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

Improvisation Foundations

All Topics

Improvisation Foundations

Chord-Based Improvisation

Modes & Advanced Scale Concepts

Creative Improvisation

Basics of Improvisation

Introduction to Improvisation

Major Scale and Basics

Notes and its Importance

Playing Vertically

Rhythm and Note Subdivision

Rhythm, Motifs and Early Phrasing

Rhythmic Ideas and Motifs

Phrasing with Rhythmic Subdivision

Adding Octave to Major Scale

Importance of Backing Track

Minor Scale Essentials

Relative Minor Scale

Adding 7th and 9th During Improv

Adding Feel to Playing

Basic Motifs

Expanding Motifs

Minor Pentatonics and Improvisation

Pentatonic Improvisation

Major Pentatonics

Creating Ideas on Major Pentatonics

Minor Pentatonics and Improvisation

Discussion on Improvisation

Major Scale Positions and Improv Tools

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

Triads, Thirds and Extensions

Understanding and Using Third Intervals in Improvisation

Improvisation Using Triads

Adding 7th to Third Interval and Triad Ideas

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