Lesson 1: What Notes Do I Play?

• Playing the C Pentatonic Scale
• Playing the Basic Blues in C
• Playing the Tonic
• Playing Along with Master Improvisers

Lesson 2: Improvising from the Melody

• Call and Response
• Melodic Phrasing
• Playing Two Notes
• Playing Three Notes

Lesson 3: Hooking Up with the Band Rhythmically

• Playing in Time
• Adding Anticipations

Lesson 4: Minor Blues

• A Minor Pentatonic Scale
• Riff Blues
• Lyric Blues
• Rhythmic Motifs

Lesson 5: Melodic Motif

• Adding the Blue Note
• Four-Note Motifs
• Harmonic Riffs

Lesson 6: Putting It All Together, Part 1

• Solo Length
• Register
• Rhythmic Density
• Expression

Lesson 7: Chord Tones

• Chord Tone Theory
• Using Chord Tones When Soloing
• Principles of Voice Leading: Direct vs. Indirect

Lesson 8: Basic Chord Scale Soloing

• Chord Scale Theory
• Scale Tone Motifs with Rhythmic Variation
• Voice Led Chord Scale Motifs

Lesson 9: Basic Chromatic Approach Shapes

• Single Chromatic Approaches
• Double Chromatic Above/Below Approaches
• Double Chromatic Below/Above Approaches

Lesson 10: Chromatic Approach Shapes and Their Resolution to Chord Tone Motifs

• Creating Basic Chromatic Approach Shapes
• Single Basic Chromatic Approach Shapes Applied to Chord Tone Motifs
• Indirect Resolution of Basic Chromatic Approach Shapes to Chord Tone Motifs

Lesson 11: Chromatic Approach Shapes to Chord Scale Motifs

• Basic Chord Scale Segment Motifs
• Approaches to Basic Chord Scale Motifs

Lesson 12: Putting It All Together, Part 2

• Analysis of Contrasting Motif Lines with Mixed Chord Tones, Chord Scales, and Chromatic Approach Shapes
• Creating Your Own Contrasting Motif Line by Mixing Chord Tones, Chord Scales, and Chromatic Approach Shapes

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