Blues Licks in E (Acoustic Lab Material)

Here are some fun acoustic blues licks that show you how to add a few lead licks to a basic 12 bar.

Solo from Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin

Before you Accuse me Intro (Acoustic Lab Material)

Here is the Cool little into to before you accuse me. It is a variation on the classic blues turnaround lick.

Major Pentatonic Run

Here is a cool pattern for the G major pentatonic Scale. It is a very simple pattern that repeats 3 times.

Still Time performing at Modern Music Academy

Here s a Clip of Still Time performing at Modern Music Academy. We had the pleasure of them coming and doing a Clinic for us on March 14th. They played some songs then talked about their approach to writing songs,arrangements and improvisation. They are all fabulous musicians and it was inspiring to hear them talk about their art. Nick Billich one of the band members, teaches here at MMA.

D Minor Lick (Rock Improv Material)

This Lick shows you how you take a simple eighth note pattern and surround one of the notes with a little burst of hammer'ons and pull-offs.

Jimi Hendrix Rhythm Techniques (Rock Lab Material)

This clip shows you how Jimi Hendrix would take a regular power chord and ornament it with slides and pull-offs. The great thing about this lick is that it will work over any major power chord.

Chromatic Approach Tones (Rock Improv Material)

This clip shows you how to take an A minor pentatonic scale and dress it up by sliding into the notes of the scale from a half step below.

Sliding Open Chords (Learners Lab Material)

Here some licks based around the 5 basic open position chords.