Baroque Improvisation

A new course on yes improvising in Baroque style like J.S. Bach! This means playing chords and melody together with 2 and sometimes 3 voices (or more) on the fly. I won’t called this counterpoint as there are too many rules to follow but the key concepts and things to know and learn are:

-common chord progressions like minor i-iv-V-i
-voice leading for smooth bass lines and chord movements
-closed and open triads in their inversions on the neck
-melodic patterns
-modulation (changing keys) and various ways to do this such as cycle of fourths
-analysis of baroque tunes such as those by JS Bach

The master of this was Ted Greene. You can check his videos here to get a taste of it! Ted Green Archives. Here’s an example:

$29 (lifetime updates to the course and online suppport via email, and Facebook).

Here are the lessons:

• Introduction
• Harmonizing a Melody
• Harmonizing a Melody Part 2
• What is Improvisation?
• Diatonic Movement
• Simple Example of Static Harmony using i V
• Cycle of Fourths
• Using the Diatonic Cycle of Fourths
• Ascending Diatonic Example
• Chromatic Descending Bassline
• Major / Minor Scales and Chords
• Greensleeves
• i-iv-V-i Example
• Understanding J.S. Bach’s Chord Progressions
• Bach’s Invention No. 13
• Bach Two-Part Invention IV – Harmonic Analysis
• Transcription of Baroque Improv Video 1
• Creating an Improvisation
• Creating an Improvisation Example 1
• Extending Baroque Improvisations
• Improvisation: Magical or Explainable?
• Open Triad Voicings