Tom Lippincott

The finer Points

In this class, Tom explores the finer points of playing a head. It helped to firmly crystallise the concept in my mind of what I have suspected Master improvisers were doing. Further, Tom shows how to use motifs drawn from the melody to improvise a solo. This adds relevance to the song. These are the finer details that take your playing from good to great. Thanks again Tom for another great lesson.

Well done

I was okay with the first 3/4 of the course - it was good, but it's the last 1/4 that involves what I've been working on, and it was very good. I could see more courses on just this portion about improvising based on the given melody. I would have liked more info on the transposition part, but otherwise great ideas. Well explained.

Thank you Tom

Thank you Tom, and the entire site team for so much precious content. Isaac Negrene

Thank you Tom

Thank you Tom, and the entire site team for so much precious content.

Thank you Tom

Thank you Tom, and the entire site team for so much precious content. Isaac Negrene

just what I needed

This is a great course and fills in some of the gaps of things I had forgotten and many that I needed to review in my musical knowledge. Also a lot of really great exercises for becoming very familiar with the fretboard.

Great place to start

I have downloaded a lot of Tom's lessons and I find myself going back to them frequently because there is so much useful information packed into each of them. This is a great place to start learning some rhythmic comping ideas. I am really looking forward to part 2 where he will discuss different chord voicings. If you are new to Tom's videos I would suggest that this is a good one to start with, then be sure to check out his Blues A Modern Jazz Guitar series. I recently reviewed part 1 of that series and it really helped me create some more interesting lines in my soloing.

Diatonic Triads Complete, Parts I-V

Congratulations Tom on the excellent Diatonic Triads Complete series of courses. Along with listening and rhythm, triads, arpeggios and harmonized scales form the basis of my understanding of music. From the previews to this five part course I could tell, now was the time to acquire the package and Tom would expand my knowledge. As with all his courses, Tom's sound quality and presentation have resulted in a learning experience that will require years of practice, yet after just the first day on Part I, I am already challenged into new ways of thinking about the basic concepts that I can immediately apply to my playing. Thank you Tom, looking forward to the work.

This is the first class I've taken by Tom and it was excellent. Very thorough and well laid out with great sounding musical examples. If you're not yet solid on all your triads up and down the neck, this would be a great place to get started. He really packed a ton of information into this short course. Looking forward to checking out more of Tom's material soon.

Wow. So much great material. I have to get to work!

Another amazing lesson. Just the section on melodic and harmonic minor suspended chords is worth the price; I have not seen material like this anywhere else.

Diatonic Triads pt.1

Another great class from Tom. Knowing how methodical and thorough Tom's teaching style is, I clearly found this was more than just a review of triads; it is the necessary base for the Good Stuff to come. That being said, this class has a lot of great material in and of itself. 5 stars is the minimum for this whole series.

A lot of great information

I'm always really impressed with how much information Tom provides in his classes, and this one is no exception. There is so much depth that you never feel as if you've learned something superficially, and he emphasizes the need to take what you've learned and keep working at it to get a deeper understanding of the material. Really looking forward to part II of this class.

BILL EVANS IS HERE

Great class, reasoning and applying Evans harmony on the six strings. Hope there will be some more of the kind ... (Monk, Debussy, Nichols, Ravel .. who knows?) Thank you Tom Marco

Comping the Blues part 1

Really helpful and informative for the first time I'm feeling the rhythm correctly . The taping exercises really help cement the feel . He clearly explains everything ! This was a good lesson for me ...would recommend to any jazz beginner

Spring is Here

This class is beyond fantastic. I have never gone wrong with any of Tom's lessons, but this one is so clear, so accessible, and so unique, that I am utterly floored. Great.

More than information

This course contains a lot of very useful material. Maybe more importantly, it gives you ways to apply that material, and not just to Body and Soul. You get a very full palette of chord voicings and inversions and substitutions, but also exercises to really get them under your fingers as quickly and securely as possible. Probably the most useful course I've taken on MMC.

Comping The Blues Part 1 & 2

I'm working on both Part 1 & 2. As to be expected from Tom these course are excellent. Very complete and informative. Thanks Tom.

Another excellent class from Tom

Toms lessons are always well presented with detailed notes and a treasure trove of great ideas.

Very useful

I find Tom’s classes are always full value for the money with excellent written materials and clear demonstrations and explanations on the video. This course is no exception and I now try to prepare a walking bass and chords arrangement to every song I learn.