Course Syllabus & Curriculum
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Module 0
5 lessons
0. Getting Started
Module 1
6 lessons
1. Foundations: The Minor Pentatonic Scale
1
Big Picture: Working Memory and Limitation Exercises
improv101-1-1
📹 3:58
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2
Music Theory: Octaves, Chords, and Scales
improv101-1-2
📹 2:35
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3
Fretboard Knowledge: The "Warp," Octaves, and the Minor Pentatonic Stack
improv101-1-3
📹 4:45
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4
Memorize the Fretboard: E
improv101-1-4
📹 3:18
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5
Fretboard Practice: E Minor Pentatonic Stack Across the Fretboard
improv101-1-5
📹 4:43
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6
Improvisation: E7 Vamp with the Minor Stack
improv101-1-6
📹 7:20
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Module 2
7 lessons
2. Major Pentatonic & Octave Pathways
1
Big Picture: Good Phrasing…Practice Makes Permanent
improv101-2-1
📹 1:43
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2
Memorize the Fretboard: A
improv101-2-2
📹 1:16
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3
Music Theory: The Major Pentatonic Stack
improv101-2-3
📹 1:15
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4
Fretboard Knowledge: Octave Pathways
improv101-2-4
📹 2:24
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5
Fretboard Practice: A Major Pentatonic Stack
improv101-2-5
📹 2:48
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6
Improvisation: A7 Vamp with Major Stack
improv101-2-6
📹 5:24
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7
Exploring Consonance and Dissonance with a "Freeze" Pedal
improv101-2-7
📹 8:21
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Module 3
6 lessons
3. Rectangles, Stacks & Target Notes
1
Big Picture: Techniques for Effective Practice
improv101-3-1
📹 7:49
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2
Music Theory: Interval Basics
improv101-3-2
📹 9:43
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3
Memorize the Fretboard: D
improv101-3-3
📹 2:21
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4
Fretboard Knowledge: The Major and Minor Rectangle and Stack
improv101-3-4
📹 7:40
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5
Fretboard Practice: D Pentatonic Scales
improv101-3-5
📹 6:08
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6
Improvisation: D7 Vamp with the Rectangle and Stack
improv101-3-6
📹 6:15
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Module 4
6 lessons
4. Chord-Tone Soloing & Triads
1
Big Picture: Chord Tone Soloing
improv101-4-1
📹 3:30
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2
Memorize the Fretboard: B
improv101-4-2
📹 1:55
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3
Music Theory: Triads
improv101-4-3
📹 6:49
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4
Fretboard Practice: The Pentatonic Scale Along One String
improv101-4-4
📹 7:40
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5
Fretboard Knowledge: Triad Targets in the Rectangle and Stack
improv101-4-5
📹 4:04
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6
Improvisation: Building Phrases That Target Two Chords
improv101-4-6
📹 5:59
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Module 5
6 lessons
5. One Scale Per Chord
1
Big Picture: One Scale Per Chord
improv101-5-1
📹 3:24
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2
Music Theory: Triads in the Diatonic Scale
improv101-5-2
📹 4:29
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3
Fretboard Knowledge: Overlaid Pentatonics
improv101-5-3
📹 3:34
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4
Memorize the Fretboard: G
improv101-5-4
📹 1:09
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5
Fretboard Practice: Switching Pentatonic Scales for Each Chord
improv101-5-5
📹 9:33
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6
Improvisation: Slow I–V–vi–IV in D
improv101-5-6
📹 4:05
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Module 6
6 lessons
6. Modes Made Easy
1
Big Picture: Major Scale and Modes
improv101-6-1
📹 7:28
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2
Music Theory: Modes Are Just Pentatonic Scales with Two "Extra" Notes
improv101-6-2
📹 2:42
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3
Fretboard Knowledge: Modes on the Fretboard
improv101-6-3
📹 4:09
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4
Memorize the Fretboard: C
improv101-6-4
📹 1:33
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5
Fretboard Practice: One Octave Modal Scales
improv101-6-5
📹 8:04
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6
Improvisation: Modal Vamps
improv101-6-6
📹 7:12
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Module 7
6 lessons
7. Triad Targets & the Nashville Number System
1
Big Picture: How to Learn from Great Solos
improv101-7-1
📹 6:17
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2
Music Theory: The Nashville Number System
improv101-7-2
📹 3:58
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3
Memorize the Fretboard: F
improv101-7-3
📹 1:08
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4
Fretboard Knowledge: Triad Targets Inside the Rectangle and Stack
improv101-7-4
📹 5:46
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5
Fretboard Practice: Triad Target Overlays
improv101-7-5
📹 9:27
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6
Improvisation: "Little Wing"
improv101-7-6
📹 5:39
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Jam Track
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Module 8
6 lessons
8. Improvising the Blues
1
Big Picture: What Scale Should I Use?
improv101-8-1
📹 4:08
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2
Music Theory: Blues Harmony
improv101-8-2
📹 3:30
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3
Memorize the Fretboard: Sharps and Flats
improv101-8-3
📹 5:57
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4
Fretboard Knowledge: Blues Scale and Target Notes
improv101-8-4
📹 6:28
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5
Fretboard Practice: Blues Target Notes and Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonic
improv101-8-5
📹 6:17
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6
Improvisation: Blues in A
improv101-8-6
📹 6:56
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Jam Track
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Module 9
1 lessons