Welcome to the application page for my online Zoom workshop, “Adventures In Guitar.” This workshop is open to all styles and levels, ages 12 to adult. The one-hour sessions cost $20 apiece and will take place on the following Mondays: June 14, 21, 28, and July 5 starting at 7:00 PM.
Register via the form below, and read on to peruse the workshop curriculum.
Week 1 – June 14, 2021
Easier Than You Think, Chord/Scale Connection – Part 1
Demystifying the Fingerboard
• practical fingerboard visualization utilizing the CAGED system
• scale shapes within chord shapes, part 1
Week 2 – June 21, 2021
Easier Than You Think, Chord/Scale Connection – Part 2
Demystifying the Fingerboard
• scale shapes within chord shapes, part 2
• arpeggios from chord shapes
Week 3 – June 28, 2021
Fake It ‘Til You Make It
Improvisation Made Friendly
• chord shape/scale shape visualization applied to improvisation
• how notes work with and against chords
• We will discuss line writing using examples from my book Jazz Scale Workout (Mel Bay Publications).
Week 4 – July 5, 2021
Together, Everyone Achieves More
Ensemble Playing and Jam Session Tips
• how more than one guitar can work effectively in a group – an open discussion
• how to work with a pianist in a jazz setting
• jam session etiquette – what to do and what not to do – an open discussion
• playing in an orchestra pit for musicals – an inside look