All Courses by Frank DiBussolo
11 courses
Frank Dibussolo - Private Lessons
1 Hr - Private live video lesson with Frank Dibussolo.
Tonal Centers for Jazz Improvisation
Guitarist Frank DiBussolo presents his first Mike's Master Class, introducing The General Tonal Center Concept for Improvisation . The GTCC is a concise system for processing complex chord…
Tonal Centers for Jazz Improv Part II
Guitarist Frank DiBussolo continues his series The General Tonal Center Concept for Improvisation . The GTCC is a concise system for processing complex chord progressions, turning improvisation into…
Tonal Centers Applied to Secondary Dominants
Guitarist Frank DiBussolo continues his series The General Tonal Center Concept for Improvisation with a class applying the concept to secondary dominant chords — or, as Frank subtitles it, "I Got…
Tonal Centers Applied to Chord Melody
Guitarist Frank DiBussolo continues his series The General Tonal Center Concept for Improvisation , this time applying the concept to chord melody playing — or, as Frank puts it, "Basses?…
Chord Melody Playing - Part II
Join guitarist Frank DiBussolo as he continues his series "The General Tonal Center Concept for Improvisation" applied to chord melody playing. In this class, Frank will cover the essential 9 chord…
Interpretation and Musicality for Guitarists
Frank DiBussolo explores interpretation and musicality for guitarists in this master class, designed to give players of all levels the basis of individual style and "feel." Recorded as a live…
Interpretation and Musicality for Guitarists - II
Frank DiBussolo continues his exploration of interpretation and musicality for beginning and intermediate guitarists, focusing on the nuances that make a genre sound authentic. Swing, bop, cool, and…
The Art of Playing Melody
Frank DiBussolo covers the gamut of melodic playing in this masterclass — from tone production and time to inflection, appoggiatura (ornaments), vibrato and style. Although taught on guitar, the…
Rhythm, Comping and How to Play Chords Like a Pro!
Frank DiBussolo teaches the art of chordal playing on guitar: chord voicings, voice leading from one chord to the next, and how to accompany other instrumentalists and singers. Rather than…
The Nine Essential Chord Forms and How to Use Them
Frank DiBussolo demonstrates how to build great-sounding chord progressions from just nine basic chord shapes . Working from this small, manageable set of forms, he shows how to use them for…