An Introduction to Improvisation – Study Guitar Academy

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In this course we’ll guide you through improvisation, from writing your very first licks, to freely improvising and jamming over backing tracks, using the entire guitar neck, in all keys.

Suitable for late beginner to early intermediate players.

Schedule

The course is broken down into lessons, taught just like if you were coming to me for private lessons. Once every two weeks a new lesson is released with a collection of topics to work on.

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Introduction

Welcome to Lesson 2. In this lesson we continue to build on some topics from the previous lesson, an...

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Notes on 5th and 4th Strings

Notes on 5th string Notes on 4th string Practising This Lesson Objective: Memorise these notes 1) Pl...

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Position 1 – String 4

Notes In this lesson we are looking at playing Position 1 of the minor pentatonic scale from the 4th...

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Rhythm – Introduction and Quarter ...

Rhythm – Introduction and Quarter Notes

Notes When working through this lesson, I recommend watching the video, reading the detailed notes b...

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Rhythm – Whole Notes

Notes In this lesson, we are looking at whole notes. A whole note looks like a squashed oval, with n...

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Ornamentation Introduction

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Ornamentation – Slides

Lesson Notes Here are two ways that a slide can be notated in tablature: You can see that the diagon...

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Structure 2 – Long Notes and Short...

Structure 2 – Long Notes and Short Notes

Lesson Notes In this lesson we are taking a small step into rhythm and learning how to apply it to o...

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Practice Plan

Here is how I recommend breaking down practising the materials from this lesson: Notes: 5 min Positi...

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Lesson 3

Introduction

For the next two weeks we are continuing to work on position 1 of the minor pentatonic scale –...

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Notes on Strings 3, 2 and 1

Lesson Notes In this lesson we are going to cover the notes on strings 3, 2 and 1. As with previous ...

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Position 1 – String 1

Notes In this lesson we’ll cover playing position 1 of the minor pentatonic scale from the 1st strin...

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Ornamentation – Double Stops

Lesson Notes Doubles are a fancy way of saying “hold down two strings at once”. In this ...

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Structure – Repeating Notes

Lesson Notes Often when beginners start improvising with a scale pattern, they try to play all the n...

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Rhythm – Whole Notes and Quarter N...

Rhythm – Whole Notes and Quarter Notes

Lesson Notes In this lesson we are going to look at combining whole notes and quarter notes. If we u...

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Practice Plan

Notes on strings 3, 2 and 1: 5-10 minutes. Position 1 – String 1: 15 minutes Ornamentation ...

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Rhythm – Half Notes

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Lesson 4

Introduction

Welcome to Lesson 4! Over the next two weeks, you’ll be working on the next position of the mi...

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All the notes!

We have now covered all the “natural” notes on the guitar, between the open string and f...

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Position 2 – String 4

Notes Today we are going to start working on position 2 of the minor pentatonic scale. Good job on g...

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Position 2 – String 2

Notes In this lesson, we are going to look at playing the 2nd position of the minor pentatonic scale...

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Ornamentation – Double Stops 2

Lesson Notes In the previous lesson on double stops we used the side of our first finger to hold dow...

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Rhythm – Tied Whole Notes

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Solo 1

Lesson Notes Here is the tab for the solo, with the rhythm written out above the tab: Backing tracks...

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Practice Plan

All the notes!: 5-10 minutes, use as a warm up Position 2 – String 4: 15 minutes Position 2 &#...

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Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

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Schedule

Lesson 1

FAQ

Notes on the 6th String

Introduction to the Minor Pentatonic Scale

Position 1 – String 6

Structure 1 – Writing Your First Phrase

Practice Plan

Technical Exercises 1

Lesson 2

Introduction

Notes on 5th and 4th Strings

Position 1 – String 4

Rhythm – Introduction and Quarter Notes

Rhythm – Whole Notes

Ornamentation Introduction

Ornamentation – Slides

Structure 2 – Long Notes and Short Notes

Practice Plan

Lesson 3

Introduction

Notes on Strings 3, 2 and 1

Position 1 – String 1

Ornamentation – Double Stops

Structure – Repeating Notes

Rhythm – Whole Notes and Quarter Notes

Practice Plan

Rhythm – Half Notes

Lesson 4

Introduction

All the notes!

Position 2 – String 4

Position 2 – String 2

Ornamentation – Double Stops 2

Rhythm – Tied Whole Notes

Solo 1

Practice Plan

Lesson 5

Inrtoduction

Playing Across Changes: i-iv

Sharps on 6th String

Half and Quarter Note Rhythms

Ornamentation – Staccato

Practice Plan

Lesson 6

Sharps on A and D strings

Positions 1 and 2 Back to Back

Solo 2

Rhythm – Half and Quarter Notes Long Example

Ornamentation – Slides From Above and Below

Lesson 7

Sharps on G, B and e

Minor Pentatonic Scale – Position 3

Structure: Repeating Ideas

Ornamentation – Double stop slides

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FAQ

Notes on the 6th String

Introduction to the Minor Pentatonic Scale

Position 1 – String 6

Structure 1 – Writing Your First Phrase

Practice Plan

Technical Exercises 1

Introduction

Notes on 5th and 4th Strings

Position 1 – String 4

Rhythm – Introduction and Quarter Notes

Rhythm – Whole Notes

Ornamentation Introduction

Ornamentation – Slides

Structure 2 – Long Notes and Short Notes

Practice Plan

Introduction

Notes on Strings 3, 2 and 1

Position 1 – String 1

Ornamentation – Double Stops

Structure – Repeating Notes

Rhythm – Whole Notes and Quarter Notes

Practice Plan