Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • About your instructor, short version.

    • What You Need

    • Keys to Improvising, Level 1

    • About your instructor, long version. (Feel free to skip this, or just read a couple of chapters and save the rest for later.)
  • 2

    12 Keys, Violin

    • 12 Keys, Violin

    • PDFs, 1st position

    • PDFs, 3rd position

    • 1) Violin keys of A, D and G

    • 2) Violin keys of C,F, Bb

    • 3) Violin keys of Eb, Ab and Db

    • 4) Violin keys of Gb, B and E
  • 3

    12 Keys, Viola

    • 12 Keys, Viola

    • PDFs, 1st position

    • PDFs, 3rd position

    • 1) Viola Keys of D, G and C

    • 2) Viola keys of F, Bb and Eb

    • 3) viola keys Ab, Db, Gb

    • 4) viola keys B, E, A
  • 4

    12 Keys, Cello

    • 12 Keys, Cello easier PDFs

    • Cello, Circle of 5ths
  • 5

    12 Keys, Mandolin

    • 12 Keys for Mandolin PDFs

    • 1) Mandolin A, D, G, C

    • 2) Mandolin F, Bb, Eb, Ab

    • 3) Mandolin Db, Gb, B, E
  • 6

    12 Keys, Mandola

    • 12 Keys for Mandola PDFs
  • 7

    Start!

    • START small 1

    • START small 2

    • Simple Harmony 1

    • Simple Harmony 2
  • 8

    Arpeggios, Violin

    • Arpeggios

    • violin arps 1

    • violin arps 2

    • violin arps 3

    • violin arps 4

    • violin arps 5

    • violin arps 6
  • 9

    Viola Arpeggios

    • Viola PDFs

    • viola arps 1

    • viola arps 2- G and C

    • viola arps 3- F and Bb

    • viola arps 4- Eb and Ab

    • viola arps 5- Db and Gb

    • viola arps 6- B, E and A
  • 10

    Cello Arpeggios

    • Cello Arpeggio PDFs
  • 11

    Mandolin Arpeggios

    • Mandolin Arpeggio PDFs

    • 1) Mandolin arps A, D

    • 2) Mandolin arps G, C_

    • 3)Mandolin arps F, Bb_

    • 4) Mandolin arps Eb, Ab_

    • 5) Mandolin arps Db, Gb_

    • 6) Mandolin arps B, E_
  • 12

    Mandola Arpeggios

    • Mandola arpeggios
  • 13

    ii-V-I Improv examples

    • Ideas for lines

    • 1) ii-V-I in C

    • 2) ii-V-I in F

    • 3) ii-V-I, Bb

    • 4) ii-V-I, Eb

    • 5) Rhythmic ideas, Ab

    • 6) ii-V-I, Db

    • ii-V-I Gb

    • 7) B improv
  • 14

    My Little Suede Shoes

    • My Little Suede Shoes, by Charlie Parker

    • My Little Suede harmony 1

    • My Little Suede harmony 2

    • My Little Suede improv
  • 15

    Next Steps

    • CONGRATULATIONS!

    • What next?

    • Major AND Minor

    • Keys, NOT modes. (yet)