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.
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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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The course is shipped to you on a DATA-DVD disc (Windows and Mac).
Computer use only - Does NOT play on a DVD player.
STANDARD DVD
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course (20% less video lessons) and includes a secure PIN for download of
lesson assets. The only exception is our 50 Licks series. These standard DVDs contain the entire course.
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POWER TAB
Power Tab files and a free Windows Power Tab installer are included so you
can so you can see, hear and play along with the tab and notation at any
tempo, without change in pitch. Guitar Pro 5 or later imports Power Tab
files and works on Windows/Mac.
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.
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. 
