Jazz Blues Improvisation from Scratch
Get jam session ready!
This course features call-and-response videos rooted in the aural tradition that are clear, concise, and creative (and not front-loaded with theory and technical exercises). No previous improvisation experience required.
Once you complete the course, you will
Have the skills and confidence to improvise on a blues with your jazz ensemble or at a jam session.
Know seven riff melodies by jazz composers (without sheet music)
Build groovy solos through riff rhythms, call and response, and thematic variation
Play the chord changes without sacrificing groove or phrasing
Preview the course below
Instructor Steve Treseler is a saxophonist and teaching artist who has has guided thousands of beginning improvisers through interactive workshops and, now the transmission has moved on line. Steve’s workshops are non-intimidating, creative, and effective at building both skills and community.
Steve’s music has been featured in Down Beat and the New York Times, and he has presented clinics at Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, Jazz Education Network, Più Piano in Germany, California Jazz Conservatory, D’Addario Woodwinds in NYC, and the Pacific Music Institute in Honolulu.
Improvisation curriculum for award-winning jazz programs:
“Revolutionary. . . Steve is an expert at teaching improvisation in a fun, encouraging way.
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“Steve really helped me get over my nerves about playing and soloing. He asked me to focus more on rhythms and not worry so much about getting every single note perfect. That’s when I started feeling way more confident.
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“Steve is able to encourage some of our shyest students to start improvising and players of every level are given great tools to advance and have fun in the process.
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