Scott McGill-Modal Improvisation "So What" "Impressions" for Guitar
In this short session I demonstrate some extended arpeggio concepts used by Miles Davis and John Coltrane for improvisation in Modal Jazz tunes like "So What" and "Impressions". These ideas used by these great masters can give our modal playing melodic direction and harmonic shape over a static chord background. I have also stressed technical development by looking at specific arpeggio and melodic shapes for guitarists that can extend the technical vocabulary of what you already know into new creative directions perhaps making Coltrane's "Sheets of Sound" approach more available to us Guitarists.
I studied ten years with the great Jazz Teacher/Composer Dennis Sandole who taught John Coltrane, James Moody, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, and many others and I have played and recorded with musicians as Bassists Michael Manring and Percy Jones, Producers Neil Kernon and David Torn. Keyboardist Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater played on two tunes of my 2001 disc "Addition By Subtraction" as well.
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Hi Scott, first i saw some of your fantastic chord lessons and now i have seen your solo Ideas over a modal chord. It´s great to seeing you teaching such important things. Your stuff sounds so good ! After seeing your videos I am so motivated to play the guitar like never before. What can I say more? Thank you for sharing! Best wishes to you...
@mtstyre7768
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Jörg for the kind words about the material and the teaching. I am glad it is of help and motivating and please let's keep in touch as I love to teach. My best and speak soon! Scott
I'm just out from this lesson and the one on playing outside using pentatonics and wow! This is the stuff I've been wanting to know about for decades. Thank you so much! If I can afford private tuition at some point, I'll know where to go!
@mtstyre7768
9 ай бұрын
This is kind of you and I am glad you found this to be beneficial. That sounds fine of course. I am hoping to release a whole thing on chords soon which should be a lot of material. It is all keeping me busy! Please stay in touch!
Thank you sooo much!!!!
@mtstyre7768
2 ай бұрын
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Great lesson Scott!
@mtstyre7768
Жыл бұрын
TY my man!!
Absolutely amazing lesson, Scott, the great algorithm was good to me for suggesting this. Great to hear so many great concepts in 20 minutes. I miss my jazz studies with you. I hope you're well .
@mtstyre7768
Жыл бұрын
TY Trevelyan and we appreciate it--lets stay in touch!!
Amazing information here, excellently delivered ! Thank you Scott
@mtstyre7768
8 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Jimmy and glad you liked it
was lucky enough to study under scott for a while - so great to see him and his playing again scott if u read this it's Will from ACM - hope you're doing well :^)
@mtstyre7768
4 жыл бұрын
My man Will!! Thank you for this and apologies for the late late reply!!!
@JokingSandwich
4 жыл бұрын
@@mtstyre7768 haha not to worry my man - heard u had some health issues in ur latest video - hope its all sorted s( ^ ‿ ^)-b
@mtstyre7768
4 жыл бұрын
@@JokingSandwich Thank u---was my son. I had a hard time editing that part out so apologies
What a great lesson! Just wanted to say thanks for putting this video together, it helped really a lot !
@mtstyre7768
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Cesare and I appreciate the kind words. Please keep in touch and hope to speak soon! Scott
Great lesson! And that technique, amazing!! Thanks for sharing
@mtstyre7768
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jaymse and I am glad you found it useful. Please stay in touch!!!
Outstanding lesson Scott! No wonder why you are such a popular and loved tutor! Cheers, GS
@scottmcgill559
Жыл бұрын
My man!
this helped a lot
@mtstyre7768
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ronaldo and I am glad this helped. Let's keep in touch and keep me posted!
Take a scale, drop every other note and you have the triads of that scale right at your fingertips. How cool is that? Thanks for the great lesson!
@mtstyre7768
2 ай бұрын
TY Alex and I am glad you found it of interest!
great stuff!!
@mtstyre7768
3 ай бұрын
TY and I am glad you find it of interest!!
Goodness. I think understand what you're saying but I understand more that I really needa shed lol Very nice. Thank you!
@mtstyre7768
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Max and much appreciated. Lets keep in touch.
Hey Scott I’ve seen many of your lessons and looked for you on the internet but you don’t seem to be around your F/B and website are shut down - if you get this I was wondering if you could do a video on Mcoy Tyner or Herbie Hancock on how they come up with there chord voicing I’ve seen your video on Allan Holdsworth’s chords and know how to plane chords but what specific intervals are Mcoy and Herbie using to build there chords. Thnx hope everything is alright in life for you.
@mtstyre7768
Жыл бұрын
TY and yes I will be putting out some chord materials in a little while as part of a larger project
Great lesson is this written out Do you have books
@mtstyre7768
6 ай бұрын
Thank you Pat and I am glad you found this useful. I don't have any books on that particular topic but I have four books on Amazon. I appreciate the kind words!
@vinzgozer
6 ай бұрын
@@mtstyre7768 I found the lesson very clear .. I’m from Philly….
@mtstyre7768
6 ай бұрын
@@vinzgozer Wonderful--I am as well!
@vinzgozer
6 ай бұрын
@@mtstyre7768 I have studied with many great teachers in my life( Philly has fabulous guitarists on every street corner) But it’s rare when they can make advanced concepts sound simple/ practical/ doable .. you do that..Olé
@mtstyre7768
6 ай бұрын
@@vinzgozer This is very kind of you Pat and that makes my day as yes Philly is full of excellent players and a great tradition of excellent players going back some time. I am glad you find the material useful and there is more to come. It is great to make contact.