Effortless Guitar - Smooth Jazz Techniques

Guitars Lessons by Richard Smith

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Effortless Guitar - Smooth Jazz Techniques

Licklibrary.com is proud to introduce "Effortless Guitar - Smooth Jazz Techniques", a comprehensive online guitar course designed for musicians aiming to master the art of smooth jazz guitar. This course offers a deep dive into the nuanced world of jazz, blues, and funk, focusing on enriching your musical vocabulary, enhancing your technical skills, and developing a distinctive lyrical sense. With specialized lessons on jazz harmony, blues techniques, funk rhythm skills, and the development of melody across various tone and amp settings, this course promises to transform your approach to guitar playing. This course is taught by Richard Smith.

Guitar Lesson Overview

Extending Your Knowledge of Jazz Harmony

Jazz harmony forms the backbone of the smooth jazz genre, characterized by its complex chords and progressions. This course segment teaches you to navigate these sophisticated harmonic landscapes with ease, expanding your understanding beyond traditional major and minor chords to include 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths. Learning these concepts not only broadens your chord vocabulary but also enhances your ability to improvise and compose in a jazz context, offering a richer, more textured sound.

Blues Techniques

Blues music, with its expressive bends, vibrato, and soulful phrasing, is a crucial element of jazz guitar playing. Our course delves into classic blues techniques, teaching you to infuse your playing with the emotive power characteristic of the blues. Mastering these techniques will not only improve your soloing skills but also enable you to add depth and feeling to your playing, connecting more profoundly with your listeners.

Funk Rhythm Skills

Funk brings a rhythmic complexity and groove that can transform your playing from good to irresistible. This course segment focuses on developing tight, syncopated funk rhythms, enhancing your right-hand technique, and incorporating percussive elements into your playing. These skills are invaluable for any guitarist looking to add groove and energy to their music, making your performances more dynamic and engaging.

Developing a Lyrical Sense of Melody

A keen, lyrical sense of melody is what sets great jazz musicians apart. This course teaches you how to craft beautiful, memorable melodies that speak to the listener, using a variety of tone and amp settings to express a wide range of emotions. Whether you're soloing over complex chord changes or composing your own pieces, the ability to develop a strong melodic voice is key to creating impactful music.

The Benefit of Using a Backing Track for Practice

Included in "Effortless Guitar - Smooth Jazz Techniques" is a backing track tailored to the course material, providing a real-world context for applying what you've learned. Practicing with a backing track helps solidify your timing, groove, and improvisational skills, offering a more engaging and effective practice session. It simulates playing with a live band, preparing you for performances and jam sessions with other musicians.

Technique List

At the end of the course, you'll have mastered a range of guitar techniques crucial for smooth jazz playing. Here's a list of some of the techniques covered, along with helpful links from Licklibrary.com for further study:

By the end of "Effortless Guitar - Smooth Jazz Techniques", you will have not only expanded your technical skill set but also deepened your musical expression, enabling you to play smooth jazz with confidence and creativity.

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Technical Details

  • Code

    RDR0280

  • Artist

    Richard Smith

  • Media

    Online Stream, Download, DVD

  • Media format

    PAL + NTSC

  • Genre

    Jazz, R&B

  • Skill level

    Suitable For All

  • EIN No

    5060088823064

  • TAB NOT Included

  • NB: If purchasing as 'DVD', please ensure that your DVD player fully supports the 'Media format' (PAL + NTSC) that this product is available in, as indicated above.

About The Tutor

Tutor Profile

Richard Smith

Richard Smith rivals Roy Buchanan as the greatest guitarist you probably never heard. A master of timing, tone, phrasing and composition, Richard really is a pleasure to listen to and an even greater pleasure to learn from. Having a long relationship with USC, Richard's role as an educator shines, but...

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