This course is aimed at students that have not improvised before, the technique consists of teaching you 16 jazz phrases, based on the blues scale, and can be used in a modular fashion, like a pick and mix. It is done in a call and response manor, I play and you copy, this will give you the confidence to improvise.It has step by step specially designed playing exercises, with pop-up written music and great backing tracks, superbly demonstrated by Simon.
Start Improvising To Express Your Musical Self
Each 15 minute video lesson is broken into 4 parts-
1) Introduction of the 4 new phrases.
2) Call and response with Simon.
3) A demonstration from Simon.
4) Then an opportunity to “go solo” with the backing track.
It will encourage you to memorise music
Some musicians are fearful of memorising music and this technique takes away the fear of getting it wrong, after all jazz is playing wrong notes in the write way.
Content and Overview
At the end of this course of 5 lessons, you will be able to improvise on the blues scale in a cool and “pro” manor, by taking my suggested phrases and your own to ideas for your performance.
About the instructor
Simon Currie has been playing the saxophone since he was 11 years old, at the age of 20 he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and played with them for 4 years, working with big names in jazz such as GEORGE SHEARING, MEL TORMÉ, PEGGY LEE, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, SHORTY ROGERS, KAY STARR, BROOK BENTON, AL MARTINO, JOHN WILLIAMS, JIMMY WITHERSPOON, VIC DAMONE and JOHNNY DANKWORTH. He then worked in Monte Carlo with American musical GEORGE BENSON, STEVIE WONDER, DONNA SUMMER, LIZA MINELLI, THE THREE DEGREES, SAMMY DAVIES JNR, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE FOUR TOPS. In 2001 he joined PAUL JONES AND THE MANFREDS (ex MANFRED MANN), and has been touring with them, backing guests such as CHRIS FARLOWE, PAUL YOUNG, ALLAN PRICE and PP ARNOLD.
Simon has released two solo albums entitled Monochrome To Colour and Time Lapse and two albums with Mike Hugg from the Manfreds, Sanctuary and Walk Through Tomorrow.
Simon has released two solo albums entitled Monochrome To Colour and Time Lapse and two albums with Mike Hugg from the Manfreds, Sanctuary and Walk Through Tomorrow.
Since 1995 has taught jazz and improvisation and has built up many great teaching techniques, creating an ever increasing list of professional musicians.
