Taught by renowned guitarist
Matthew Greif
In this course, Matthew Greif teaches improvisation for guitarists those looking for tools to add nuance and style to their improvisation. He focuses on phrasing, adding chromatic color, improvisation in minor keys, and navigating modulations to help you develop your skills even further! Learning to improvise can help you develop a better understanding of harmony on the guitar and music as a whole. Often overlooked in a classical guitarist's education, improvisation is a fantastic skill that with time can transform how you play and your relationship with the instrument. If you’ve never improvised before, take a look at Matthew Greif’s Introduction to Improvisation lesson to learn the fundamental techniques first!
Chromatic Color
In this second lesson, Matthew discusses target notes, how to approach them, and how practicing arpeggios on each chord tone of a progression can help you know where to go while improvising.
Chromatic Color: Practice Track 1
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Chromatic Color: Practice Track 2
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Minor Keys
In this lesson, Matthew explains how to navigate improvising in a minor key and how doing so differs from improvisation in a major key.
Minor Keys: Practice Track 1
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Minor Keys: Practice Track 2
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Modulations
Moving from one key to the next can be disorienting while you’re improvising. In this lesson, Matthew explains how to build the skills you’ll need in order to easily move from one scale to the next as you solo.
Modulations: Practice Track 1
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Modulations: Practice Track 2
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Phrasing
Matthew Greif begins his intermediate improvisation course by introducing skills to help you phrase more effectively while improvising. Focusing on how to draw inspiration from music you already know, he demonstrates how to elaborate on them in order to incorporate melodic ideas into your solos.
Practice Track: Phrasing
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