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Jazz Master
Improvisational soloing over a bossanova jazz guitar feel
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Robert Conti
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About this course
Mix the enthusiasm of a city kid with equal parts of Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith and Howard Roberts, season heavily with equal parts of Oscar Peterson and Charlie Parker. Stir vigorously for twenty years and you'll cook up jazz guitar master Robert Conti!" so says jazz label PRD, Otto Altobelli and we couldn't agree more.
Robert Conti is indeed one of the few bonafide jazz guitar masters walking the planet today and we're proud as we can be to bring you TrueFire's version of Conti's extraordinary Jazz Master course.
Fortunately for we mere mortal students of jazz guitar, Conti has an innovative approach for breaking down and presenting jazz instruction.
He gets you up and running quickly — no tedious theory, exercises or methodology to master before getting some solid lines and chord melodies under your belt.
This volume, and the next two, focus on improvisational soloing - this first one features a beautifully executed solo over a bossanova jazz feel. Conti breaks it all down note-for-note and provides critical guidance along the way following his proven teaching system.
Conti's reputation for blazing speed and sophisticated lines is well substantiated in all of the course's solos but fear not, all of the material is demonstrated at slow tempos and the interactive tab player lets you slow the lines down without changing pitch.
This volume takes you back to the day with a smoking bebop solo and no one better to guide you there than Conti. The cross-platform (Windows and Mac) interactive lesson player also includes jam tracks so you can work your lines and have a little fun in the process.
This volume has a classic bebop jazz feel. Conti is adamant that students need to first develop a vocabulary of versatile jazz lines and understand how to twist, turn and connect them to one another over chord changes.
Conti performs a jazz blues solo and then patiently breaks it down note-for-note to help build your vocabulary and understanding of jazz blues lines and improvisation.
This last volume is focused on chord melody playing. Conti has arranged a set of five solo guitar arrangements loosely based on popular classic jazz standards.
But this volume is NOT about learning standards or building your repertoire — it's about exploring the jazz chord melody vocabulary and learning how to craft your own arrangements of any tune. Conti's chord-grid lead sheet system makes this process ridiculously easy.
Robert Conti is indeed one of the few bonafide jazz guitar masters walking the planet today and we're proud as we can be to bring you TrueFire's version of Conti's extraordinary Jazz Master course.
Fortunately for we mere mortal students of jazz guitar, Conti has an innovative approach for breaking down and presenting jazz instruction.
He gets you up and running quickly — no tedious theory, exercises or methodology to master before getting some solid lines and chord melodies under your belt.
This volume, and the next two, focus on improvisational soloing - this first one features a beautifully executed solo over a bossanova jazz feel. Conti breaks it all down note-for-note and provides critical guidance along the way following his proven teaching system.
Conti's reputation for blazing speed and sophisticated lines is well substantiated in all of the course's solos but fear not, all of the material is demonstrated at slow tempos and the interactive tab player lets you slow the lines down without changing pitch.
This volume takes you back to the day with a smoking bebop solo and no one better to guide you there than Conti. The cross-platform (Windows and Mac) interactive lesson player also includes jam tracks so you can work your lines and have a little fun in the process.
This volume has a classic bebop jazz feel. Conti is adamant that students need to first develop a vocabulary of versatile jazz lines and understand how to twist, turn and connect them to one another over chord changes.
Conti performs a jazz blues solo and then patiently breaks it down note-for-note to help build your vocabulary and understanding of jazz blues lines and improvisation.
This last volume is focused on chord melody playing. Conti has arranged a set of five solo guitar arrangements loosely based on popular classic jazz standards.
But this volume is NOT about learning standards or building your repertoire — it's about exploring the jazz chord melody vocabulary and learning how to craft your own arrangements of any tune. Conti's chord-grid lead sheet system makes this process ridiculously easy.
What you'll learn
- Play a complete chord melody arrangement of Moon River
- Execute complex jazz chord voicings with proper fingerings
- Execute part 2 of Robert's Moon River arrangement with proper voicings
- Apply hyperextension technique for sustained melody notes
- Balance dynamics so melody remains audible over moving chord voices
Release date: 08/27/2004 • 5h 44m runtime
Sample lessons
Bossanova Solo
Introduction Part 2
Measures 1-2
Bossa Solo
Measures 3-4
Bossa Solo
Measures 5-6
Bossa Solo
What's included
66 lessons • 33 charts • 3 Jam Tracks
Bossanova Solo
This first volume of the Jazz Master series examines a forty measure improvised solo over the chord progression to Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba." The progression was chosen for its learning value of line application over a subject chord progression. The course format will first present the solo played in its entirety against a backing track. The solo is then broken down into bite-size chunks of measures where Robert steps you through the fingerings, theory and techniques employed. This TrueFire instructional player offers you several useful learning elements: 2 video lessons for each segment, a jam track to practice your lines over, a PDF of the notation and tab, and a PowerTab file which allows you to "hear" and "see" the tab played out at any speed without changing pitch. Just start digging in and exploring the various elements and player controls - you'll get the hang of it quickly and the learning process will be greatly accelerated. Enjoy, play hard and practice smart! Visit www.robertconti.com.
