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Solo Fingerstyle Jazz Workouts
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Ready to take your jazz guitar playing to the next level? Fingerstyle technique is the ultimate tool for jazz guitarists, enabling you to seamlessly integrate melody, harmony, and bass lines into rich, dynamic solo arrangements that are uniquely yours.
Martin Taylorâs Solo Fingerstyle Jazz Workouts is your pathway to refining fingerstyle mastery, boosting creative confidence, and achieving new levels of improvisational freedom. Whether youâre just starting or already an experienced player, these 15 concise, progressive sessions are designed to help you master the art of solo fingerstyle jazz.
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Martin Taylorâs Solo Fingerstyle Jazz Workouts is your pathway to refining fingerstyle mastery, boosting creative confidence, and achieving new levels of improvisational freedom. Whether youâre just starting or already an experienced player, these 15 concise, progressive sessions are designed to help you master the art of solo fingerstyle jazz.
Dimensions of Bossa Nova Guitar
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Bossa Nova and other Latin jazz styles are seamlessly woven into the fabric of the mainstream jazz standard songbook, becoming indispensable to worldwide jazz repertoire. As a result, Bossa Nova and Latin jazz tunes have not only become a staple in jazz performances but also essential study pieces for jazz students, symbolizing a perfect blend of rhythmic complexity and melodic beauty.
Martin Taylorâs immersive masterclass, Dimensions of Bossa Nova Guitar, accelerates studentsâ learning progress with a curriculum designed to play their way through rather than practice tedious exercises and force-feeding thick theoretical explanations.
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Martin Taylorâs immersive masterclass, Dimensions of Bossa Nova Guitar, accelerates studentsâ learning progress with a curriculum designed to play their way through rather than practice tedious exercises and force-feeding thick theoretical explanations.
10 Principles of Jazz Accompaniment
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The art of comping for a vocalist requires a significantly different approach than comping with a soloist. Supporting a soloist requires more complex play and adapting to improvisations with varied chords and rhythms. Comping for a vocalist calls for a more elegant approach that underscores the melody without overshadowing the vocal performance.
Fingerstyle jazz legend Martin Taylor has collaborated with hundreds of world-class musicians in virtually every setting, from duos and trios to ensembles and big bands. Drawing on years of experience, Martin and special guest Alison Burns guide you through a highly enlightening, interactive masterclass, 10 Principles of Jazz Accompaniment.
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Fingerstyle jazz legend Martin Taylor has collaborated with hundreds of world-class musicians in virtually every setting, from duos and trios to ensembles and big bands. Drawing on years of experience, Martin and special guest Alison Burns guide you through a highly enlightening, interactive masterclass, 10 Principles of Jazz Accompaniment.
Dimensions of Solo Jazz Guitar
Martin Taylorâs pedigree spans dozens of prestigious awards, multiple Top 10 albums, and global acclaim from fans, critics and fellow musicians. He dazzles audiences with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity, emotion and humor with a strong, engaging stage presence.
In this Fingerstyle and Chord Melody Masterclass, Martin shares how he internalizes the core framework of any piece of music and then builds upon it utilizing melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic variations to add dimension and color to an improvisational performance.
In The Jam: Martin TaylorÂ
If youâve ever experienced Martin Taylor performing live with a full ensemble behind him, you dreamt that night about being up on that stage with him. We canât arrange that, but we can get you as close as possible and thoroughly prepare you for making that dream come true.
âIn The Jam with Martin Taylorâ immerses you squarely in the mix with Martin and the band on 10 popular Jazz standards and progressions: Just Friends, Take the A Train, I Love You, In a Mellow Tone, On Green Dolphin Street, Watch What Happens, Creating Whoopie, Muesette, Someday My Waltz and Hazy Day in Town.
Using the playerâs mixer console, you can mix, mute, or solo any of the video and instrument audio tracks. Mute Martinâs rhythm part and comp while he solos, or mute his soloing track and let Martin comp for you. Whatever instrument you play â guitar, bass, drums, keys or even vocals â dial in your mix and sit in with Martin and the band!
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âIn The Jam with Martin Taylorâ immerses you squarely in the mix with Martin and the band on 10 popular Jazz standards and progressions: Just Friends, Take the A Train, I Love You, In a Mellow Tone, On Green Dolphin Street, Watch What Happens, Creating Whoopie, Muesette, Someday My Waltz and Hazy Day in Town.
Using the playerâs mixer console, you can mix, mute, or solo any of the video and instrument audio tracks. Mute Martinâs rhythm part and comp while he solos, or mute his soloing track and let Martin comp for you. Whatever instrument you play â guitar, bass, drums, keys or even vocals â dial in your mix and sit in with Martin and the band!
