New Course Reveals How To Play Ridiculously Soulful Solos (with just one scale)

…Even If You’re Brand New To Improvising

From: Jeff Schneider

Dear Improviser,

If you want to be able to improvise bluesy solos that are dripping with soul…without needing to learn hundreds of jazz scales and complex music theory, then this will be the most important course you’ll ever take.

It’s called Improvising with the Blues Scale (without sounding like an amateur).

Maybe you’ve heard of the blues scale before. Maybe you even know how to play it on your instrument.

But the real question is:

"Are you happy with how you sound?"

I ask because, unfortunately, most musicians sound completely amateurish while improvising with the blues scale.

If that’s you, don’t worry…

The truth is, when I first started improvising with the blues scale, I sounded, well…green.

Hear for yourself:

It took me many, many years to figure out the secret sauce for making the blues scale sound slick and soulful instead of corny and clumsy.

And now my goal is to save you a whole bunch of time, energy, and frustration by revealing the quickest and easiest way to ignite your solos with this one simple but often misused and misunderstood scale.

By the way, here's what I sound like now improvising with the blues scale:

But Before You Enroll…

Before we go any further, let me make something abundantly clear:

This isn’t one of those too-good-to-be-true courses that promises you’ll turn into a blues-playing prodigy without having to put in any work in the practice room.

Here’s the deal…

I’ve developed the tools, strategies, and techniques included in this program over the past twenty years of teaching, practicing, and studying at the best music schools in the world, including:

• New England Conservatory
• Manhattan School of Music
• Berklee College of Music

With teachers like:

• Charlie Banacos
• Chris Potter
• Dave Holland
• Jerry Bergonzi
• George Garzone
• Will Vinson
• Terrell Stafford
• Dick Oatts
• And many more

My approach to improvising is working great for me and the hundreds of other students who’ve taken the course already. I receive message after message from course alumni letting me know how much their improvising has improved thanks to the lessons included in this course.

I don’t say all this to impress you. I just want to impress upon you that what I’m offering here is no joke, and if you truly want to sound great while soloing with the blues scale, you’re in the right place.

HOWEVER

I’m not suggesting that everyone (or anyone) who enrolls in this course is going to be shredding like Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, or Stanley Turrentine.

I have no idea how well the people who enroll in this course will be able to solo. It’s likely that many or most of them will make little or no improvement in their ability to improvise, especially if they don’t follow the directions and work hard.

You and I both know the truth about all courses, books, and lessons:

At the end of the day, YOU are the only person who can make you a better improviser, not me, not a course, and not some YouTube video.

But, if you’re ready to take your playing (and practicing) seriously, let me jump right in and show you…

Exactly What You're Getting

Improvising with the Blues Scale is a nine-module, video-based course that is dramatically different from any other improvisation course you’ve ever taken. You’re going to learn my step-by-step system for how to make the blues scale sound great even if you’re just starting out on your improvisation journey.

You see, when I started soloing with the blues scale, I sucked…

But I consider that rough start to be a blessing in disguise.

Because unlike many naturally gifted musical prodigies who seem to get better just by breathing, I had to dissect my shortcomings and figure out practical strategies for taking my playing to the next level.

Examining my faults under an extremely self-critical microscope wasn’t exactly fun. But all that analysis resulted in an approach to soulful soloing that anyone can benefit from, especially if you’re like me and need to rely more on hard work than talent.

In this course, I’ll teach you the exact approach I use to turn the soul up to eleven by burning through solos with the blues scale on any chord and over any tune.

It’s About MORE Than Just The Blues Scale

Even though the course focuses primarily on the blues scale, you can use this same system to make anything and everything you play sound great.

For example, if you apply the lessons to bebop scales or diminished scales, you’ll be well on your way to getting that “pro” sound when improvising in a jazz context as well.

