In this video lesson I show you five great exercises that all work together to help you learn to connect your ear with your instrument.
In this video I’ll show you how to use the IFR exercise ‘Melody Paths’ to understand the inner workings of any chord progression so that you can access all of these beautiful sounds in your improvisations.
In this free sample lesson from the IFR Video Course for Guitar, I walk you through the exercise Seven Worlds in the first harmonic environment of the major scale.
This is a demonstration of the singing activity from the chapter ‘Understanding Begins with Listening’ from Improvise for Real. It's the first step to learning to recognize both chords and melodies by ear.
Even with just a few minutes per day you can still have a deep and meaningful connection with music. Your pleasure and satisfaction aren't necessarily about “how long you practice” but about how completely you allow yourself to get lost in the experience.
For IFR students practicing Exercise 3: Pure Harmony, this is a demonstration of the exercise Seven Worlds Expanded on the alto saxophone. Ivan Edwards demonstrates the exercise exploring the 5 chord in the unlimited range.
I'm confused about how to understand chord shapes in relation to the major scale. For example, the 3 chord would be notes 3, 5, 7, 2. In learning to see this as a minor chord shape, should I be able to think of this as 3, 5, 7, 2 and 1, b3, 5, b7 at the same time?
In this lesson I'll help you get started using IFR Jam Tracks Level 1: Seven Worlds using what you've already learned on the piano.
Grab your instrument and practice improvising over the 2-5-1 chord progression with me!
In this video I analyze the harmony of the A section of ‘Autumn Leaves’ using the IFR Tonal Map. You will learn to see the chord functions, the flow of tension and release, the circle of fifths and the beautiful melodic paths that you can use in your improvising.