Improvising Study 7 – Heads, Hooks, Bridges & Soloing Themes

In this Improvising Study we dig into the two most important elements of instrumental song writing-the Head and Hook. I also share with you how bridges, hooks and soloing themes can be used to help keep an instrumental interesting, even in the most basic of grooves. This study is for all skill levels, though it is recommended that you have completed up to Bending and Tongue Blocking Studies 2. No harmonica is needed for this study.

Videos Include: Section 1 - Introduction; Introduction; Section 2 - Head, Hook & Bridge; Definition of the Head; Head Examples; More Head Examples; Hook Definition and Example; Bridge Definition; Bridge Example; Section 3 - Breaks; Breaks - Bar 1; Breaks - Bar 12; Breaks - Off The Wall; Section 4 - Soloing Themes; Soloing Approaches; Building in Pitch; Building in Activity; Building in Texture; Positions; Final thoughts on Soloing Themes; Section 5 - Song Analysis & Homework; Song Analysis; Composition Checklist & Homework