Mike's Master Classes

Artful Intros

Steve Herberman·
5.0 (2 reviews)·BEGINNER·Chord Melody·1 lesson
$11.95
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If you are looking for both basic and new concepts to devise intros and endings, then this class is for you!  The 16 pages of written material (including TAB) along with the 90-minute video will aid in learning the theory behind what makes great intros, beginning with the progressions themselves, and then many arrangements of rich chordal intros.  Coming up with your own intros, both in practice and on the spot, is a fun and useful technique that can raise one’s level of overall musicianship.  Once you are playing great sounding intros, you’ll always look forward to starting tunes! Highlights of this class include:
  • Chord substitution
  • Common root motion
  • Pedal points
  • Sequential patterns
  • Contrapuntal-style intros/endings
  • Essential tone comping below melody
  • Solo guitar style with a bass presence
  • Specific examples meant to be used with bass accompaniment
  • Guide tone lines
  • Chord inversions
  • 2 and 3-part chordal intros
  • Single-note intros
90 minute video and written materials in standard notation and TAB for finger-style, pick-style and hybrid picking.  After working through the class, you’ll never want to say “right on it” when counting off a tune again!

Course Content

Lessons

  • Artful Intros5280

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jeff stocks
3/31/2010

Another winner from Steve! Starting with very simple ideas and building to complex, you will be well armed to improvise lush intros if you work methodically through this material. Steve combines moving lines, Freddie Green, bossa, and single lines over a variety of chordal ideas to create a nearly endless foutain of ideas. I found much of the material immediately 'playable', but there was plenty that is going to need shedding. A very fun and worthwhile class.

james seaberry
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3/23/2010

Tremendous class. It would not be a good one to start with to absorb his concepts; I would recommend a couple others on moving lines and/or comping first, as this one utilizes many ideas discussed before, but I have so so many new ideas I'm going to use on by next gig Wednesday, their little heads will spin!!!

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Steve Herberman →
Steve Herberman is an exceptional guitarist…known for his deft counterpoint" –Downbeat Magazine. "The clarity and balance Steve gets with his right hand is amazing". – Jim Hall. "Steve’s improvising is uniquely fresh with melodic ideas that twist and turn and perk your interest with occasional elements of humor as well. There is a constant groove in his solo lines. He shows prowess harmonically and linearly with an abundance of chops and with an exceptional clarity to it all." – Gene Bertoncini Steve Herberman taught jazz guitar on the faculty of Towson University near Baltimore MD for 14 years and is presently teaching guitar at Sidwell Friends School, Washington Conservatory and is an ensemble coach for the Jazz Band Masterclass. He has presented guitar masterclasses in Italy and the U.K. and at many universities across the U.S. Steve has written instructional material for Downbeat magazine, Mel Bay’s Guitar Sessions, Just Jazz Guitar, Fingerstyle Guitar Journal and Fingerstyle 360 webzines. Steve Herberman is a graduate of Berklee College Of Music and has performed with renowned musicians such as Keter Betts, Buster Williams, Gary Bartz, Drew Gress, Chuck Berghofer, Harvie S, Mark Ferber, Jim Snidero, Ali Ryerson, Steve Williams, Steve LaSpina, Jeff Hirshfield, John Pisano and many more. Steve Herberman has recorded three CDs as a leader; Thoughtlines (2001) Action:Reaction (2006) and Ideals (2008.) In 2014 Steve recorded a live duo album with fellow guitarist Steve Abshire titled "Between Friends.” In 2017 Steve recorded a duo CD with award-winning vocalist Lena Seikaly, set for a Feb. 2018 release.