"All Of Me" is one of the best songs to get started with jazz improvisation. In this course, you will be playing and improvising right from the start. In each lesson, I introduce a simple musical element, and then demonstrate how to improvise with that element. As the lessons progress, the musical elements build upon each other..AND of course there's 'call and response'. This course is great for beginners. :)
Enrolling in this course gives you access to:
17 video lessons with over one hour of lesson content
You can download and save the 25 page PDF booklet, which contains transcriptions of everything I play in these course.
An original MP3 backing track that I played live
"Call and Response" lessons as MP3 format, so you can train your ears on the go.
If you are a beginning jazz improvisor - this is perfect for you! I've taught many of these lessons hundreds of times to classical percussionists, or people who are learning vibraphone for the first time.
Maybe you know a few chords, but aren't sure how to apply them? Maybe you are a drum set player who wants to get into melodic percussion? This course will help you.
Often when I'm making these courses, I want to be thorough and give you all the tools you need to understand how the tune works. And the result is that I probably went WAY overboard and it's too much. But I want you to get as much value as possible from my courses, so I've included it all!
I made one of the lessons below open, so you can see what kind of videos are in the course.
There's even a BONUS lesson at the end of the course for the more adventurous beginners out there ;)
That's it! If you think this course is right for you, please check it out!
Thanks,
Tim
In this section, you will learn the nuts and bolts of how this song is put together. AND you will be able to take this approach to other songs as well. You have to walk before you can run, so don't skip out on practicing these exercises!
In this section, we will use the previous arpeggios as a basis for filling in the harmony. It's not always as simple as "Chord X uses Scale X" - and you'll see why with these lessons.
Now that you have a strong basis with the chord tones and scalar methods of outlining the harmony, it's time to break free with some technical challenges.
"Call & Response" is one of the best ways to practice this music. In these lessons, I will play a phrase and you will play a phrase. There are several ways to "respond" to my "call".
You can try to repeat my phrase exactly as I played it
You can try to repeat THE RHYTHM exactly as I played it, but with different notes
You can play your own improvisation.
Any of these are great ways to practice! It's ear training, rhythmic training, form learning, and fun all at the same time.
This wouldn't be a Tim Collins lesson without me going way overboard and not knowing when to stop. So here I give you some bonus lessons if you are still looking for a challenge!