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Orchestral Instruments: Improvisation Skills

Orchestral Instruments: Improvisation skills

Orchestral Instruments: Improvisation skills

Category: Orchestral
This course is designed for any single melody instrument wanting to play by ear and improvise in contemporary worship. Perfect for woodwind, brass and stringed instruments. You will learn how to:
  • Use your knowledge of keys, scales and arpeggios to create improvised parts
  • Play notes that fit in both major and minor keys without sheet music
  • Blend with other instruments without set parts
  • Work out sharps and flats in any key using a foolproof method
  • Use chord tones as the basis of playing by ear
  • Create effective harmonies and new melody lines
  • Develop tasteful playing using melodic hooks phrasing and dynamics
  • Improvise using auxiliary, added and passing notes
  • Use the Nashville numbering system to transpose by ear
Applied using songs How Great is Our God, Forever, In Christ Alone, Happy Day, Faithful One, God of Justice and the hymn Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus. Suitable for all ability levels. Plus daily practice backing tracks with on screen chord charts. In total six hours of lessons, tips and backing tracks. Plus tips from Brenton Brown, Tim Hughes, Martin Neal, Chris Bowater, Noel Robinson, Tommy Walker, Noel Richards, Tre Sheppard, Aaron Keyes, Stu G (Delirious).

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