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Improvisation Foundations

3.6 Hours

29 Lessons

Taught by

Bobby Koelble

Course Content

All Topics

Improvisation Foundations

Chord-Based Improvisation

Modes & Advanced Scale Concepts

Creative Improvisation

Topic1

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Basics of Improvisation

00:00:0000:40:25

Introduction to Improvisation

Major Scale and Basics

Notes and its Importance

Playing Vertically

Rhythm and Note Subdivision

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Rhythm, Motifs and Early Phrasing

00:00:0000:20:33

Rhythmic Ideas and Motifs

Phrasing with Rhythmic Subdivision

Adding Octave to Major Scale

Importance of Backing Track

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Minor Scale Essentials

00:00:0000:46:22

Relative Minor Scale

Adding 7th and 9th During Improv

Adding Feel to Playing

Basic Motifs

Expanding Motifs

Minor Pentatonics and Improvisation

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Pentatonic Improvisation

00:00:0000:25:35

Major Pentatonics

Creating Ideas on Major Pentatonics

Minor Pentatonics and Improvisation

Discussion on Improvisation

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Major Scale Positions and Improv Tools

00:00:0000:39:10

Intro to Major Scales

Major Scale 5 Positions

Concept of CAGED System

Rhythmic Subdivisions and Improv Ideas

Relative Minor Scales and Improv Ideas

Melodic Patterns and Motifs

Target Notes in a Major Scale and Improv Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

Bobby Koelble

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Improvisation

Triads, Thirds and Extensions

00:00:0000:49:23

Understanding and Using Third Intervals in Improvisation

Improvisation Using Triads

Adding 7th to Third Interval and Triad Ideas

Difficulty

Completed