Improvising Study 4 - V-IV-I Transitions

In Improvising Study 1 you learned how to use repetition to create memorable solos and instrumentals. In Improvising Study 2 you learned the art of Focus Notes, Textures and Rhythm. In Improvising Study 3 we focused on the most important and most underused element in conveying emotion... dynamics. In this study we develop your V-IV-I lick vocabulary by building up your chord knowledge and studying almost a 100 licks from great players of the past and present.

This study is for all skill levels, though it is recommended that you have completed up to Bending and Tongue Blocking Studies 2. The licks you’ll study will get progressively more challenging as the numbers increase (from beginning to pro). You’ll need an A Harmonica for this study.

Videos Include: Section 1 - V-IV-I Introduction; Introduction; V-IV-I Transition Licks Defined - Part 1; V-IV-I Transition Licks Defined - Part 2; Section 2 - V-IV-I Chord Tones; V-IV-I Chord Tones - Chord Tones; V-IV-I Chord Tones - Chord Tones and Improvisation; V-IV-I Chord Tones - Multiple Chord Tones; Section 3 - V-IV-I Arpeggios; V-IV-I Arpeggios; Section 4 - V-IV-I Transition Licks; V-IV-I Lick Intro; V-IV-I Licks - Examples 1 through 25; V-IV-I Licks - Examples 26 through 34; V-IV-I Licks - Examples 35 through 51; V-IV-I Licks - Examples 52 through 59; V-IV-I Licks - Examples 60 through 82; II-V-I Licks; Section 5 - Homework; Homework