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Lesson 1: Major Modes & Chord Scales and Harmonic Minor Review
  • Major Modes and Learning the Fretboard
  • Fifth Mode of Harmonic Minor [7(b9b13)]
  • Dom7(b9 13)
  • Introduction to Transcription
Lesson 2: Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale
  • Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale
  • Time Feel, Swing Feel, and Subdivision
  • Melodic Minor (1st mode), Melodic Minor Scale Rhythmic Subdivision
  • Lydian b7 Scale
  • The Locrian n2 Scale
  • The Altered Scale
Lesson 3: Continuity: Across the Bar Line Phrasing
  • Creating Continuity via Scales, Intervals and Arpeggios across the Bar Line
  • Major Modes across the Bar Line
  • Harmonic Minor Mode 5 (Mixolydian b9b13) across the Bar Line
  • Melodic Minor across the Bar Line
Lesson 4: Blues in Jazz Continued
  • Review Charlie Parker Blues Form
  • Bebop Scale Review
  • Harmonic Anticipation and the Bebop Scale
  • Adding Tension to Basic 12-Bar Blues with the Altered Scale and Harmonic Minor
  • Coltrane Blues Variations
Lesson 5: Rhythm Changes
  • Rhythm Changes: A Short History
  • Basic Rhythm Changes
  • Tonic/Approach, Continuity, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Anticipation
  • The Complete A Section
  • Adding the Secondary Dominant
  • The Bridge—Lydian b7
Lesson 6: Pentatonic Scales
  • Pentatonic Scales in Jazz
  • Review of Minor 7 Pentatonic and Its Uses
  • The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale
  • The Major (b6) Pentatonic Scale
  • Mixed Pentatonics on Major and Minor Blues Progressions
Lesson 7: The Diminished Scale
  • The Whole-Half and Half-Whole Diminished Scales
  • The Half-Whole Diminished Scale and Its Relationship to the 7(b9) Chord
  • Secondary Dominant Exercises
  • Diminished Scale Patterns
  • Triads and Diminished Chords and Scales
Lesson 8: Phrasing, Dynamics, and Rhythm & Jazz Guitar Comping
  • Using Space
  • "Play/Rest" Exercises
  • Rhythmic Groupings
  • Dynamics
  • Comping Rhythms
Lesson 9: John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice"
  • The First Eight Measures
  • Across the Bar Line on the First Eight Measures
  • Easy Chord Voicings for "Moment's Notice"
  • John Coltrane's Solo on "Moment's Notice"
Lesson 10: John Coltrane—The Coltrane Matrix ("Giant Steps" )
  • "Giant Steps" Matrix
  • Arpeggios, Approach Notes, and Four-Note Motives—Analyzing Coltrane's solo
  • Using the Whole-Tone Scale on the Matrix
  • Applying Coltrane Changes to Other Songs
Lesson 11: Contemporary Jazz Guitarists (Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny)
  • Harmonic and Melodic Characteristics of Each
  • The Importance of Sound and Time
  • Blending Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Funk Styles
  • Analysis of Selected Excerpts from Each Guitarist
Lesson 12: Nonfunctional Harmony, Contemporary Jazz Guitar, and Slash Chords
  • Nonfunctional Harmony Progressions
  • Slash Chords and the ECM Compositional Style
  • Modern Jazz Guitar
  • Modern Jazz Guitar Composition
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