IMPROVISATION: BETWEEN TECHING AND INSTINCT

STEFANO BEDETTI

Discover a simple and functional approach to improvisation, Maestro Bedetti will help you decipher and synthetize the reasoning behind a well-constructed solo.

Who is the video course for?

Improvising is the great stumbling block that every musician encounters when approaching jazz, but how to overcome this difficulty?

Youjazz presents the new course “Improvisation: Between Practice and Instinct” in collaboration with Stefano Bedetti, where you will learn to improvise starting from a few elements that you can immediately manage independently.

Maestro Bedetti will help you decipher and synthesize the reasoning behind a well-constructed solo.

The course is divided into 4 chapters:

1. Playing on the Major mode;
2. Playing on the Minor mode;
3. The whole tone scale and the diminished scale
4. Application of the topics covered

The masterclass is suitable for all musicians who have basic harmonic knowledge, such as the construction of scales and chords.

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INCLUDED IN THE COURSE

WHAT DO THE CLASSES LOOK LIKE?

TOPIC INDEX

PLAYING ON THE MAJOR MODE

1.1 Using notes of the scale
1.2 Using the arpeggios
1.3 The passing tones
1.4 Using the major mode to play minor
1.5 The Dorian minor scale with passing tones
1.6 Playing on dominant chords
1.7 Application of the Dorian minor scale on minor chords
1.8 Application of the Dorian minor scale with chromaticisms on II-V-I

PLAYING ON THE MINOR MODE

2.1 The superlochrian scale
2.2 The minor II-V-I
2.3 The harmonic minor scale
2.4 The harmonic minor scale applied to II-V-I minor

THE WHOLE TONE SCALE AND THE DIMINISHED SCALE

3.1 The augmented arpeggio
3.2 The whole tone scale
3.3 The diminished scale

APPLICATION OF THE TOPICS COVERED

4.1 Solo on “You stepped out of a dream”

TO SUM UP:

120 euros

MEET THE TEACHER

STEFANO BEDETTI

Stefano Bedetti

Self-taught musician, began playing the saxophone at the age of 14. He approaches jazz by listening to recordings by Charlie Parker, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Cannonball Adderley, Hank Mobley, Sonny Stitt and all the other great musicians of that era. At 19 he is already on the international scene thanks to the drummer Giulio Capiozzo who inserts him in the historic group “AREA”: Stefano takes part in the recording of the album “CHERNOBIL7991” (SonyMusic), one of the band’s most loved albums. At the same time, an important collaboration begins, which will last almost ten years, with the “JESTOFUNK” group, with which he records three of the most famous albums of the band and allows him to tread the stages and the most important jazz festivals in the world. Since 2004 he has been the saxophonist of the Marco Tamburini International Quintet, a group that sees the participation of Billy Hart on drums and Cameron Brown on bass. In 2007 he released his debut album as a leader, “THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON” (Philology Records), which received excellent reviews from experts and journalists in the jazz sector, published in the international magazines “Musica jazz” and “Jazzit”. The album also receives the nomination for “Best jazz album 2007” at the “Italian Jazz Awards” and affirms Stefano Bedetti as one of the most interesting saxophonists of recent years. 

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Who is it designed for ?

These instructional videos are designed for those who want to learn to synthesis and sound design. These video lessons cover the most important topics with practical examples and explanations to improve your knowledge of synthesis and sound design in a practical and comprehensive way. 

From beginners who know nothing about synthesis, all the way to those who already know quite a bit about sound design, all users will gain knowledge from this course. This course is designed for all instrumentalists, singers, artists, and producers. All you need is your computer to view the course, and a MIDI keyboard, if possible.

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