Welcome to Concepts For Improvisation! I have been teaching and playing professionally for nearly 50 years. In that time I've experienced students and players at many levels who deal with the "fear factor" of playing the wrong note. My goal is to eliminate that fear from your music making process.…
In this episode we will continue our shuffle rhythm overview. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will be doing a shuffle rhythm overview. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will go back to rhythm, phrasing and understanding the different options you have within the triplet eighth note gridwork. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will continue applying the 24 permutations of the (dom) 7 chord tones to each of the chords in the 12 bar blues progression. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue applying the 24 permutations of the (dom) 7 chord tones to each of the chords in the 12 bar blues progression. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will apply the 24 permutations of the (dom) 7 chord tones to each of the chords in the 12 bar blues progression. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will we use the E minor pentatonic scale to solo over the entire 12 bar blues. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will discuss soloing over an entire 12 bar blues which uses the I7, IV7 and the V7 chords. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation I will prepare you for soloing over an entire 12 bar blues which uses the I7, IV7 and the V7 chords. Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to do something a little different. I will play a riff (motif), and I want you to answer me with a phrase which utilizes the same rhythmic architecture. Thanks for your support! Don't keep this podcast to yourself...share with your friends and tell them to subscribe for only $5 a month on https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts. The more subscribers I have the more resources I have to take my podcast to the next level. And that ultimately benefits YOU! For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation I will demonstrate a useful tool for playing over changes. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will take a motif and move it through the minor pentatonic scale. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will focus on triplet based rhythms. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will think vertically over the C7 to G7 vamp. Our first approach will be the 7 add b3 arpeggio. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going build on what we discussed last week with the blues shuffle. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to move to a different feel...the blues shuffle. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue adding a little spice to our blues with a harmony that resides within the half whole diminished scale... let me introduce to you the 7#9 chord. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue adding a little jazz to our blues with the half whole diminished scale. Enjoy! This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will add a little jazz to our blues with the half whole diminished scale. Enjoy! This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will change gears, slow things down just a little bit and work with a new funk groove. Enjoy! This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue our discussion of the Lydian b7 scale as another tonality to apply over funk grooves. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will be discussing the Lydian b7 scale as another tonality to apply over funk grooves. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will be discussing chromatic connections. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to go back to some music theory and discuss play a 2-5 move over a 5 chord. Enjoy! This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to continue to explore permutations of three note groups. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to explore permutations of three note groups. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to continue our rhythmic studies with the rhythmic motif of two sixteenth notes and an eighth note. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to continue our rhythmic studies with the rhythmic motif of an eighth note and two sixteenth notes. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going continue our rhythmic studies of eighth, dotted eighth, and sixteenth notes. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we are going to speed things up a bit and start examining sixteenth notes in one beat segments. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue focusing on the importance of rhythmic figures and develop some really cool rhythmic lines. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue focusing on the importance of rhythmic figures and developing some cool rhythmic lines. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will continue focusing on the importance of rhythmic figures and developing some cool rhythmic lines. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will be focusing on the importance of rhythmic figures and developing some cool rhythmic lines. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation we will discuss the E minor pentatonic scale, learn how to use the flatted 3 and develop some cool melodic lines. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
We are going to mix things up in episode #33 of Concepts For Improvisation by adding the mixolydian mode to our repertoire. You'll impress your friends, family, fans, and even yourself with these smooth melodic moves. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
It's episode #32 of Concepts For Improvisation and we're going to continue the funk and add some spice! This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
It's episode #31 of Concepts For Improvisation and we're going to continue the funk! In this episode Brad will be adding the flat 3 and flat 7 to the major pentatonic scale over a funk groove. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
It's episode #30 of Concepts For Improvisation and we are getting funky! In this episode Brad will be discussing the major pentatonic scale and using it over a funk groove. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
In this episode of Concepts For Improvisation, Brad introduces the blues scale which is one of the most widely used scales in modern music. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
In the previous episode of Concepts For Improvisation we discussed the modes of the heptatonic (7 note) scale. In this episode we will be using five note groups over each chord and extending the harmonies. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
In the previous episode we discussed the modes of the pentatonic (5 note) scale. In this episode we will apply the same approach to the heptatonic (7 note) scale. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
In the last episode of Concepts For Improvisation, Brad introduced the blues and discussed mastering the minor pentatonic scale with 3 note motifs. In this episode we will discuss and play the modes of the minor pentatonic scale. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
In the last episode of Concepts For Improvisation, I introduced the blues and discussed mastering the minor pentatonic scale with 2 note motifs of adjacent notes. This episode we will expand our practice to 3 note motifs. For those of you who are interested in taking your musical skill to the next level, I now offer Skype lessons. Please email me at brad@conceptsforimprovisation.com for more information. If you are a guitar player and want to dive deeper, I have over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7 Thanks for your support!
Thank you for listening to Concepts For Improvisation! This podcast will change our direction from diatonic based progressions to blues style progressions derived from the minor pentatonic scale. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
This podcast will introduce the bebop jazz scales as options over the ii and I chords. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In the past four podcasts, we have been examining various approaches for soloing over a ii7 Imaj7 vamp. In podcasts 18 through 20, the jam track was a straight 1/8 Latin groove. In podcast 21, you were given an additional jam track which was a straight 1/16 funk groove. This podcast will introduce two shuffle 1/8 jam tracks. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will now extend each chord by a third. The Em7 (1, b3, 5, b7) will become Em9 (1, b3, 5, b7, 9). The Dmaj7 (1, 3, 5, 7) will become Dmaj9 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9). Each of these extended chords (diatonic 9th chords) can be viewed as a slash chord. Em9 = Gmaj7/E and Dmaj9 = F#m7/D. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will apply pentatonic scales to our bichordal vamp of Em7 to Dmaj7. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In this episode we will be discussing Em7 and Dmaj7 permutations. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
In the previous 17 podcasts, we have examined various approaches for soloing over major and minor family chords. All the jam tracks have been static vamps which allowed you to focus on the tonality of the mode (ear training) as well as enabling you to develop facility on your instrument (technique) of the appropriate mode. Now we are going to raise the bar and look at soloing over bi-chordal (two chords with different roots) vamps. This is a short clip from the full podcast where Brad goes into greater detail about this subject and more. You can subscribe to the full podcast and also receive the PDF practice sheets and MP3 backing tracks for only $5 per month on Patreon.com. Brad Carlton also has over 110 guitar courses available at TrueFire.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/conceptsforimprovisation/posts TrueFire: https://truefire.com/educators/brad-carlton/e7
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