Isolate —> Integrate —> Improvise

Isolate → Integrate → Improvise

This is the core method behind everything we do in this course.
It’s simple but powerful, and once you start using it, things just click.

Let me show you how it works, using an example we’ll explore in this module: pick-up notes.

Pick-up notes are simply the notes you play before the main melody begins.

That’s it.

It’s an easy idea to understand.
But just because it makes sense in your head doesn’t mean your hands will know what to do.
That’s why we practice step by step.

Step 1: Isolate

We zoom in on just one thing. Let’s say, three-note pick-ups.

We ignore everything else for a few minutes. Three-note pick-ups, nothing else.
I’ll guide you through short exercises to help your hands get used to the rhythm.

(Two-note and one-note pick-ups will come later, with the same focused practice.)

Step 2: Integrate

Let’s mess with those pick-ups a little.
Can you play all three variations within a few bars? Let’s practice that.

Good. Now, what if we made it sound more musical?

That’s what integration looks like.

Note: For some concepts, improvisation is the integration.
So if we move straight into improvisation, it’s intentional.
For some concepts, that’s where the real learning happens.

Step 3: Improvise

This is where it becomes yours. In the next exercise, let’s say I give you the first two bars only.
You play that exactly as written. Then you respond. With your own idea, using the same rhythm.

By the end, you’ve hit that one concept from ten different angles.
Which means you’ll be able to play it, not just know what it is.

That’s the full flow:
Isolate → Integrate → Improvise.
It moves any idea from your head into your hands,
from theory to something you truly own.