Are your........

• READING
• TONE PRODUCTION
• LEFT HAND DEXTERITY
• RIGHT HAND PICKING PATTERNS
• VIBRATO CONTROL
• DYNAMICS
• RHYTHMIC FEEL etc.
  
  all falling into place?
  
  Great!

Yet as important as each of these technical acquisitions are, they are no more the CONTENT of your musical output than chiselling is to the full study of sculpture.  From a creative point of view the ultimate challenge is CONTENT…

• WHAT DO I PLAY?
• WHERE DO I PLAY IT?
• WHEN DO I PLAY IT? (and finally and most importantly)
• WHY DO I PLAY IT?

And there, in a nutshell is what this study program is all about. The student is encouraged to create continuous melodies over a variety of standard harmonic progressions, to master the ‘musical mental arithmetic’ that underpins all aspects of jazz improvisation.

Bruce Clarke does not simply hand down a catalogue of tired hot-licks and worn-out clichés --  he clearly explains and demonstrates harmonic concepts and intellectual techniques that enable the student solve his or her own problems.

Use it properly and music can become your second ‘natural mode of expression’.

Use it badly and who knows – you may end up with a gold or platinum record!