The Improvisation Masterclass

Lesson 1 - The minor pentatonic scale, improvising over minor chord progressions using the pentatonic minor scales. 

Lesson 2 - The Major Pentatonic Scale, improvising over major chord progressions using the major Pentatonic Scale. 

Lesson 3 - The Major and Minor blues scales, using the Major and minor blues scales to improvise over the blues. 

Lesson 4 - Using bends effectively - a lesson on using bend techniques such as unison bends in effective ways. 

Lesson 5 - Learning the neck, learning the other three shapes of pentatonic scale. 

Lesson 6 - Thinking horizontally, using pentatonic scales across two or three strings horizontally within your improvisations to break out of the boxes. 

Lesson 7 - The Natural Minor Scale using the Natural Minor Scale for improvisation. 

Lesson 8 - The Major Scale using the major scale for improvisation.

Lesson 9 - The Dorian Mode using the dorian mode for improvisation.

Lesson 10 - The Phyrgian, Lydian and Mixolydian Modes. 

Lesson 11 - Thinking horizontally, using diatonic modes across two or three string patterns to open out possibilities. 

Lesson 12 - Interval patterns learning scales in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7th interval patterns and various up/down patterns to break up melodic structures. 

Lesson 13 - Harmonic Improvisation - an introduction to using harmonic tension and release to guide your improvisations. 

Lesson 14 - Harmonic Analysis - learning music theory to determine what keys music are in so that you know what scales and notes to use over chord progressions. 

Lesson 15 - Secondary Dominant Scales and their uses - learning how to use secondary dominant scales in the context of jazz progressions, and knowing when to use them effectively. 

Lesson 16 - Diminished scales - Learning when to use Diatonic, tone semitone and diminished arpeggios within your improvisations. 

Lesson 17 - Sweep picking - and introduction to sweep picking techniques and exercises to give a different approach to your playing. 

Lesson 18 - 80s metal techniques - dive bombs, fret tapping, pinch harmonics, distortion, potato head tapping etc. 

Lesson 19 - Creating structure within improvisation - using the tools that you have learned to create structured improvisations. 

Lesson 20 - Learning from the greats - looking at a wide variety of improvisation masters and examining what approaches they have taken to make their improvisations - tailored to the student's interests.