Richard Smith "Jazz Soloing Techniques"

The Effortless Guitar: Jazz Soloing Techniques DVD will introduce you to the world ofoctave playing in the style of Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Joe Pass and Pat Metheny. Learn from instructor Richard Smith how to dramatically, musically and effortlessly expand your soloing using the all of the `T`s`: touch, taste, tone, time, and above all `tude, as in attitude. Using octaves, guitarists can `kick-up` the melodicpossibilities of their soloing, far beyond scales, licks and chords - and give the player powerful new tools for improvisation not just in jazz, but blues pop and rock. Learn about octaves by learning easy to play contemporary jazz pieces, in an effortless progression from the basics to some of the most advanced and expressive octave playing - all In the course of one video! Sections include: octave basics around the neck, using the thumb, fingers and pick for maximumversatility, chord solo concepts using octavesm blues licks, scales and chromatic riffs in octaves, play melodies expressively with octaves, developing an awesome touch using right hand tonal techniques, developing a naturally expressive style using techniques such as expressive `dynamic contouring", expressive devices such as slurs, tremolo, slides,additional harmony beyond octaves,, and lots of solo ideas to develop and adapt into your own style.