IMPROVISING & COMPING OVER GIANT STEPS

It’s Time To Get Your Improvising & Comping Together!

Struggling with improvising & comping over Giant Steps or indeed any jazz standard? If you have a good understanding of chords and scales and you are looking to start delving into the world of jazz guitar then this course is for you. Perhaps you already can play some jazz chords and scales/riffs. If you can then be prepared to learn from someone who is one of Europe’s finest jazz guitarists, Malcolm MacFarlane.

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COURSE TAUGHT: Malcolm MacFarlane

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Advanced

COST: Each of the HD videos include a lot of information. Individual PDF and audio packs can be purchased from the GMI shop.

FOR: Those with a lot of guitar playing experience and who wish to play advanced jazz guitar.

COURSE FORMAT & RESOURCES: Video, MP3 & PDFs

 

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Lessons

2. Effective Chord Forms Over Giant Steps

Length: 11 minutesAuthor: MalcolmMacFarlaneComplexity: Hard

Effective chord forms

Using chord forms that are appropriate for particular parts of a chordal progression can be challenging. In this lesson you will be taken through many concepts that when fully understood, should ensure that you have a really excellent all round knowledge of exactly how chord formation work on their own and in within a harmonic context.

3. Soloing With Scales, Arpeggios & Chords Over Giant Steps

Length: 13 minutesAuthor: MalcolmMacFarlaneComplexity: Hard

Effective chord forms

This lesson really takes the player on a journey to performing a solo that includes all the elements discussed in the previous lessons. You will learn about performing solos that make use of chordal tones as well as further enhancing your solos with melodic ideas around them. Finally, the third solo which is four times round the form of the song “Giant Steps” includes advanced chordal ideas where Malcolm really stretches out.