Steve Herberman

Continuing our look at creating motion on common chord “grips” we’ll add some new musical maneuvers to enhance your solo playing! The II V I progression is a staple in jazz and other music styles…

Get some motion going on common chord "grips"and add some new musical maneuvers to enhance your solo playing! The II V I progression is a staple in jazz and other music styles. In part 1 of II V I's…

In comping and solo playing the turnaround is an entity that comes up at every turn. Normally these are 2 bar progressions at the end of a section of music. In this class we’ll be looking at how to…

In comping and solo playing the turnaround is an entity that comes up at every turn. Normally these are 2 bar progressions at the end of a section of music. In this class we’ll be looking at how to…

This 45 minute class is packed with useful and fun II-V-I inner line counterpoint maneuvers in a minor key. The exercises help ingrain in one’s mind and fingers the key concepts in arranging and…

In this class Steve takes you through the process of developing walking bass lines and adding comping chords in an array of specific locations to make the guitar sound like a full rhythm section…

Comparisons are made of the original Berlin changes to the Jim Hall and Bill Evans changes as well as chord substitutions that are commonly used to enhance the harmonic movements from chord to…

John Stowell and Steve Herberman are back together again giving you an in-depth look at comping and self-comping techniques over the Cole Porter classic tune Love For Sale. The class features two…

This in-depth look at Baroque style improvisation was recorded live with participants. Steve’s teaching approach and structure is similar to his other MMC videos with addition to short questions…

This in-depth look at Baroque style improvisation was recorded live with participants. Steve’s teaching approach and structure is similar to his other MMC videos with addition to short questions…

This in-depth look at Baroque style improvisation was recorded live with participants. Steve’s teaching approach and structure is similar to his other MMC videos with addition to short questions…

This in-depth look at Baroque style improvisation was recorded live with participants. Steve’s teaching approach and structure is similar to his other MMC videos with addition to short questions…

This in-depth look at Baroque style improvisation was recorded live with participants. Steve’s teaching approach and structure is similar to his other MMC videos with addition to short questions…

Part 2 Using "The Shadow Of Your Smile" to go over soloing concepts for solo guitar. You'll go phrase by phrase exploring useful contrapuntal and block chord solo guitar textures. Steve uses a…

The next class in Steve's new chord melody series uses the classic tune "The Shadow Of Your Smile" to go over arranging concepts for solo guitar. You'll go phrase by phrase exploring different…

John Stowell and Steve Herberman pack this class full of useful material, conversation and performances. The bulk of the class relates to reharmonizations on Stella By Starlight using two keys: The…

John Stowell and Steve Herberman team up for a class on chordal guitar ideas over the beloved Victor Young standard tune. The focus is on solo guitar with performance clips of the two guitarists…

John Stowell and Steve Herberman continue their discussion and performances of chordal guitar ideas over the beloved Victor Young standard tune. The focus is on solo guitar with performance clips of…

Continuing our look into the powerful device of contrary motion counterpoint, we turn our focus towards varying the rhythms in the upper and lower lines. This approach can create a very rich…

One of the most pleasing sounds/techniques available to a guitarist is playing contrary motion counterpoint using concerted rhythms. These are lines that occur simultaneously moving in opposite…

A Mike’s Masterclass subscriber requested a class on single note melody playing, specifically how to make a melody truly sing like the human voice or a horn. I was happy to put this class together…

Learn and play Steve's fingerstyle arrangement of the great 1939 Django Reinhardt tune from the inside out! The class begins with a harmonic analysis of the original basic chord changes and then…

The use of delayed resolutions, often referred to as appoggiatura, is an extremely useful device in improvising, composition and arranging. In this class we'll be looking specifically at using…

The goal of this information-packed class is to learn and understand many useful mechanisms that can lead to improvisation in a Baroque style. This time we are going to examine some easier to…

In this second Baroque class, practical progressions are used to focus on playing three-part harmony on the guitar in a classical style. V-I and IV-V-I cadences are a hallmark of the Baroque period…

This class looks at three and four note comping chords played beneath 8 th note-based solo lines often played simultaneously (overlapping harmony and melody.) This adds a very pianistic effect to…

The rhythmic and melodic language of music and jazz is not only in the solo lines of your favorite jazz players but also in the melodies of the tunes they play. These could be bebop heads, bossa…

This single note-based class is about "putting it all together" to make your lines swing. Through a close look at articulation and pairing varied rhythms utilizing forward motion, the player will…

Sixteenth note lines are an important part of jazz phrasing that sometimes gets overlooked. They are an essential part of double-timing, an exciting rhythmic device to employ while soloing…

Part 2 of this single note-based class explores the various triplet-based rhythms that provide satisfying cross rhythms over 4/4 time. This class is packed with useful information and in-depth…