“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.
Tom has a great way of breaking down music theory as it's applied to the guitar in a simplified and systematic manner that anyone can grasp. Definitely gave me a new perspective on some aspects of theory I wasn't aware of and confirmed my uncertainties (I am self taught) of what I did know. Part one primes you for the knowledge you will need to proceed forward on your journey with these jazz lessons. I would highly recommend these lessons to any guitar player looking to advance their musical knowledge and familiarity with the instrument. Thanks again Tom!
The fundamental building blocks of jazz harmony immediately applied to the guitar. If you are a beginner in jazz and don't want to have "holes" in your development these series are for you, and if you're not you can still find some interesting stuff like contrapuntal movement in diads. Also recommended for jazz teachers.
La parte 1 de 5 videos estupendos donde viene lo principal sobre Harmonia, con ejemplos y ejercicios. Para mi es la mejor coleccion de clases que he visto. Gracias Tom.
Part 1 of this series made me want to burn all the theory books i have collected up to this point, because they were in essence teaching me the same convoluted narrow-minded stuff that was taking me nowhere. By thinking laterally along the neck, as opposed to vertically, it opened up the entire neck to me all of a sudden, instead of working in box shapes that really are creatively crippling. With this series, and Tom in general, the price is a non-entity. 10/10
This is an excellent series! Tom is a great teacher and the materials are well organized. Thumbs up!
Wonderful introduction to this basic but important material with a very inteligent approach.<br /> The best is Tom explains in a simple and effective manner, with a lot of applications like counterpoint, ear training, fretboard visualization, among other things. Also is almost 2 hours long.<br /> Tom speaks slowly and clear, and that´s really helpfull to me, because english is not my native language, but I could understand all of it without problem. Five Stars!<br />