Thinking Ahead Vol. 1 — How To Improvise Over Chord Changes
Lessons, demos, solos & backing tracks in Interactive PDF format
Series: THINK
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50 solos over 5 jazz standards
Call & response backing tracks
Overview
Thinking Ahead Vol. 1 teaches you how to improvise by targeting chord tones with intention. You will work with target notes, chromatic approaches, enclosures, and essential tensions across different chord types. The course applies these concepts to five jazz standards: Afternoon in Paris, Blues for Alice, Bouncing With Bud, Doxy, and Bye Bye Blackbird.
Each lesson includes exercises and written solos that demonstrate how to navigate real progressions musically and logically. QR codes inside the PDF give you access to video lessons and play-along backing tracks, including call & response tracks to strengthen your ear and time feel.
If you use Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro, all songs in this course are available in the preloaded catalog.
Each lesson includes exercises and written solos that demonstrate how to navigate real progressions musically and logically. QR codes inside the PDF give you access to video lessons and play-along backing tracks, including call & response tracks to strengthen your ear and time feel.
If you use Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro, all songs in this course are available in the preloaded catalog.
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Interactive PDF course including video lessons, written solos, and play-along backing tracks.
Lesson No. 1 Demo
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