061: About Having A Roadmap
With the seemingly endless fountain of resources available for the self-taught musician, it can be hard to weed out exactly how to approach your learning journey. In this episode, we discuss the idea ...
5 Apr 20188min
060: Follow Your Ear, with Dave Isaacs
Today we're joined by Dave Isaacs, a man known as the "Guitar Guru of Nashville". Dave has been teaching music for over thirty years and provides online courses at JamPlay.com. Dave is also a performi...
3 Apr 201858min
059: About Learning to Improvise
Over the last eight episodes, we've covered a lot of ground: we first looked at the right mindset for improv, then dove right into how to use rhythm, scales, chords, harmony, structure, and form to re...
29 Mar 201815min
058: Building Blocks of Improv, with Brenden Lowe (Jazz Piano School)
Today as part of Improv Month we're speaking with Brenden Lowe, the man behind JazzPianoSchool.com and the Jazz Piano School Podcast. Jazz and piano can both be intimidating things for aspiring musici...
27 Mar 201842min
057: Improvising with Structure and Phrasing
When speaking, we use phrasing to emphasize ideas, capture our listener's attention, and tell a story. The same holds true in music, and more specifically, in improvisation! Learn how to use phrasing ...
22 Mar 201811min
056: Tell Your Own Story, with David Wallimann
In this episode we're speaking with David Wallimann, who has one of the most popular guitar channels on YouTube with over 100,000 subscribers there. As always when we're interviewing an expert in a pa...
20 Mar 201841min
055: About Improvising with Scales and Chords
Many musicians stick exclusively to improvising with scales, leaving them feeling frustrated and creatively stunted. This episode reveals how to integrate the idea of chord tones and harmony into your...
15 Mar 20188min
054: How to Improvise For Real, with David Reed
Today we're excited to welcome on to the show someone we were particularly hoping to feature as part of improv month: David Reed, the creator of Improvise For Real. You may have heard of this popular ...
13 Mar 201851min