So, like I said, there’s more to this course than “just” blues scale improvisation. Here’s a fraction of what you’ll learn…

• Why so many improvisers sound amateurish while improvising with the blues scale, and how to avoid the common pitfalls which lead to that “newbie” sound
• A simple way to make the blues scale sound even bluesier with a trick called “embedding”
• The music theory secrets behind what makes the blues scale sound bluesy. Once you understand the blues scale blueprint, you’ll be able to easily add soul to any line in any context.
• How pro-level musicians improvise with the blues scale differently than beginners (and the step-by-step system you can use to get rid of that amateurish quality in your playing and start sounding like a pro)
• How the hidden benefits of getting good at improvising with the blues scale will level-up even your non-bluesy solos
• Why focusing on one short scale can improve your solos far more than a bunch of different scales, modes, and arpeggios, which can clog your brain and paralyze your playing
• How to easily learn and memorize the blues scale in any key by referring to an even easier scale you already know
• Most improvisers reach for the mixolydian scale when soloing over dominant 7 chords. Sure, the theory may “add up,” but in this course you’ll learn how and why the blues scale is far superior to all others when it comes to playing lines that have that soulful edge you’ve been after.
• How to integrate the blues scale into solos over obscure chord changes like Giant Steps (Hint: you need to analyze the “harmonic rhythm” first.)
• How to phrase with the blues scale to bring every lick you play to life and make even the simplest of lines sound great
• The blues scale only works on a 12-bar blues, right? Wrong! You’ll learn how to make all the notes in the blues scale sound SICK over any chord.

Yes, that’s a tremendous amount of tools, strategies, and techniques for saturating your solos with ridiculous amounts of bluesy soul, but it gets better because you’re also getting…

Bonus #1

The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack

In order to learn a language you need to learn vocabulary. Just knowing the notes to a scale is like memorizing the alphabet without understanding how to arrange the letters into words that others can understand.

The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack is your new go-to dictionary for blues scale lines that are drenched in soul.

The 75 licks included in the pack range from must-know classic blues scale phrases to more modern and obscure blues scale lines that will give your solos a fresh and contemporary flavor.

The sheet music is transposed into all 12 keys, bass and treble clef, with the note names written in the note heads for non-readers. Plus, you’ll be able to hear how each lick sounds by referencing the included live audio recordings!

Bonus #2

ONE-MONTH OF ACCESS TO THE SHED

Here's the truth...

The best way to get better at soloing is to ask questions, get answers, and receive personal feedback on your playing. The Shed is a monthly membership that offers all that and more.

When you enroll in Improvising with the Blues Scale, you’ll also get one month of free access to The Shed – an exclusive online community of passionate musicians who are serious about getting better at improvising.

And as a member of The Shed, you get to attend our live group coaching calls over Zoom, which happen twice a month (Wednesdays at 1pm ET). On the calls you can ask me questions directly, request feedback on your playing, and connect with other members in the group.

And if you can't make the live calls, no worries – everything gets recorded, and you're more than welcome to submit questions in advance.

Bonus #3

Access 14+ Hours of Recorded Group Coaching Calls

Not only do you get one month of free access to live group coaching calls in The Shed, you'll also gain access to 14+ hours of recorded Q&A calls exclusive to members of Improvising with the Blues Scale.

Here’s What to Do Next

The cost of this course is $297. The bonus content is my gift to you. And in case you were wondering, you get lifetime access to ALL the material.

Once you enroll, you can dive right in and work through at your own pace. You’ll be able to download the bonuses immediately, and you’ll have lifetime access to everything 24 hours a day, seven days a week – across any and all your devices.

Most students take about six weeks to thoroughly work through all the material and complete the assignments. But the course is completely self-paced, so there’s no pressure to “keep up.”

Oh, and in case you’re wondering…

THERE IS NO CATCH!

I realize that paying only $7 a day for a six-week course, getting a ton of free bonus content, and gaining access to me personally within our private online community and live coaching calls might seem like a too-good-to-be-true offer…so you might be wondering what the “catch” is.

And I know there are some other websites out there that offer you a great deal on something but then stick you in some program that charges your card every month.

This isn’t one of them.

There’s no hidden continuity program you have to try or anything else even remotely like that.

You simply enroll and get immediate access to the entire course, the exclusive online community, plus all the bonus material.

But, there is one more thing you absolutely need to be aware of:

Time Is Of The Essence

Here’s why:

I periodically close enrollment for Improvising with the Blues Scale in order to keep the class size down. I want to be able to answer questions and provide quality personal feedback.

That way, when you enroll, you’ll know you’re in good hands. This course is an investment in your musical education, and I want you to get as much out of it as possible.

Oh, one more thing…

You’re Also Getting An Advanced 90-Minute Training – Free

The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis

The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis consists of six blues scale etudes on popular chord progressions like “Sunny,” “Pick Up the Pieces,” “All the Things You Are,” and “In a Sentimental Mood.”

