Become a better improvisor, regardless of instrument.
Improvisation is a crucial ingredient to jazz. It doesn’t matter if you play vibes, piano, bass, saxophone, or oboe – the language and principals are built on the same foundational elements.
Learn this crucial (and fun!) skill from one of the best – modern jazz master, Warren Wolf.
After completing this course…..
You’ll be able to:
- Improvise over basic jazz forms
- build melodic solo content based off of modern jazz language
- understand how to navigate chord changes, lead sheets, and different grooves
Meet Your Instructor
Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist trained on the vibraphone, marimba, drums, and piano. Warren tours and performs around the world with Bobby Watson’s “Live and Learn” Sextet, Karriem Riggins “Virtuoso Experience,” the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Christian McBride & “Inside Straight.”
Course Contents
Lessons
- Introduction
- Blues in Theory
- Blues in Practice
- Building Blocks of Improvisation – Part 1
- Building Blocks of Improvisation – Part 2
- Bebop Explorations
- All About Ballads
- Exploring Modern Tunes
- In Time / Out of Time
Demos & Play-Alongs
- "F Blues" Demo
- "F Blues" Play-Along
- "How High the Moon" Demo
- "How High the Moon" Play-Along
- "Donna Lee" Demo
- "Donna Lee" Play-Along
- "My Funny Valentine" Demo
- "My Funny Valentine" Play-Along
- "Dolphin Dance" Demo
- "Dolphin Dance" Play-Along
