Welcome to Lesson 1 in the Improvisation Series. As introduction we want to share with you the most important skill you should have (or develop): Listening. We need to know ...
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We will learn what chords are, from what they are made up of and how we use them. Chords take care of the "harmony"part of a song, putting chords one ...
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We will step into the blues in this lesson. You will learn how the blues is built up and the chord progressions that are common in this style. Major and ...
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Lesson 4 will be all about pentatonic scales, probably the most important scale to master. These scales are found in improvisation of ALL music styles, so master this and you ...
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Swing! For classical players this might be the most difficult part of improvising. When it is not in our genes, we can definitely work our way to it. That's what ...
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Swing, Gypsy Jazz. One of the most popular jazz styles for violin is of course the Gypsy Swing, which originated from Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli’s “Hot Club De France” ...
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The 7th Chords. Building from the triad (1-3-5) we can add another 3rd, that would give us the 7, (7th note in the scale). Adding this 7th note gives us ...
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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 of the first things to know. Be sure to learn ...
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Michael jackson's Smooth Criminal exists of 3 parts: Verse Bridge Chorus There are many different versions out there, like the Single version, Live version, Extended version,... I will run through ...
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This video shows how the lesson pages work regarding the different tabs, AB looper and the download buttons ...
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In the "How-To" series this is all about ghost notes.What are they, how do we play them, how do we use them? ...
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Using ZOOM for music lessons online, for teachers and students. I can recommend Zoom, but you have to adjust some audio settings. Let me show you here: ...
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Know how to determine in which key you are playing. Know everything you need to know about sharps and flats, key-signatures, parallel scales and how to use that on violin ...
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