Play Jazz Guitar.com

From intermediate to advanced, this cutting edge video software program presents Chris Standring in the first of a jazz guitar masterclass series. In this 11 lesson program Chris discusses building vocabulary, connecting new phrases to existing vocab, rhythm & comping including walking basslines and comping at the same time, and six live performances by Chris, all transcribed with notation and TAB. Comes with play along tracks, spiral bound workbook and optional DVD.

"I downloaded the course and found it to be much more informative than I expected one of these courses to be! You lay it out very clearly and the musical ideas are all super cool, especially the II - V - I bebop phrases. I also liked your solos over "All the Things You Are" and the other tunes, too. In fact, all your solos have good, solid construction and a very swinging feel. I think this course will be very helpful to anyone that's looking to play over changes. Playing through this course will give the serious student of the instrument a more linear way to play up and down the neck, and in turn expand their range on the guitar. I can tell a LOT of work went into this project....All the best!" - Carl Verheyen, LA studio guitarist

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Chris Standring presents the second of his jazz guitar masterclass series. Focusing entirely on improvising in chord melody style, Chris discusses the art of playing melodies with chordal accompaniment in the style of the great master jazz guitarists like Joe Pass, Ted Greene and George Van Eps. In this 11 lesson program Chris discusses building harmonic vocabulary, ammassing ideas over the 2, 5 and 1 chord families as well as performing 3 solos on camera, utilizing all the information he discusses throughout the program, all transcribed with notation and TAB. Comes with play along tracks, spiral bound workbook and optional DVD.

Hello Chris. I have had a quick glance through the programme and I can honestly say that it is brilliant. The next 6 months are going to be exciting for me. I would really like to thank you for all the work you have put in to it. It will be invaluable to me! - Michael Watters

Hi Chris - I thought that JGVM vol 2 really hit the mark. It's the kind of instruction that makes playing guitar fun. I've always leaned toward playing the standards; in particular ballads. The tunes you provided and the treatment afforded each was just right for someone like myself. Nice job! - Bob DeVivo.

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