DISC MusicGurus Improvise on a String Instrument - Online Course

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Meet your new tutor

You could spend your time watching tutors free online or you could learn from one of the best in the business. This MusicGurus course is presented by none other than Zach Brock, arguably the most talented improvisational violinists of his generation. A grammy-award winning violinist that draws on the traditions of jazz, classical and popular music stylings to form his musical vocabulary and helps teach these to you in meticulous detail. Earning his name through works with instrumental super-group Snarky Puppy, Zach has gone onto become an artist in residence at Temple University in Philadelphia as well as being a Musical Ambassador in the Solomon Islands for the U.S Department of Sate amongst many other glittering achievements throughout his career.

24 lessons of musical experimentation

Throughout the two hours and 35 minutes of content, Zach uses his expertise and skills to deliver highly intricate and exceptionally engaging lessons that will help you break free from creative ruts and explore a new side of your playing that you didn't know existed. In this course, you will be presented with a toolkit of techniques, theories and approaches to music that will take your playing far beyond traditional territories, something you would never be able to learn from a book.

You will come away with a greater understanding on how the mechanics of a stringed instrument can serve the purpose of a song through improvisational playing, paying close attention to discovering how you can find your individual voice and style on your instrument. Across each lesson, you will learn how to get creative with your practices and exercises and explore how to use them to discover new playing techniques that you can introduce in your improv solos. Unconventional techniques such as 'the chop' and 'natural distortion' are delved into as well as exploring how to amplify your acoustic stringed instrument and how to use effects pedals to alter the sound of your instrument.

Drawing from the inspiration of past greats such as Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and Zbigniew Seifert, as well as current innovators such as Christian Howes and Casey Driessen, you won't miss out on all of the tried and true techniques and approaches to playing your instrument.

Take the lessons at your own pace

There is nothing worse than the feeling of being rushed when trying to learn and understand something as deep and complex as music, after all, everyone takes on information at different rates and sometimes online learning platforms provide limited-time-only licenses and subscription services that pressure you into further purchases and more expensive subscription periods. Well, MusicGuru has changed that as with their courses not only do you get the wealth of knowledge from in-the-industry professionals, but you also get lifelong access to your course and all the downloads that come with it. This means you can take the course at your own pace. You'll be able to dip in and out when you please and if you ever feel you need a refresher you can come back to MusicGuru without the need for any further purchases.

MusicGuru can also boast difficulty ratings so you know what you're getting into and advanced video features for the lessons, so if you want to take it back and hear the excerpt again but at a bit of a slower speed, you can! Being compatible with phones, tablets and desktops, you'll be able to learn when you want, where you want, whether that be in front of your instrument at home or just to pass the time whilst commuting on the train, MusicGuru design the courses to work around you, whatever your lifestyle.

Features

• Designed for intermediate-level players with good knowledge of music theory and ability
• Over two and a half hours of engaging and exciting content across 24 detailed lessons
• Play in your own time and download the included backing tracks for practise
• Gain access to bonus audio content
• Learn from a world reknowned instructor Zach Brock
• Learn how to get creative with your practise routines to develop your improv skills
• Go into detail on how to develop your own sound and style on your instrument
• Gain knowledge on how to amplify your acoustic stringed instrument
• Discover how effects pedals can alter your sound and be used for creativity
• Advanced video features enable you to learn at your own pace

Specifications

• Format: Redemption voucher delivered via email
• Product code: 8344