our LH comping while our RH is improvising. Most students can play ha…
Step #6 – Beginning Improv Textures
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 6 - (Improvisation) Once students learn what notes to use when improvising, most of the time they have no idea what to do …
Step #8 – LH Comping, Part 1: Rhythms
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 8 - (Improvisation) These LH comping rhythms will add flavor, spice, and most importantly, swing to your improvisation. Re…
Step #5 – Melodic Motif Building
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 5 - (Improvisation) The ability to develop and build your solos will be strictly based off of how well you can create and …
Step #6 – Rhythmic Motif Building
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 6 - (Improvisation) Rhythmic motifs are just as important and useful as melodic motifs. They are exactly what they sound l…
Step #10 – Integrating Licks Into Tunes
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 10 - (Improvisation) There are better strategies for integrating licks into tunes and that is exactly what we’re going t…
Step #9 – Varying Rhythms in Improvisation
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 9 - (Improvisation)