Metal Improv Series

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: I am not an improviser. However, I want to improve on it! In this tutorial, I want to give you an inside look on some of my own methods into perfecting this territory of music. Let's begin...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: In my other tutorials on motifs,  they present rhythmic ideas in which you can build any structure on, such as harmony or phrases. When you listen to my improvisation demonstration, you'll see that there's not much going on harmonically or rhythmically at first, but as I get more comfortable, my rhythmic ideas develop into more of a "call-response" fash...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: Half of the battle is knowing where to find the given notes on the fretboard. Most of us know box shapes and so on, and sometimes it's hard to escape them. However, they are needed and are often misused and abused. "Misused" as in they are visualized perfectly but never reach your ears (we'll talk about this in the next tutorial). In other words, you have t...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani apart when they improvise. A story is told so to speak. This comes from years of keeping it simple and tasty. ...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani apart when they improvise. A story is told so to speak. This comes from years of keeping it simple and tasty. ...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani apart when they improvise. A story is told so to speak. This comes from years of keeping it simple and tasty. ...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal

Excerpt: So this has been me at my bare minimum, taking the time to create rather than ramble off. I can do that and most of you have seen me do this, but I'm looking to tap into a more lyrical depth within my playing. Isn't it amazing how the next level to any art is more simplicity? I personally can't wait to see what I look like in this area in a year :) Good lu...

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