The course focus on concepts that will make any student of any level developing their own approach to improvisation. It can be designed depending on the instrument played by student and his/her atttude.
Books and materials used in the course.
How to improvise by Al Crook ed Advance Music, for horn players,
This book describes a nice way of approaching improvisation through specific exercises that can be tested on students of any kind of level. It divides in 4 section and requires a minimum knowledge of scales, chords and familiarity with musical vocabulary
Hearing the Changes by jerry Cooker, Bob knapp, Larry Vincent, ed advance Music, for all musicians
With this book the student will learn how to recognize progressions by ear thanks on a selection of jazz tunes chosen from the standard repertoire. It will be taught at the piano and it will let students of any level to deal with harmony and theory progressively but starting codifying harmonic traits that will clarify the reader's understanding of how progressions and improvisation "work".
Course proposal
Blues Guitar, by Keith Wyatt ed. Musician Institute
From the origin of Chicago to most complex jazz Blues, 15 units of progressive difficulty suitable for any guitar from basic level. Included transcription of J. Hendrix, S. R. Vaughan, A. King, E. Clapton.
Funky Guitar by Ross Bolton ed. Musician Institute
Thecniques in this class, divided in 10 units, are relate to traditional old “school”funk guitar playing and the groove guitar. Developing funk skills will make the student a better overall rhythm guitarist and generally it will improve the time feel. Transcription from JB's,Parliament, Funkadelic, Sly and the family stones, Fela Kuti
Jazz Guitar
Thecniques in this class are related to jazz repertoiore history and vocabulary. This course is suitable for intermediate/advanced guitarist who want to go deeper in the knowledge of the jazz guitar tradition.
Studying materials are taken from 10years period lessons had with: R Cecchetto, F. Cerri G. Monteforte, R. Bianchi, C.de cicco.
Books from S. Henderson, “Jazz guitar chord system the essential guide to jazz chord voicings and Substitutions”, ed Hal Leonard corp. and M. Goodrick”The advanced guitar player”
I offer classes for anyone willing to learn to play the piano or to move the fingers on a keyborad.
Wanna learn your favourite song? look no further!
From any age and level this course is progressive and it is based on student's interests.
we will start from the music the student likes and we'll try to go around it learning in a fun way.
Concepts of harmony at the piano will be introduced so that the student will be soon able to debelop his/her/them owm way in the learning path.
Native Italian speaker available for language lesson in Kolding Area.
Do you love italian literature? we can read about and translate together on your favorite writers and poet!
We can dig into books or articles, grammar or whatever you like about italian culture!
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This class is for beginner-intermediate-advanced musicians who aim to explore more about music and get better at their playing on their instrument.
This doesn't refer only to professional but includes amateur and passionated students interested about how to gain more music knowledge.
Music is one. there's no differences between its styles.
Learning it means learning about yourself, your strengths and weaknesses and the class will be self designed for the student starting from his/her desires.
moreover music will be researched eventually from its main topic such as improvisation, time feel, resonance and intonation for brass , harmonic knowledge and music theory.
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Very sophisticated teacher...listened carefully to what I needed to improve...my 2 years of searching and frustration is solved within first lesson with Armando...very thankful!!
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