New Counterpoint course for Solo Jazz Guitar

[Christian Miller]

Hi everyone,

I've just released this - been a bit of a project for the past few months, attempting to combine some of what I've learned from historical improvisation stuff into jazz guitar. Here's some practical and non-academic info that might help you to do the same. Module 1 is up for FREE.

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Even if this isn't up your street, please make sure you check out modernguitarharmony.com itself - one of the best resources on, well, modern guitar harmony out there. With free material from the likes of Ben Monder, Mick Goodrick and many others. (Including all three voice leading almanacs.)

[pamosmusic]

Hi everyone,

I've just released this - been a bit of a project for the past few months, attempting to combine some of what I've learned from historical improvisation stuff into jazz guitar. Here's some practical and non-academic info that might help you to do the same. Module 1 is up for FREE.

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Even if this isn't up your street, please make sure you check out modernguitarharmony.com itself - one of the best resources on, well, modern guitar harmony out there. With free material from the likes of Ben Monder, Mick Goodrick and many others. (Including all three voice leading almanacs.)

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[spencer096]

you just made my day with this.

[Mick-7]

I've just released this - been a bit of a project for the past few months, attempting to combine some of what I've learned from historical improvisation stuff into jazz guitar. Here's some practical and non-academic info that might help you to do the same. Module 1 is up for FREE.

Christian, That was a good sales pitch about the website your course is sold on but a poor one on the course itself. Unless I missed it, you gave no details on the course, what topics you cover in it, "what exactly it will do for me," etc.

[Christian Miller]

Christian, That was a good sales pitch about the website your course is sold on but a poor one on the course itself. Unless I missed it, you gave no details on the course, what topics you cover in it, "what exactly it will do for me," etc.

Maybe - there’s more info in the link


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[James W]

I've studied counterpoint a fair amount at uni and by myself. I own quite a collection of counterpoint texts in fact, though only really one have I worked through to any extent - Salzer and Schachter's. If I'm honest, the little voice of pride in my head says I ought to be able to apply all of this to jazz myself - and Martin Taylor's 'Beyond Chord Melody' contains similar exercises to some of those that appear in Christian's course.

Nevertheless, despite or perhaps because of all of that, I can see myself purchasing this course.

[Christian Miller]

Nb - this course is a species counterpoint free zone.

It’s more about diminutions really. And little recipes that work for canons and so on. What I think of as practical/improvisational counterpoint.


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[charlieparker]

Is this more geared towards advanced players?

[Christian Miller]

Is this more geared towards advanced players?

It’s hard to say. A lot of it is sort of at a right angle to normal jazz guitar playing. I think it would suit players best who have a bit of experience working on classical guitar, but I don’t think that’s a prerequisite.


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[pingu]

Looks great Mr Christian !

Good luck with the project

[dmorash]

Super interesting area of music. It feels like using independent lines in a jazz guitar context could be more widespread than it is.

Sometimes I'll take a Ken Hatfield etude (love his etudes for solo guitar) and see if little bits of it can be brought into improvising.

[James W]

I bought this course on Monday and I've just come back home from the library, having printed off the PDF there.

Looking forward to working through this.

[Christian Miller]

I bought this course on Monday and I've just come back home from the library, having printed off the PDF there.

Looking forward to working through this.

Great! Let me know how you get on and if you have any questions.


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