Jazz Manouche Masterclass

  • Sweep picking & alterned picking
  • Chords forms
  • Swing, bolero rumba & waltz rhythms.
  • Harmonic substitutions.
  • Improvisation: arpeggios, scales, solo analysis.
  • Repertorie: standards & Django Reinhardt originals.
  • Auditions.
  • Includes a backing track CD.

Bluegrass Masterclass

  • Flatpicking, crosspicking & Carter family style.
  • Improvisation: arpeggios, scales, solo analysis.
  • Strumming rhythms.
  • Melodies harmonization using crosspicking & Carter family style.
  • Repertorie: standards & popular songs.
  • Auditions.
  • Includes a backing track CD.

Fingerpicking Masterclass

  • Right hand: Hammer on, pull off, bends, vibrato, double stops.
  • Left hand: brushstroke, heel damping, palm mute.
  • Comping: patterns & rolls.
  • Melodies variations, fiddle runs & walking bass.
  • Chords forms, inversions, tensions, Merle Travis fingerings.
  • Improvisation: blues & pentatonic scales.
  • Repertorie: ragtime, folk, western swing, blues & pop.
  • Auditions.
  • Includes a backing track CD.