Bossanova Solo
This first volume of the Jazz Master series examines a forty measure improvised solo over the chord progression to Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba." The progression was chosen for its learning value of line application over a subject chord progression. The course format will first present the solo played in its entirety against a backing track. The solo is then broken down into bite-size chunks of measures where Robert steps you through the fingerings, theory and techniques employed. This TrueFire instructional player offers you several useful learning elements: 2 video lessons for each segment, a jam track to practice your lines over, a PDF of the notation and tab, and a PowerTab file which allows you to "hear" and "see" the tab played out at any speed without changing pitch. Just start digging in and exploring the various elements and player controls - you'll get the hang of it quickly and the learning process will be greatly accelerated. Enjoy, play hard and practice smart! Visit www.robertconti.com.
Measures 1-2
The chord progression presented here is the most widely used basic version of those changes. I also included a section of insights on the usage of substitution chords. Please note that the transcribed solo will also function well over nearly any substitution chords that you choose, as alternates or simply derivatives of the original chords. I urge you to experiment continuously with the lines presented, as that activity will cause many unexpected discoveries and greatly enhance your understanding of advanced jazz improvisation.
Measures 3-4
The chord progression presented here is the most widely used basic version of those changes. I also included a section of insights on the usage of substitution chords. Please note that the transcribed solo will also function well over nearly any substitution chords that you choose, as alternates or simply derivatives of the original chords. I urge you to experiment continuously with the lines presented, as that activity will cause many unexpected discoveries and greatly enhance your understanding of advanced jazz improvisation.
Measures 5-6
To facilitate the learning process, I always direct the thrust of my courses toward playing the instrument rather than requiring the student to devote unnecessary time trying to decipher complex notation. Specifically, my goal is to transfer the knowledge comfortably under your fingers as quickly as possible. Notation and tablature are necessary to convey information. However, as a routine practice, I attempt to make the notation very easy to read by removing as many rests, ties, dotted notes and other symbols as possible. I adopted this practice for a specific reason. Throughout my teaching experience, I have always been amazed how the same line presented to various students will always be interpreted with varying articulation or rhythmic emphasis. And that's the nature of jazz and goal of all of my courses - to help you develop your own voice and style.
Measures 7-8
To facilitate the learning process, I always direct the thrust of my courses toward playing the instrument rather than requiring the student to devote unnecessary time trying to decipher complex notation. Specifically, my goal is to transfer the knowledge comfortably under your fingers as quickly as possible. Notation and tablature are necessary to convey information. However, as a routine practice, I attempt to make the notation very easy to read by removing as many rests, ties, dotted notes and other symbols as possible. I adopted this practice for a specific reason. Throughout my teaching experience, I have always been amazed how the same line presented to various students will always be interpreted with varying articulation or rhythmic emphasis. And that's the nature of jazz and goal of all of my courses - to help you develop your own voice and style.
Measures 9-10
Since each player will almost always interpret the same line differently, I believe it is far more important to present a raw written version of a line, without emphasis on rhythmic or phrasing aspects. For ease of reading, the transcription herein was not intended to replicate every rhythmic nuance of the lesson solo. However, the notation will provide an accurate roadmap of the notes comprising the improvised solo. Wherever possible, the majority of the notes that I played are beamed into extended groups for easier visual assimilation. In essence, by making the reading aspect of this project as easy as possible, your energy is directed toward playing the lines rather than spending numerous wasted hours trying to read the lines.
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Reviews
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gwcannon
Verified buyer
08/10/22
Great teaching.
This one is as great as the first one. I really like the way he explains things.
Wessel07
Verified buyer
08/04/22
Jazz Master by Robert Conti
I like his explanation of fingering the left hand and that he explains that he has transcribed a jazz standard do that it fits within a box. I think it is a fantastic idea and will be working on it as I go through the course.
robsta
Verified buyer
08/10/21
Jazz Master
Wow, Robert Conti blazes across the fretboard, and I'm thinking I'm never going to do any of this. But slowly putting small chunks together, and practice exactly how Mr Conti tells you and Wow I'm getting there.
zzzrey
Verified buyer
04/11/21
A Jazz Master
R Conti is one of the living Jazz guitar Masters, But he is also a good teacher !
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