In this 1.5 hour course, Ben Paterson demonstrates in-detail how to use Melodic Minor scales to create hip-sounding and easy-to-implement Improv lines over 4 common Jazz chord types: Min6 chords, Half-Diminished chords, Altered Dominant chords, and Dominant #11 chords. Ben goes over these scales step-by-step, with example practice progressions, sample lines, and analysis of full chorus solos over popular Jazz standards.

In this 3 hour video course, Ben presents a system of improvisation based on chord tone enclosures and approach notes. Using ideas of tension and release, this system provides a method of honestly and effectively dealing with all the main chord types we come across in Jazz, demonstrating in detail how to create melodic and compelling solos without memorizing endless scales or modes. Complete with full chorus examples of solos over popular Jazz progressions, Ben takes you through the use of these approach-note ideas step-by-step, detailing his thought process at every point, and demonstrating how you can construct hip and varied melodic lines of your own, all for less than the cost of one lesson. 'Enclosures like these are how I first learned to improvise back when I was first taking Jazz lessons in high school, and I still used ideas, phrases and concepts from this system in every single solo that I play.' - Ben

In this over-3-hour video course Ben does a deep-dive into Blues vocabulary and improvisational language, and goes over step-by-step how to apply that language to Jazz standards and common chord progressions. Also covered are common variations on Blues chord progressions, and a breakdown of 10 of Ben's favorite blues licks and how to incorporate them into your own playing. Includes PDF appendix with written analyzed solos as well as licks transposed into all 12 keys.