This step-by-step video course is an introduction to the IFR method for all melodic instruments. Through play-along video lessons, beautiful playing examples and lots of creative jamming activities, you will learn to improvise melodically over backing tracks and with other musicians, and you'll master improvising over all seven chords of the major scale.
This step-by-step video course will get you jamming and improvising your own music over a wide variety of beautiful harmonic environments. You'll learn to express yourself with complete freedom in any key on your instrument, and you'll learn to improvise melodically over all seven chords of the major scale (the foundation of all modern popular music).
This course is for all melodic instruments (saxophone, trumpet, flute, violin, cello, etc.). The lessons are taught by Jelske Hoogervorst, a professional jazz saxophonist and educator based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The course includes lots of creative jamming exercises and beautiful playing examples to inspire your creativity. There are also special "playalong" videos where you will get to take turns improvising with Jelske, and each lesson is accompanied by IFR Jam Tracks that let you practice improvising in a real musical setting.
This video course is an introduction to the IFR method for all melodic instruments. The course is open to everyone, including complete beginners. Through step-by-step video lessons, beautiful playing examples and lots of creative jamming activities, you will learn to improvise melodically over backing tracks and with other musicians, and you'll master improvising over all seven chords of the major scale.
You do not need to know anything at all about music theory to begin, and you don't need to be able to read sheet music. This course will give you a solid foundation in both harmony and improvisation that will serve you for the rest of your life.
The total lesson time of this course is just over 4 hours. The course is divided into 17 units which include main lesson videos, supplementary videos for special jamming activities, and a complete set of backing tracks so you can practice improvising in a real musical setting. Each lesson introduces the next level of the method, including step-by-step demonstrations and beautiful playing examples to inspire your creativity.
Learn through your own direct experience. Instead of telling you what to play to sound good, in this course you'll be learning through your own direct experience. The sounds are presented in a step by step, progressive order so that you can master each one and add it to your personal vocabulary. You will be improvising your own music with these sounds right from the start, using your ears and developing your inner voice.
Learn in a creative, musical context. In IFR, we always practice in the context of real music. We use very simple but very effective exercises to play in different harmonic contexts. We will use jam tracks that are fun to practice with, and the course includes many musical examples to illustrate each harmonic concept.
Learn to tell musical stories in your improvising. Improvising is a very personal way of making music. In this course you will learn how to tell powerful musical stories with just a few notes. Instead of overwhelming you with a lot of musical material, we will use simple harmonic situations so that you can focus on your own creative expression. And we'll even improvise together in these harmonic situations so that you can get inspired by the exchange of melodic ideas!
Jelske Hoogervorst is a professional jazz saxophonist and educator based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Jelske teaches all of the video lessons in this course. She also created special "playalong" videos that let you take turns improvising with her over a backing track. This opportunity to "trade fours" with a professional jazz improviser is an incredible education in itself, and it's one of the most popular features of this course.
What students say about this course:
"This is the only course about improvisation that really gets you to improvise from the start. Using your ears and developing your inner voice, without music theory interfering. I can honestly say that Jelske is the best teacher I have come across."
Eef van der Burg (saxophone, Netherlands)
"A very important thing that this course has done for me is to help me realize that I really CAN improvise! Through my studies with IFR, I feel like I am finally starting to find my own musical voice. This has really boosted my confidence."
Ed Wasiak (trumpet, Canada)
Just click on the “Add to cart” button below to purchase this complete course for $150. You can make your purchase with any major credit card and you can download all of the materials immediately after making your purchase. And if you don't agree that this course is the best investment you ever made in your musical creativity, just send us an e-mail within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund.
