Guitar improvisation

Locations, dates and times 

LEAST LONDON-Shoreditch 

Saturday 10th of January, 12.30 to 2pm,  Saturday 17th of January, 12.30 to 2pm, Saturday 24th of January, 12.30 to 2pm,  Saturday 31st of January 12.30pm

Course overview 

This workshop is about non-stop jamming for 90 minutes, inspired by the improvisation workshops I attended back in the 1990s in Bradford, which still to this day stand out as the most impactful guitar workshops I have ever done.

As this is a rolling program, you can book at any stage. Your booking entitles you to four sessions delivered across four consecutive weeks. 

The Format

Stood up, plugged in, in a circle as you work through multiple tracks, each between 3 and 5 minutes long, in styles ranging from Funk to Rock to Trip Hop to Blues. You’ll get 8 or 12 bars to shine and blast out some lead, before the gauntlet is passed until it comes back around to you. 

This might sound intense, but it is a celebration of collaboration as you figure out what works, and what doesn't. Unlike improv at home in front of youtube, you'll be surrounded by other players, and you'll be able to steal ideas from them :) 

Pre-existing Knowledge Required

A pentatonic scale in a minor key

A pentatonic scale in a major key

Knowledge of all the note names on the low E string

 

 

This takes place in Shoreditch, London, 25-27 Curtain Road, EC2A 3LT