Jam School
Instructor: Kristofer DahlDifficulty: 4 (of 10)
Focus: Don't learn licks - learn concepts! Supercharge your ability by utilising what you already know.
Kris will take you through a mind boggling journey of never-taught-before tricks - all aimed at giving you faster results than you ever thought was possible.
The inspiration and ideas from this course come from Kris' extensive experience from jamming and livestream teaching.
Jam School: Lydian Changes
by Kristofer DahlConcepts that helped me improvise and visualise melodies over lydian changes.
Tags: lydian, Steve Vai, fusion, changes, Joe Satriani, Flying in a blue dream, whammy, whammy bar, tremolo, G lydian, Eb lydian, C lydian, Chinese Scale, Major 7 arpeggios, theory applied, improvisation, jamming, improvisation tutorial, scales and modes, melodic phrasing, following the chords, arpeggios, exotic scales1Difficulty6
Emergency Mode
by Kristofer DahlWhat to do when inspiration is not there, but you still need to deliver cool lead lines.
Tags: improvisation, jam, performance, mindset, C major, F minor, inspiration, melodic motif, 7th chord arpeggios, chord target, chord tones, Maj7 arpeggio, Dom7 arpeggio, guitar sound, guitar tone, theory applied, scales, note choices, arpeggios, modulation2Difficulty4
Shred Improvisation
by Kristofer DahlHow to acquire a shred technique usable for improvisation.
Tags: shred, improvisation, fusion, D major, D major pentatonic, jamming, B minor, technique, soloing, Pentatonic scales, hybrid picking, fast guitar lines, legato, fast licks, shred masterclass, shred tutorial, shred tricks, shredding, building speed, shred lines3Difficulty10
Using Blues As A Tool
by Kristofer DahlEver wished learning new licks wasn't so time consuming? - Imagine you could turn that trusty blues lick you learned when starting out - into something fresh sounding and new.
Tags: rake, raking, blues lick, jamming, improvisation, fusion, A Pentatonic minor, A dominant arpeggio, D minor pentatonic4Difficulty4
Scale Memorisation
by Kristofer DahlHave you ever struggled with memorising complicated scales?
Tags: scale visualization, scale memorization, fretboard, master fretboard, unlock, horizontal, paralell G minor, C minor, soloing, jammin, scale shapes, scale patterns5Difficulty3
Jam School: Example Licks
by Kristofer DahlLet's spice up our Jam School practicing with some fancy example licks!
Tags: licks, shred, tapping, alternate picking, speed picking, Eric Johnson, legato, sweeping, sweep picking, E minor6Difficulty8
Jam School: Hybrid Picking
by Kristofer DahlHybrid picking is responsible for some of the craziest runs out there. Let's discuss how to get started with it - and what you can do with it.
Tags: hybrid picking, fusion, finger picking, C minor, tutorial, string skipping7Difficulty3
Pentatonic Jam Licks
by Kristofer DahlLearn six killer licks that will serve as the basis for your jamming!
Tags: pentatonic, rock licks, jamming, improv, improvisation, bends, bending, A minor, A Pentatonic minor, hair rock, 80's rock licks8Difficulty5
Jam School: Motivic Development
by Kristofer DahlDo you run out of ideas too fast? Ever felt unable to improvise?
Tags: melodies, jamming, improv, improvisation, call and response, melodic, E minor, hybrid picking, phrase, motive, motif9Difficulty4
Yngwieisms
by Kristofer DahlLet's borrow some inspiration from the man himself!
Tags: Yngwie, neoclassical, neo-classical, yngwie malmsteen, Bach, phrygian dominant, harmonic minor, Ab Harmonic minor, Eb Phrygian Dominant10Difficulty8
Hot Fusion
by Kristofer DahlI invite you to travel deep into my head, and explore what goes on in my mind when improvising.
Tags: Enhanced blues, 6ths, chromatics, adjacent positioning, chordal lead, melodic extensions, harmonic complexity, functional placeholders, outside legato, climactic tension, note selection, major 6th, dorian, suggestive targeting, non-dissonant tension, motif development, rhythmic displacement, intervallic alteration, expressive restraint, C# minor11Difficulty7
