The ideal starter kit for your new improvisation practice. The Improvise for Real e-book contains the complete IFR method for all instruments, and our sequential jam tracks will lead you all the way up to improvising over your first chord progressions.
The IFR E-book Package gives you everything you need to get started in the IFR method in a discount bundle package. The Improvise for Real e-book contains the complete method for all instruments, and IFR Jam Tracks Levels 1 and 2 will lead you up to improvising over your first chord progressions.
Below is a complete description of everything included in this package:
This 250 page illustrated e-book in PDF format contains the complete IFR method for all instruments. Master the art of musical improvisation through creative exercises that empower you to explore and discover our musical system for yourself.
You will learn to understand the sounds in the music all around you and to improvise with confidence in any musical situation. And you will learn to express your own music, playing directly from your musical imagination.
Instead of giving you rules and formulas about what notes you are supposed to play, Improvise for Real empowers you to discover and master ALL of the sounds of our musical system. Through a creative daily practice that feels more like the martial arts than a typical music course, you will gain a deep understanding of modern harmony that enables you to weave your own melodies effortlessly across any song or chord progression.
Used in more than 20 countries by students and teachers alike, Improvise for Real is considered by many to be the definitive system for learning to improvise. The exercises are easy to understand and fun to practice. You will learn the entire landscape of modern harmony from simple blues and pop music to the most sophisticated jazz compositions. And you will learn to play your music, expressing yourself with complete confidence in any musical situation.
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.
David Reed is a multi-instrumentalist professional musician based in New York City. A musician for more than 30 years, his unique perspective on music and creativity is drawn from his experiences playing and teaching music in New York, Los Angeles, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Nicaragua and Senegal. David has more than 20 years experience teaching musical improvisation for all instruments, and he has personally taught hundreds of IFR students in private lessons and workshops.
What students say about the IFR method:
"Improvise for Real has helped my improvising more than anything else I've ever studied. It’s the most liberating, creative, intuitive approach to learning music that I have come across."Larry Basirico (guitar) - Burlington, North Carolina
"The IFR method is explained so well, so understandable and logical with beautiful backing tracks to improvise with. The approach is so clear and simple. Why had no one ever told me this before? IFR has helped me enormously to improvise and jam over jazz standards and other songs."Annemarie Post (tenor saxophone) - Amsterdam, Netherlands
"It's among the best music books I've ever come across. Reed's perspective immediately opened doors that I didn't know existed."review posted on Amazon
"You can take the smallest bite out of this method and gain the nourishment to feed your musical quest for weeks at a time."Michael Sokolowski (piano) - Charlottesville, Virginia
"I am a professional musician teaching at university level, and this is the greatest book on music I have worked with in my 25 years."review posted on Amazon
This package also includes IFR Jam Tracks Level 1: Seven Worlds. This is a deep exploration of the seven harmonic environments of the major scale, which are the foundation of all modern music.
We composed each track to highlight the subtle differences that make each harmonic environment unique. This means that as you're jamming over these tracks, you'll also be learning to recognize each harmonic environment by ear.
Meditative. The meditative tracks give you lots of space for deep contemplation of the sounds. These tracks are ideal for getting to know the sounds for the first time.
Modern. The modern tracks let you hear each harmonic environment in pop style like the music you hear on the radio. These tracks will help you discover the beautiful melodic possibilities that each harmonic environment offers you.
Jazz. The jazz tracks let you really stretch out and follow your imagination. These tracks provide the ideal environment for more intellectual or abstract playing. Use these tracks to push the limits of your playing, both creatively and physically.
Every jam track in this collection is provided in all 12 keys. (That's 252 backing tracks in all.) If you're just starting out, you can build your confidence in the keys that are easiest for you to play. If you're more advanced, you can target just the keys that you need to work on. And for the rest of your life, anytime you need to practice a particular harmonic environment you'll have backing tracks in any key you need.
Sample track - Meditative
Sample track - Modern
Sample track - Jazz
This package also includes IFR Jam Tracks Level 2: Pure Harmony Essentials. At this level you will begin improvising over your first chord progressions. This brings up a whole new experience for us as improvisers, which is to improvise melodically across the chords as they are changing. This is the moment when our improvising will begin to sound much more like the songs we hear on the radio, so it's an incredibly exciting step for us as musical artists.
Each IFR jam track is actually a complete lesson in harmony and improvisation. Each jam track builds on concepts that you've already mastered in earlier jam tracks, and each track is accompanied by illustrations, teaching notes and practice tips.
There are 15 different chord progressions in this collection, and for each chord progression we give you backing tracks in all 12 keys. (That's 180 backing tracks in all.)
Sample track - chords 1, 5D
Sample track - chords 6-, 4
Sample track - chords 1, 5D, 6-, 4
Just click on the “Add to cart” button to purchase the complete IFR E-book Package for $59. 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're not completely satisfied with your purchase, just send us an e-mail within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund.
