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The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Intermediate
07:52:37

The most comprehensive course on Blues improvisation! Learn essential techniques for generating blues lines, including 8ths, triplets, lower/upper positions, slides, harmonies, patterns, & more.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the Blues form, Chords, Scales and shuffle
  • Explore how to create Blues Solos with Slides
  • Learn to play in Multiple Octaves with Harmonized Lines
  • Learn 8 Awesome Licks, 8 Fancy Runs
Learning Focus
  • Exercises
  • Groove
  • Improvisation
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Packs a punch!
Just as in math you need to learn to add before you can multiply, these lessons are the indispensable foundation on which advanced playing (in several different styles) will be built. The more time you put into practicing all the patterns, scales and licks that Jonny teaches (and the variations he encourages to explore) the more you will be prepared to tackle advanced challenges in the future. For a long time I have longed for the ability to express with my fingers (in real time) the musical ideas that were in my head. This course has given me a glimpse into being able to do that. Truly inspiring!
Good teaching
Refreshing approach
I came a long way here
Wow, This took me a good while but I did alot of other material too. For me, it was hard to constantly play that left hand groove with consistency..... I can tell I will be coming back to these lessons again and again. Really learned ALOT.
Excellent for starting the blues
It really covers the basics and adds new phrases to keep the challenge moving forward
Super fun and up-levels your game!
This is an amazing course -- thank you!

Course Lessons

1
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 1
27:09

3 Blues Chords, 12-Bar Blues Form, Blues Groove

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2
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 2
45:46

Easy Blues Shuffle, Medium Blues Shuffle

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3
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 3
48:22

Blues Scale, 8th Note Exercise, Triplet Exercise, Playing in Multiple Octaves

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4
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 4
62:32

Low Position Notes, Principles of Soloing, Improvising Quarter Notes, 8th Notes, Triplets, Patterns, Down-Slides, Line-Building Tips

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5
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 5
43:37

Upper Position Notes, Improvising Quarter Notes, 8th Notes, Triplets, Patterns, Up-Slides

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6
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 6
43:43

Combing Upper/Lower Positions and Slides

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7
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 7
46:07

Harmonizing Your Melody, Harmonizing Up-Slides & Down-Slides

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8
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 8
48:06

Multiple Octave Lines, Slides, Harmonization, Patterns

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9
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 9
54:45

8 Awesome Blues Licks

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10
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1 – Lesson 10
52:30

4 Fancy 8th-Note Runs, 4 Fancy Triplet Runs

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Packs a punch!
Just as in math you need to learn to add before you can multiply, these lessons are the indispensable foundation on which advanced playing (in several different styles) will be built. The more time you put into practicing all the patterns, scales and licks that Jonny teaches (and the variations he encourages to explore) the more you will be prepared to tackle advanced challenges in the future. For a long time I have longed for the ability to express with my fingers (in real time) the musical ideas that were in my head. This course has given me a glimpse into being able to do that. Truly inspiring!
Good teaching
Refreshing approach
I came a long way here
Wow, This took me a good while but I did alot of other material too. For me, it was hard to constantly play that left hand groove with consistency..... I can tell I will be coming back to these lessons again and again. Really learned ALOT.
Excellent for starting the blues
It really covers the basics and adds new phrases to keep the challenge moving forward
Super fun and up-levels your game!
This is an amazing course -- thank you!
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