Theoretically speaking, a melodic pattern
is an intervallic and rhythmic repetition of notes, which you usually
sequence through a scale or arpeggio. Technically speaking, melodic patterns
are generally studied to build dexterity, and are especially
useful for getting your picking and fretting hands in synch. Creatively
speaking, melodic patterns are the building blocks of improvisation and
composition. This new intensive from Brad Carlton, covers all three bases.
No, Melodic Patterns is not an exercise course, although you will certainly
work your proverbial off. Nor is Melodic Patterns a technique course,
although you’ll get your hands doing things on the fretboard they’ve never
done before. Melodic Patterns IS very much a right-brained approach for
crafting melodic solos, compositions and improvisations over any changes, in
any key, in any style.
TrueFire's resident educational guru, Brad Carlton authored Melodic Patterns
in answer to the universal rut every musician encounters – playing the same
old, same old, solo after solo. Melodic Patterns is both a boot camp and
finishing school for developing the technical and cerebral skills that will
pull you out of the rut and sling you up the mountain as an improviser and
composer.
Carlton’s 3-step approach starts with breaking your “muscle memory” by
introducing you to dozens of new fingering and picking patterns, in a
variety of positions. Next step, you’ll vary the rhythms and intervals to
create more textures and colors to tell your story with. These first two
steps are worth the price of admission
alone, but true-to-form, Carlton takes one step further, and this is where
the fun begins.
No sooner do you learn a new pattern and various ways to twist it up
rhythmically and melodically, than you learn how to convert that “melodic
pattern” into themes and motifs that you structure your composition or
improvisation around. And it’s this last step in Carlton’s approach that
reveals how to morph “boring” scales and arpeggios into exciting, melodic
and fresh improvisations.
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Melodic Patterns is
optimized for intermediate to advanced players, presented across 3
interactive video software CD-ROMs (Windows and Mac compatible), features 60
full-length video lessons, text overviews, standard notation and interactive
Power Tab. TrueFire's video lesson player features zoom, frame advance,
looping and other handy controls.
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System Requirements This course
is presented in cross-platform Flash with PDF (tab notation) and
Power Tab
elements. Power Tab (included) is only available for Windows but we also
include midi tab files for Mac users. All other components work great on
Mac.
Interactive Video
useful for getting your picking and fretting hands in synch. Creatively
speaking, melodic patterns are the building blocks of improvisation and
composition. This new intensive from Brad Carlton, covers all three bases.
on
alone, but true-to-form, Carlton takes one step further, and this is where
the fun begins.
