SCALES & CHORDS
No site on jazz improvisation would be complete without an area on scales and chords. These are the building blocks of music. Here you will find a multitude of lessons on every scale and chord. It's not enough to just know these, you must have them mastered.
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| Tenor Blues Scales-Trading 2's Lesson 4 (Video,Audio,PDF) | 234 | $10.00 |  |
One of the things I do most often with students is to trade two's. Trading two's means that one person plays for 2 measures and then the next person plays. They go back and forth and play off of each others ideas. This is a great way for a teacher to i | |
| The Altered Scale (Audio & PDF) | 042 | $10.00 |  |
The altered scale is one of the hippest sounding scales in jazz. Any modern jazz player that you might listen to usually has a thorough knowledge of this scale.In this lesson I talk in detail about the use of the "altered" scale. i break down the theor | |
| The Diminished Scale: Lesson 1 (Audio & PDF) | 045 | $10.00 |  |
The Diminished Scale is a fantastic sound that provides endless opportunities to the jazz musician. This is the scale that defined the post bebop era and is now an integral part of the jazz language. In this first lesson on The Diminished scale, I teach y | |
| The Dorian Scale (Video & Audio) | 168 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I teach you about the Dorian Scale. The dorian mode of the major scale is a scale based off of the 2nd degree of the major scale. It is most commonly used over minor chords and tonalities. I talk about how to figure this scale out and a | |
| The Harmonic Minor Scale and the Minor II-V-I (Audio & PDF) | 062 | $10.00 |  |
This lesson is an introduction to the Minor Harmonic Scale. I introduce you to this scale and talk to you about how it is made. I run through 6 patterns you can use to practice this scale. Finally, I talk about how to use this scale over minor ii-V-i chor | |
| The Mixolydian Scale (Video & Audio) | 175 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to the Mixolydian Mode. I teach you how to create this scale in each key and where to use it. I demonstrate how to use it and practice it to some backing tracks so that you hear how the notes fit with the harmony. I talk | |
| Triad 1/2 Step Approach Lesson (Video,Audio & PDF) | 219 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson for all of you who have been working on your triads! If you feel like you are ready to move on and you have mastered all your major and minor triads then this is a great next step to take. In this lesson I introduce you to the simple ste | |
| Triad Links Lesson (Video,Audio & PDF) | 217 | $10.00 | |
Here is another lesson for those of you who have been practicing your triads and have them mastered. This is a great next step in your jazz improvisation journey. In this lesson we take your knowledge of triads and your knowledge or your major scales a | |
| Using the Blues Scale: Part 1 (Audio) | 001 | $10.00 |  |
Everyone wants to play the blues! Whether you want to play Jazz, Rock, Funk, RnB, Pop or any other popular music, you have to get your blues together. It's a must do and the first step towards playing the blues, for most players, is learning the Blues Sc | |
| Using the Blues Scale: Part 1 (Video Remake) | 156 | $10.00 | |
The first lesson I ever recorded on Neffmusic.com was "Using the Blues Scale". It was in two parts and was an audio recording. It's been awhile since I made that lesson and I thought it would be a good idea to re-record the lesson as a video lesson. In t | |
| Using the Blues Scale: Part 2 (Audio) | 002 | $10.00 |  |
This great lesson continues the foundation we laid in Using the Blues Scale Part 1. This is a fantastic lesson for getting the sounds of the blues scale into your ears and under your fingers. I talk about and demonstrate how to actually use the blues s | |
| Using the Blues Scale: Part 2 (Video Remake) | 157 | $10.00 | |
Part 2 is mainly focused on using the A blues scale over a C7 chord as well as the C blues scale. It also deals with the art of mixing these two scales together to create authentic blues lines. | |
| Using the Blues Scale: Part 3 (Video Remake) | 158 | $10.00 | |
The first lesson I ever recorded on Neffmusic.com was "Using the Blues Scale". It was in two parts and was an audio recording. It's been awhile since I made that lesson and I thought it would be a good idea to re-record the lesson as a video lesson. In t | |
| Whole Tone Scale Introduction (Video & Audio) | 143 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to the whole tone scale. The whole tone scale has a very distinctive and recognizable sound to it that can be used to create new sounds while improvising. I show you how to construct the scale as well as how to use it and wh | |
| Whole Tone Scale Lesson 2 (Video,Audio & PDF) | 153 | $10.00 | |
In Lesson 2 on the Whole Tone Scale I introduce you to 5 diatonic patterns for the whole tone scale. I show you how to practice these as well as how to use them while improvising. I talk to you about building finger memory as you practice the scales but |
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