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Module 2: Intro to Improvisation

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You’ll learn how to improvise with your right hand while holding a steady groove with your left.
Simple idea. Hard to do.
This is where most beginners fall apart, and it’s exactly what you’ll train here.
By the end, you’ll improvise freely without losing the beat.

Course Content

I. MODULE GUIDELINES
II. THE SOUND OF EMOTIONS LEARNING FRAMEWORK
Isolate —> integrate —> improvise
III. A minor scale (6-note version)
Lesson 1: Isolation
Lesson 2: Integration
Lesson 3: Improvisation (Level 1)
Lesson 4: Composition
Lesson 5: Improvisation (Level 2)
Lesson 6: Isolation (Swing Feel)
Lesson 7: Integration (Swing Feel)
Lesson 8: Composition (Swing Feel)
Lesson 9: Improvisation (Swing Feel)
Lesson 10: Thumb Crossing Etude
IV. A minor pentatonic scale
Lesson 11: Isolation
Lesson 12: Isolation (Swing Feel)
Lesson 13: Integration
Lesson 15: Improvisation
Lesson 16: Improvisation (Swing Feel)
V. Tunes
Lesson 17: Summertime (Level 1)
Lesson 18: Summertime (Level 2)
Lesson 19: Street Corner
VI. Takeaway Points
Okay, Now Hit Record Again
You did the thing.

In This Module, You’re Going to:

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Train your left hand to hold a steady groove while your right hand improvises freely.

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Build the hand independence and rhythmic control that make improvisation possible.

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Practice both straight and swing feel.

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Perform two pieces, including the jazz standard Summertime.

You’ll be able to:

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Improvise over a chord progression without losing the beat.

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Play with a rhythm section and keep time on your own.

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Perform a jazz standard with melody and improvisation.

You’ll also get:

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19 Videos

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Downloadable 45-Page Workbook

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