COURSE MODULES

ADVANCED IMPROVISATION (FROM THE BASICS)

 

Module 1

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• Lesson 1 - Main Mistakes in Studying Improvisation and Studying Form

• Lesson 2 - Sets of 4 Bars (Phrasing in Fours) and Their Connection to Improvisation

• Lesson 3 - Improvisation as a Conversation and the Musical Map

• Lesson 4 - The 3 Stages of Studying Improvisation (Stages 1 and 2)

• Lesson 5 - Stage 3 of Studying Improvisation

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Module 2

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• Lesson 6 - The Types of Chords (First 4)

• Lesson 7 - First Diminished Degree and Summary of Chord Types

• Lesson 8 - The Half-Diminished Chord as a Minor Chord with a Major Sixth

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Module 3

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• Lesson 9 - Introduction to Rhythmic Freedom

• Lesson 10 - Sixteenth Notes

• Lesson 11 - Dissecting Sixteenth Notes - Part 1

• Lesson 12 - Dissecting Sixteenth Notes - Part 2

• Lesson 13 - Dissecting Sixteenth Notes - Part 3

• Lesson 14 - Dissecting Sixteenth Notes - Part 4

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Module 4

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• Performance 2 - Wave (Tom Jobim)

• Lesson 15 - The Major Chord

• Lesson 16 - Stage 1 in the Major Chord

• Lesson 17 - Appogiaturas in the Major Chord - Appogiaturas + Chord Tones vs Scale

• Lesson 18 - Appogiatura + Triad

• Lesson 19 - Embellishments in the Major Chord

• Lesson 20 - Appogiatura + Grace Note in the Major Chord

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Module 5

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• Lesson 21 - Stage 2 on the Major Chord and the Flow of Sixteenth Notes

• Lesson 22 - Major Pentatonic and Extra Arpeggios over the Major Chord

• Lesson 23 - Characteristic Chromaticism in the Major Chord

• Lesson 24 - The Augmented Fourth in the Major Chord

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Module 6

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• Lesson 25 - Appogiaturas in the Minor Chord

• Lesson 26 - Differences in the Minor Chord: Tonic or Subdominant Function

• Lesson 27 - Stage 2 in the Minor Chord: How to Study with the App

• Lesson 28 - Grace Notes in the Minor Triad and Appogiatura + Grace Note Pattern in the Minor Triad

• Lesson 29 - Characteristic Chromaticism in the Minor Chord

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Module 7

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• Performance 3 - Blue Monk (Blues Jazz)

• Lesson 30 - Minor Pentatonic and Superimposition of the Minor V Chord in the Minor Chord

• Lesson 31 - The Major 6th in the Minor Chord

• Lesson 32 - The Half-Diminished Chord as a Minor Chord with a Major 6th

• Lesson 33 - The Major 7th over Minor Chords

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Module 8

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• Lesson 34 - Dominant to Major Chords - Part 1

• Lesson 35 - Dominant to Major Chords - Part 2

• Lesson 36 - Extensions and Superimpositions on the Dominant Chord to Major Chord

• Lesson 37 - G7 Blues

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Module 9

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• Lesson 38 - Dominant to Minor Chords - Appogiaturas

• Lesson 39 - Dominant to Minor Chords - Chromatic Set and the Mixolydian b9 b13 Scale

• Lesson 40 – The Diminished Device - The Diminished Chords Resulting from Dominant to Minor Chords

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Module 10

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• Performance 4 - Incompatibilidade de Gênios (Samba Jazz)

• Lesson 41 - Linking Chords - Dominant to Major Chords

• Lesson 42 - Common Notes Between Chords - Downbeat as the Point of Arrival and Flow of Sixteenth Notes

• Lesson 43 - Linking Chords: Dominant to Minor - The Importance of Transcription

• Lesson 44 – Conclusion

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Bonus Lessons

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• Bonus 1 - Breaking Down the Triplets

• Bonus 2 - How to Create Melodies - Rhythmic Groupings - Part 1

• Bonus 2 - How to Create Melodies - Rhythmic Groupings - Part 2

• Bonus 3 - How to Play Fast

• Bonus 4 - Patterns for Diatonic Scales

• Bonus 5 - Patterns for Pentatonic Scales