The IFR Video Course Package for Guitar is a complete course in harmony and improvisation on the guitar. This package includes everything contained in the IFR E-book Package plus the IFR video course "Deep Foundations for Guitar" in which I teach you each step of the method exactly as I do with my own private students.
IFR Video Course Package for Guitar
IFR Video Course Package for Guitar
The IFR Video Course Package for Guitar is a complete course in harmony and improvisation on the guitar. This package includes everything contained in the IFR E-book Package plus the IFR video course "Deep Foundations for Guitar" in which I teach you each step of the method exactly as I do with my own private students.
This package is the most powerful and effective way to learn the IFR method. With step-by-step video demonstrations, you'll be able to learn each concept quickly and get right into improvising and jamming with each new harmonic concept you learn.
Below is a complete description of everything included in this package.
IFR video course "Deep Foundations for Guitar"
This transformational course goes beyond everything you have seen about how to learn the guitar. You will learn to understand the entire fretboard at once, allowing you to break out of memorized scale drawings and truly express yourself creatively.
You'll learn to build the notes of any key anywhere on the fretboard. You will master the seven chords of the major scale which are the foundation of all popular music, and you'll learn to improvise your own melodies over these chords. You'll even learn to improvise your own chord voicings on the guitar just as freely as you can improvise melody lines.
If you have always dreamed of truly understanding music and being able to improvise with complete freedom on the guitar, this is the course for you!
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 on the guitar that will serve you for the rest of your life.
Here are some of the skills you will learn:
- Break free from memorized scale drawings. Learn to solo across the entire fretboard in any key.
- Discover the inner workings of modern harmony and master improvising over all seven chords of the major scale.
- Move beyond licks and patterns. Understand how music really works and create your own music right from the first day.
- Learn how to add chords to your solos, improvising your own chord voicings anywhere on the fretboard.
- Gain a deep understanding of the "modes" and learn to express these sounds in your own music.
- Learn the foundation of chord melody technique for totally unaccompanied solo guitar performance.
- Method 100% integrated with your ear, with creative exercises for both guitar and voice.
- No prior knowledge of music theory or the IFR method is required. Everyone is welcome!
More than 5 hours of video lessons
The total lesson time of this course is about 5 hours and 30 minutes. The course is divided into 18 lessons which are approximately 15 to 20 minutes in length. Each lesson introduces the next level of the method, including step-by-step demonstrations and playing examples on the guitar. The lessons are accompanied by jam tracks that let you practice improvising in a real musical setting.
Improvise for Real - The Complete Method
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.
The perfect complement to your video course
The IFR e-book is the perfect complement to the video course because it will give you a much deeper understanding of the theory and practice of the method. In addition to teaching all of the core exercises, the e-book also contains a wealth of additional information and ideas to inspire your practicing.
Additional topics covered in the e-book:
- Altered chords and scales that create the sophisticated sounds of modern jazz music
- A special chapter on playing the blues, with harmonic analysis of both major and minor blues in IFR tonal language
- A chapter on playing jazz standards, with harmonic analysis of several popular standards in IFR tonal language
- A tutorial on composing your own music that will get you started composing your own original pieces right now
- An introduction to the fascinating world of free improvisation
- How to include the piano in your daily practice routine
- How to create jam sessions that your friends and family can enjoy right now, even without the same deep understanding of harmony that you are learning through IFR
- How to make the personal journey toward a new way of practicing that truly unlocks your creativity
IFR Jam Tracks Level 1: Seven Worlds
This is the first set of jam tracks that all IFR students should have. You will learn the seven harmonic environments of the major scale, which will prepare you for improvising over chords and chord progressions.
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.
Experience each harmonic environment in 3 totally different ways:
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.
All jam tracks are provided in all 12 keys
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
IFR Jam Tracks Level 2: Pure Harmony Essentials
In Pure Harmony Essentials you will begin improvising over chord progressions. You'll learn the most important chord progressions that appear in popular music and you'll learn to weave your own melodies through the chords.
This collection focuses on the four most important chords in contemporary music. IFR students know these as the 1 chord, the 4 chord, the 5 chord and the 6 chord. In addition to mastering these chord concepts, you'll also be learning about more fundamental ideas like tension and release, suspension, mood and storytelling.
Each jam track is a complete lesson
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, 4
Sample track - chords 1, 4, 1, 5D
Sample track - chords 6-, 4
What students say about this course:
"I completed Deep Foundations for Guitar and the more I practiced with the jam tracks, the more moments of magic I had. I'm feeling great about the progress and momentum I have built, and I'm convinced that IFR is the way forward."
Sean McGann (Bainbridge Island, WA)
"This method is by far the best music learning system I have ever experienced."
Benny Elie Levi (Lod, Israel)
"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 (Burlington, NC)
Get the complete IFR Video Course Package for Guitar for $179
Get the complete video course "Deep Foundations for Guitar" plus the Improvise for Real e-book and IFR Jam Tracks levels 1 and 2 for just $179. By purchasing all of these materials together in the IFR Video Course Package for Guitar, you save $59 off the regular price and you get a complete multimedia course in harmony and improvisation on the guitar that will serve you for a lifetime.
Just click on the “Add to cart” button below to purchase the complete IFR Video Course Package for Guitar for $179. 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 guitar playing, just send us an e-mail within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund.