Practice Sessions: Melodic Morphing

Hi, I'm Andy Wood. Welcome to this Melodic Morphing edition of Practice Sessions!

As an improvising guitar player, at some point or another, we all find ourselves in a melodic rut - playing the same licks and scale runs in our same go-to positions on the neck. To become a more tasty, multidimensional soloist we need a multi-pronged melodic strategy consisting of ear twisting harmonic tweaks, attitude-loaded lines, and lots of slippery, melodic pyrotechnics.

In this hands-on course, we'll focus on building your soloing techniques and improvisational skills by working on 8 melodic morphing techniques that I personally use all of the time.

What makes this format really special is how you'll get these approaches firmly under your fingers -- we'll practice each of these 8 approaches together in an interactive practice session.

I'll kick off each study with a breakdown of the melodic idea or technique and then I'll perform an example over a backing track to give you a feel for how it sits in a groove.

We'll cap off each study together with a hands-on practice session. I'll roll the track and we'll trade back and forth as I guide you through the core licks followed by several variations and embellishments. Working regularly with the "practice sessions" is really going to help you get these soloing approaches down.

All of the performances are transcribed and you'll be able to sync the tab and notation to the video using TrueFire's learning tools. You can also loop or slow down the videos so you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own.

Ready to get started? Grab your guitar, and let's go!