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Video 1 - "Warm-Ups & Pick Control": In this follow-up to his popular jazz guitar masterclass series (1, 2 & 3), renowned guitarist Mike Moreno expands on his concepts about the guitar and jazz. In this fourth part (of 4, 5 & 6), Mike shows you his personal warm up routine as well as exercises for developing pick control. If you want to keep your body in alignment and improve your technique, this jazz guitar masterclass is for you. NOTE: There is a 12-page PDF included with this video.
Topics Covered: Guitar, Warm-Ups, Exercises, Scales, Double Notes, Getting Your Body in Alignment, Playing Bebop Melodies, Arpeggios, Technique, Pick Control, Sweep Picking, Economy Picking, Patterns, Clarity, Accuracy, Positions, Etc.
Video 2 - "Practicing Odd Meters": In this follow-up to his popular jazz guitar masterclass series (1, 2 & 3), renowned guitarist Mike Moreno expands on his concepts about the guitar and jazz. In this fifth part (of 4, 5 & 6), Mike breaks down his system of practicing odd meters. If you want to learn to phrase naturally and improvise freely in odd meters, this jazz guitar masterclass is for you. NOTE: There is a 21-page PDF included with this video.
Topics Covered: Guitar, Odd Meters, Claves, 7/4, 5/4, Adapting Bebop Melodies to Odd Times, Comping in Odd Times, Improvising in Odd Times, Strong Beats, Resolutions, Etc.
Video 3 - "How to Learn Standards": In this follow-up to his popular jazz guitar masterclass series (1, 2 & 3), renowned guitarist Mike Moreno expands on his concepts about the guitar and jazz. In this sixth part (of 4, 5 & 6), Mike breaks down his system of learning jazz standards. If you're finding it difficult to internalize jazz repertoire and organize your learning in a beneficial way, this guitar masterclass is for you.
Topics Covered: Guitar, Learning Jazz Standards, Learning How to Learn, Going Beyond the Lead Sheet, Errors on Charts, Learning from Recordings, Grouping Composers Together, Learning the Composer's Style, Hearing the Harmony, Managing "The List" of Standard Repertoire, Finding the Real Melody and Chord Changes, Keys, Alterations, Etc.