Workshop: RJS - Summer Jazz Guitar Intensive

The course is designed for guitarists who have been playing for some time and who have a fair command of the instrument, chords, scales, etc.
Its aim is to help you develop your accompaniment and improvisation skills. At the same time you will expand your knowledge of scales, arpeggios and patterns along with your chordal repertoire. The tutor will demonstrate various ways to create effective improvised lines and how to enhance your rhythm guitar and comping skills including bass-line comping, a useful skill when performing with a saxophonist, vocalist or another guitarist.
You will work on a variety of songs over the three days to which you can apply these concepts and resources. The tutor will send you lead sheets, guitar chord charts and other study materials by email and in the class.
The course will run from 1:am to 4:pm on each of the three days, with a break for lunch at 1:pm. The basic format will be:
a) Learning songs, improvisation and accompaniment skills
(b) Playing songs around the class
(c) Fingerboard knowledge e.g. scales, arpeggios, chords
(d) A practice period for you to work on that material
(e) A short Q&A and feedback session
(f) Playing songs around the class
At the end of the third day you can expect to have learnt some new skills and have a clear idea of what and how to practice in order to further develop your artistry as a jazz guitarist.