Jazz Guitar Basics

🎸 Introduction to Jazz Guitar for Beginners: A BRAND NEW COURSE by a Seasoned Teacher!

🚀 Course Headline: Welcome to "Jazz Guitar Basics" – the perfect entry point into the world of jazz guitar for absolute beginners! 🎶

🎉 What You'll Experience:

• Easy-to-Follow Curriculum: Designed with years of individual lessons, this course is crafted to be engaging and user-friendly.
• Play Chords & Solos Quickly: Learn chords, solos, and music theory concurrently for a comprehensive learning experience.
• Interactive Play-Along Tracks: Start playing interesting melodies and compositions alongside play-along tracks at a beginner's level.
• Understand Music Theory: Gain an understanding of music theory and sight-reading from the get-go.
• Modern Learning Experience: Utilize our extensive library of animated videos, PDF files, pictures, and downloadable mp3 play-along tracks to enhance your learning journey.

🎓 Why Choose This Course?

• Solid Foundation: After completing this course, you'll be well-equipped for further jazz guitar studies or any other music endeavors.
• Risk-Free Trial: Try the course risk-free! If you're not satisfied within the first 30 days after purchase, we offer a full refund.

📚 Course Content Breakdown:

• Tuning and Setup: Learn to properly tune your instrument, hold it, and play with a plectrum.
• Notes and Scales: Master playing and reading the notes of the C major scale and the chords that accompany it.
• Rhythms and Sight-Reading: Train your ears and sight-reading skills by practicing different rhythms.
• Diverse Scales: Expand your knowledge to the G, D, and F major scales and their respective chords.
• Play-Along Exercises: Downloadable tracks to practice your newfound skills in a musical context.

🛠️ Course Structure:

• Introduction (3 lectures)
• Playing Notes and Melodies (13 lectures)
• Playing Chords & Comping (25 lectures)
• Playing Melodies & Chords from the G Major Scale (8 lectures)

👤 Created by Experienced Musicians: This course is a collaborative effort between guitar teacher Jan Pospíšil and piano teacher Martin Cohen, with Jan as your guide in the videos. Martin has been instrumental in filming and editing, contributing behind the scenes.

📚 Topics Covered:

• Guitar Basics: Understanding the different elements of the guitar.
• Tuning and Technique: Master tuning, holding, and playing with a plectrum.
• Music Notation: Learn to read music in the key of C and G.
• Scales and Triads: Play the notes of the C, G, D, and F major scales; explore major & minor triads.
• Improvisation: Start your improvisation journey with tips and techniques.
• Chord Theory: Learn all chords derived from the C and G major scales, including minor 7th, major 7th, dominant 7th, and minor 7th b5.
• Common Jazz Progressions: Play along with progressions like the blues, 2-5-1, and learn to comp over classics like "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Autumn Leaves".
• Comping and Soloing: Master the art of comping and soloing with a swing feel.
• Scales and Solos: Play the C major scale across two octaves, and learn how to apply these skills in solos.

🎸 Ready to embark on your jazz guitar journey? Enroll now and let us guide you through every chord, note, and rhythm with ease and expertise! 🌟