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Extended Turnaround Improv 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:50:26

Learn how to improvise over the Extended Turnaround Progression, including 3 accompaniments, 4 right hand soloing techniques, and 6 piano improv exercises.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the Extended Turnaround Progression Chords
  • Master 3 left hand comping (accompanying) approaches
  • Explore improv with 8th notes, triplets, slides, & patterns
  • Practice improv with 6 improv exercises
  • Learn 3 line building tips for creating interesting improvisations
Learning Focus
  • Exercises
  • Improvisation
  • Lead Sheets
  • Riffs
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Enjoyable and engaging
I`ve spent many years with the blues scale, not realising that it was actually the minor blues scale transferred from learning improvisation on guitar. So it's great to come across this major blues scale that feels like the missing link whereas before I would just add some major scale notes and runs to get out of the minor blues scale cage I was in. One suggestion for improvement is to talk more about fingering for the pattern runs, especially for multiple octaves - I have to keep stopping to work out the fingering, or rerun the video to see where Jonny is going. Also, showing some more common licks and riffs would be handy, especially those using more then one note
informative
good step-by-step instruction
Extended turnaround improv
Wonderful!! Jonny always makes it fun to learn.
Useful lecture for actual play.
Learned the basics to improvise with a common chord progression.

Course Lessons

1
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 1
9:58

Left Hand Chords & 3 Accompaniment Options

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2
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 2
8:51

Gospel Scale (Major Blues Scale), 8th Note Exercise, & 3 Line Building Tips

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3
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 3
7:35

Easy & Medium Triplet Exercises

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4
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 4
9:17

3-Slide Exercise

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5
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 5
7:51

2 Pattern Exercises

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6
Extended Turnaround Improv 1 – Lesson 6
6:54

Q&A

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Featured Reviews

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Enjoyable and engaging
I`ve spent many years with the blues scale, not realising that it was actually the minor blues scale transferred from learning improvisation on guitar. So it's great to come across this major blues scale that feels like the missing link whereas before I would just add some major scale notes and runs to get out of the minor blues scale cage I was in. One suggestion for improvement is to talk more about fingering for the pattern runs, especially for multiple octaves - I have to keep stopping to work out the fingering, or rerun the video to see where Jonny is going. Also, showing some more common licks and riffs would be handy, especially those using more then one note
informative
good step-by-step instruction
Extended turnaround improv
Wonderful!! Jonny always makes it fun to learn.
Useful lecture for actual play.
Learned the basics to improvise with a common chord progression.
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