This 250 page illustrated e-book 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.
Getting Started
All of our learning materials work together. Start with the IFR e-book for the complete method.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
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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.
$59
IFR Video Courses - Level 1: Seven Worlds
You can also learn the complete method with our step-by-step video courses. The foundational course is called "Seven Worlds".
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- GUITAR
- SOLOING
- COMPING
This step-by-step video course will teach you the foundation of the IFR method for guitar. You will master the seven harmonic environments of the major scale which are the building blocks of all modern music. And you'll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas anywhere on the fretboard.
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- PIANO
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- COMPING
This step-by-step video course will teach you the foundation of the IFR method for piano. You will master the seven harmonic environments of the major scale which are the building blocks of all modern music. And you'll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas effortlessly in any key.
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- MELODIC INSTRUMENTS
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This step-by-step video course will teach you the foundation of the IFR method for brass and woodwind instruments. You will master the seven harmonic environments of the major scale which are the building blocks of all modern music. And you'll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas effortlessly in any key.
$150
IFR Video Courses - Level 2: Pure Harmony Essentials
In the second level, you will begin improvising over the most important chord progressions in popular music.
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- GUITAR
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Building on what you learned in Seven Worlds for Guitar, in this course we will explore the art of improvising over songs and chord progressions. You'll learn to improvise your own melodies over changing chords across the entire fretboard, and you'll learn to express your own musical ideas in a way that truly connects with your musical imagination.
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If you’ve ever wanted to improvise confidently over songs and chord progressions, this course will show you how. You'll learn how chords and melodies work together in any key, how to hear the changes as you play, and how to improvise with complete melodic freedom even as the chords are changing all around you. By the end of the course, you'll be improvising beautiful solos over songs and chord progressions, weaving your own melodies effortlessly through the chords.
$150
Ear Training Video Courses
Learn to recognize melodies and chords by ear with our complete multimedia video courses.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
- EAR TRAINING
Imagine being able to listen to any song and recognize every note of the melody by ear. What would that do for your musical creativity and improvising? In this course we will develop this ability for the major tonality, adding a whole new creative dimension to your improvising.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
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In this second level course, you will learn to recognize melodies by ear in the minor tonality. Combined with your ability from the first level course, you'll be able to understand ALL of the sounds in the music all around you and play these beautiful sounds on your instrument.
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Imagine being able to listen to any song and recognize all of the chords by ear. You could instantly play these songs in any key on your instrument. And you could improvise your own solos at jam sessions without even having to ask what the chords are. This is exactly what you will learn in this course.
$150
IFR Jam Tracks
The IFR Jam Tracks lead you through the entire world of modern harmony in an organized path.
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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.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
- IMPROVISING
In Pure Harmony Essentials, you will begin improvising over your first 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.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
- IMPROVISING
In Pure Harmony Advanced you will learn the more exotic chords of the major scale that appear in modern jazz, blues, R&B and latin styles. We will also take a deep dive into the 2-5-1 chord progression, the most important chord progression in jazz music.
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In Mixed Harmony Essentials you will begin improvising over chords that use notes from outside the key of the music. This opens up a truly infinite palette of colors for your improvising, and it also enables you to create some of the most beautiful sounds in popular music.
$24
Ear Training Audio Courses
Our Sing the Numbers audio courses teach you how to play the sounds you imagine.
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- ALL INSTRUMENTS
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Sing the Numbers is IFR's artistic ear training course designed just for improvisers. The course teaches you to recognize melody notes by ear and to play the sounds you imagine, using beautiful songs and melodies that were specifically designed to train your ear.
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Take your ear training to the next level with this deep exploration of the seven harmonic environments. You will learn to recognize all of these sounds by ear, and you will discover a rich vocabulary of beautiful sounds and melodies that you can use in your improvising.
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- EAR TRAINING
In this course we explore the most important chord progressions in popular music using the IFR exercise Melody Paths. You'll see the "inner workings" of each chord progression, and you'll learn to hear the chord notes melodically so that you can use them in your improvising.
$24
Exploring Music Styles
These courses for advanced IFR students explore the beautiful world of jazz and blues music.
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Even if you are a complete beginner to the blues, this course will give you everything you need to truly master blues harmony and enjoy improvising over the blues. Learning to play the blues will enrich every aspect of your playing, and it will give you countless opportunities for creative jamming with other musicians.
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Master the complete chord progressions to five of the best-known jazz standards commonly played in jam sessions. See the "inner workings" of the harmony and learn to improvise with confidence over these beautiful songs. Includes complete harmonic analysis, creative insights and backing tracks in all 12 keys.
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IFR Standards Workout 2 focuses on developing your creative freedom as an improviser. You'll learn many new harmonic concepts and you'll learn different techniques for seeing beyond the written chord changes. You'll also master five beautiful new standards with complete harmonic analysis, creative insights and backing tracks in all 12 keys.
$20
IFR Video Courses - Special Topics for Guitar
Learn the art of solo guitar improvisation combining chords and melodies with complete creative freedom.
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- GUITAR
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Master the art of solo guitar improvisation. Learn how to control melody lines, chords and bass notes simultaneously in your music so that you can play totally unaccompanied solo guitar and create a complete musical experience for your listeners.
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Building on the skills you learned in Chord Melody Guitar 1, this advanced course is a deep exploration of the 2-5-1 chord progression in both major and minor. Advanced topics include suspended chords, the use of outside notes in your melodies, and composing your own music.
$150
IFR Starter Kit Packages
These discount bundles give you a complete multimedia learning environment for your new IFR practice.
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- GUITAR
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This package gives you the ultimate hands-on introduction to the IFR method for guitar. With detailed video lessons, the foundational e-book, and jam tracks for practicing, you'll have everything you need to build a solid foundation as an improviser.
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- PIANO
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This package gives you the ultimate hands-on introduction to the IFR method for piano. With detailed video lessons, the foundational e-book, and jam tracks for practicing, you'll have everything you need to build a solid foundation in the IFR method.
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- BRASS AND WOODWINDS
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This package gives you the ultimate hands-on introduction to the IFR method for melodic instruments. With detailed video lessons, the foundational e-book, and jam tracks for practicing, you'll have everything you need to build a solid foundation in the IFR method.
$179