These written solos will show you how to use the blues scale in a real solo as opposed to the individual licks you get in The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack.

You’ll also get recordings of each solo and backing tracks so you can play along and hear how the etudes sound over the chord changes.

As always, the sheet music is transposed for C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments.

So that’s the “Action” part of this bonus material.

But the “Analysis” component is even cooler…

I’ve included over an hour of explainer videos for each etude in which I break down the music theory, compositional approach, and phrasing for each line.

The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis is an amazing course in and of itself, but I’m including it for free as a bonus because the lessons are so complementary to Improvising with the Blues Scale (without sounding like an amateur).

Here’s just a fraction of what you’ll learn:

• When and how to mix the major and minor blues scales for maximum soul
• How to resolve tension in your solos to create satisfying lines that sound polished and professional
• Why developing your ideas is so important for improvising a cohesive solo (PLUS how to repeat yourself creatively so you don’t sound boring and plain)
• The secrets of “musical punctuation” … how to turn wimpy strings of notes into pro-level lines
• How to use pivot notes and melodic voice leading in your solos to smoothly transition through awkward key changes
• The “Dissonance on Dominants” model that makes it easy to know when you should use the major or minor blues scale
• A weird way to play triplets that creates a rhythmic illusion guaranteed to instantly modernize your solos
• How to use a select few non-diatonic notes to create a bluesy “edge” in any line
• How to increase energy and intensity in your solos without needing to play really fast
• The hidden shapes within the blues scale that will breathe new life into your blues scale lines
• 3 bluesy ways to use grace notes to sneak some soul into any solo
• A sight reading trick that makes reading sheet music so much easier
• The “octave trick” that transforms short, stuttering note dribbles into long, flowing lines that sound great and are easy to play
• How to phrase syncopated lines so they sound natural and hip
• How to “rhyme” your lines to make anything you play sound like it “belongs” … even if you played a whole bunch of mistakes
• The tempo trap that 99% of improvisers fall into and how to avoid it
• Why “machine gun” phrasing will make you sound like a robot and how to humanize your blues lines so they sound natural and slick
• Unconventional yet simple rhythms that will eliminate boring solos for good
• How to analyze patterns in “skips & steps” to 10x your blues scale vocabulary
• The “Q&A” composing trick that will make your improvised solos sound refined instead of random

There’s no extra charge for The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis or The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack. I want you to have them as my gift for investing in this course.

Again, this is truly a limited offer, so act now before enrollment closes.

You ready?

Let's do this.

HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU GET WHEN YOU ENROLL TODAY:

• Improvising with the Blues Scale (without sounding like an amateur) $297

• The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack $33

• The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis $97

• ONE-MONTH ACCESS TO THE SHED $47

• 14+ HOURS OF RECORDED GROUP COACHING CALLS $97 

TOTAL VALUE: $571

GET EVERYTHING FOR JUST $297!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Thanks for taking the time to read this letter, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

P.S. In case you're one of those people (like me) who just skips to the end of the letter, here's the deal:

I’m offering you the opportunity to enroll in Improvising with the Blues Scale (without sounding like an amateur) – the course that will teach you how to improvise ridiculously bluesy and soulful solos…without needing to learn hundreds of jazz scales and complex music theory.

When you enroll, you’ll get immediate access to all of the course material. The course takes about six weeks to complete and is $297, which comes out to about $7 per day.

On top of all that, I’m giving you an additional 90-minute training called The Blues Scale: Action & Analysis, which includes six original blues scale etudes over popular chord progressions plus an explainer video for each solo in which I break down the music theory, compositional approach, and phrasing for each line.

You’re also getting The Ultimate Blues Scale Lick Pack, also for free, which will be your new go-to dictionary for blues scale lines that are drenched in soul.

The 75 licks included in the pack range from must-know classic blues scale phrases to more modern and obscure blues scale lines that will give your solos a fresh and contemporary flavor.

Best of all, you're getting one month of free access to The Shed, which includes two group coaching calls per month on Zoom during which you can ask me questions, request feedback on your playing, and connect with fellow Shed members.

This is a very limited-time offer because I periodically close enrollment and remove the bonus offers in order to keep the class size down.

Lastly, there is no “catch” to this offer. You are not signing up for any recurring payments.

In fact, if you work through the all the course material and feel like it hasn't helped improve your solos, let me know within 30 days of making your purchase, and I’ll give you back the $297.