mariocrb
Verified buyer
11/04/26
I'm in love with this song
Vignola is great teacher, the most difficoult thing with his guide seams so easy to learn
Jazz Standard Learning System: Black Orpheus
10-Step Learning System for Jazz Standards on Guitar
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About this course
In this edition of Frank Vignola’s 10-Step Learning System, you’ll learn how to play all of the parts for the popular jazz standard, Black Orpheus.
”The best way to learn how to play jazz guitar is learning how to play jazz standards. The more you expand your repertoire, the more your knowledge, and technique will advance. Over the years, I’ve developed a 10-Step approach that not only works very effectively for my students — I use it myself every time I learn a new song!
We’ll break the song down into individual parts, which you’ll learn and practice with me. Over the 10 Steps, you’ll learn the chord progressions, the melody, comping approaches, melodic embellishments, discover scale connections in the changes, develop soloing strategies, and even build a chord melody arrangement for the song.”
10-STEP LEARNING SYSTEM
Step 1: Learn the Basic Chords to the Song
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Step 3: Comping Approach for the Song 1
Step 4: Comping Approach for the Song 2
Step 5: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 1
Step 6: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 2
Step 7: Finding Scale Connections
Step 8: Soloing Approaches for the Song 1
Step 9: Soloing Approaches for the Song 2
Step 10: Chord Melody Arrangement for the Song
Once you’ve worked through all of the parts, you’ll jam with Frank trading choruses just like you would on the bandstand.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.
Grab your guitar and let’s dive deep into another classic jazz standard with Frank Vignola!
”The best way to learn how to play jazz guitar is learning how to play jazz standards. The more you expand your repertoire, the more your knowledge, and technique will advance. Over the years, I’ve developed a 10-Step approach that not only works very effectively for my students — I use it myself every time I learn a new song!
We’ll break the song down into individual parts, which you’ll learn and practice with me. Over the 10 Steps, you’ll learn the chord progressions, the melody, comping approaches, melodic embellishments, discover scale connections in the changes, develop soloing strategies, and even build a chord melody arrangement for the song.”
10-STEP LEARNING SYSTEM
Step 1: Learn the Basic Chords to the Song
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Step 3: Comping Approach for the Song 1
Step 4: Comping Approach for the Song 2
Step 5: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 1
Step 6: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 2
Step 7: Finding Scale Connections
Step 8: Soloing Approaches for the Song 1
Step 9: Soloing Approaches for the Song 2
Step 10: Chord Melody Arrangement for the Song
Once you’ve worked through all of the parts, you’ll jam with Frank trading choruses just like you would on the bandstand.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.
Grab your guitar and let’s dive deep into another classic jazz standard with Frank Vignola!
What you'll learn
- Play movable major, major 7th, minor, minor 7th, minor 6th, dominant 7th, minor 7 flat 5, and diminished chord voicings
- Play the complete chord progression for Black Orpheus
- Identify and simplify complex chord symbols from lead sheets to basic chord types
- Build and perform a chord melody arrangement
- Develop soloing strategies over the progression
Release date: 07/28/2022 • 1h 45m runtime
Sample lessons
Step 1: Learn the Chords to the Song
Play Along Practice Session
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Play Along Practice Session
Jam: Trading with Another Player
Let's Trade Choruses!
What's included
14 lessons • 12 charts • 2 Jam Tracks
Hi! I’m Frank Vignola and in this edition of my 10 step Jazz standard learning system you're going to learn how to play all of the parts for the popular Jazz standard, Black Orpheus. We'll play through a series of practice sessions to learn the chord progressions, the melody, comping approaches and melodic embellishments as well as discovering scale connections, developing soloing strategies, and even build a chord melody arrangement for the song.
You’ll practice all of the parts in an interactive jam session where we'll trade choruses just like on the bandstand! Everything is tabbed and synced to the video and you'll be able to slow down or speed up any lesson to learn at your own pace.
Ready to learn Black Orpheus? Well grab your guitar and let's go!
You’ll practice all of the parts in an interactive jam session where we'll trade choruses just like on the bandstand! Everything is tabbed and synced to the video and you'll be able to slow down or speed up any lesson to learn at your own pace.
Ready to learn Black Orpheus? Well grab your guitar and let's go!
explain how the guide works and how to use and what do when you see an unrecognized chord on a lead sheet.
I this lesson, we'll start things off by learning the chords to the song, Black Orpheus.
In this lesson we will be learning and analyzing the melody to Black Orpheus.
Here is an approach you can use to spice up your comping.
Here is another approach you can use to spice up your comping.
When we play a melody as a jazz artist, we embellish the written melody by using different techniques to alter the rhythm and phrasing. This is approach 1 for embellishing a melody.
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Reviews
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Sindibad
02/03/25
Black Orpheus
It is a standard known through the film of the same name. It is motivating to learn.
lonniewsj
Verified buyer
12/12/24
Greatest song learning method. . .
Frank Vignola is a guitar master; a tremendous player and wonderful teacher all wrapped up in one. Frank's Jazz Learning System courses are a step by step comprehensive guide to learning the tune. I particularly enjoy the chord melody lesson where Frank brings both the melody and chords together into a beautiful guitar solo.
Alexander
04/25/23
jazz standard learning system
This guy is an unbelievable educator. This course, and a whole series for that matter, is not about learning a jazz standard. It is about learning how to play guitar from the myriad of angles. Frank doesn't just play so you can admire it. Frank shows you how you can do it, what to practice, how to practice and what each particular exercise does to your playing. I'm just stunned.
TdJNewt
Verified buyer
10/26/22
Black Orpheus - gold
Another great package from Frank Vignola. Great insights into comping rhythms and soloing on this iconic tune.
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