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Blues Improvisation Challenge

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Instructor
Jonny May
Challenge
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
01:54:44

Learn the tools for how to create an awesome blues solo. Each week, discover new techniques like 8ths, Triplets, Lower/Upper Position, Harmonized Lines, Slides, Turns, & Rolls.

Course Objectives
  • A Comprehensive Challenge on Blues Soloing
  • Create Solo Lines with Quarter Notes, 8th Notes & Triplets
  • Apply Slides, Turns, and Rolls to Sound Like a Pro
Learning Focus
  • Basslines
  • Groove
  • Improvisation
Featured Reviews

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Fun
Lots of new techniques to practice. Need practice on rolls , finding how to do the roll technique with smoothness. Sounds great when Jonny plays it.
Fun Blues Techniques Explained!
This is a great course about improvising over a 12-bar blues! I can't wait to try out all these techniques on my own!
Blues Improvisation challenge
So fun and something I look forward to practicing. Enjoy when Jonny plays his own solo example - it's inspiring and helpful.
I look forward to learn about nuts and bolts of each lesson as I play other instruments but, relatively new to keyboard
Essentially the above.
Fun
This is a great course to strengthen LH Accompaniment and cement a solid RH improvisation approach

Course Lessons

1
Blues Improvisation Challenge – Lesson 1
15:46

The Blues Form, Shuffle, and 2 Left Hand Grooves

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2
Blues Improvisation Challenge – Lesson 2
30:35

C Blues Scale, Upper & Lower Position, 8th Notes & Triplets

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3
Blues Improvisation Challenge – Lesson 3
29:12

Quarter Notes, 8th Notes, Slides & Turns

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4
Blues Improvisation Challenge – Lesson 4
39:11

Multiple Octaves, Blues Rolls

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Fun
Lots of new techniques to practice. Need practice on rolls , finding how to do the roll technique with smoothness. Sounds great when Jonny plays it.
Fun Blues Techniques Explained!
This is a great course about improvising over a 12-bar blues! I can't wait to try out all these techniques on my own!
Blues Improvisation challenge
So fun and something I look forward to practicing. Enjoy when Jonny plays his own solo example - it's inspiring and helpful.
I look forward to learn about nuts and bolts of each lesson as I play other instruments but, relatively new to keyboard
Essentially the above.
Fun
This is a great course to strengthen LH Accompaniment and cement a solid RH improvisation approach
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