Welcome to Lesson 1 in the Improvisation Series. As introduction we want to share with you the most important skill

We will learn what chords are, from what they are made up of and how we use them. Chords take

We will step into the blues in this lesson. You will learn how the blues is built up and the

Lesson 4 will be all about pentatonic scales, probably the most important scale to master. These scales are found in

Swing! For classical players this might be the most difficult part of improvising. When it is not in our genes,

Swing, Gypsy Jazz. One of the most popular jazz styles for violin is of course the Gypsy Swing, which originated

The 7th Chords. Building from the triad (1-3-5) we can add another 3rd, that would give us the 7, (7th

II-V-I  (2-5-1) II-V-I is the most common chord progression. If you want to improvise in Jazz music this is one

In the “How-To” series this is all about ghost notes. What are they, how do we play them, how do