How Improvisation Works
The song or backing track will take care of the chords, melody, lyrics and rhythm. Freedom Blocks will take care of the scales. All you have to do is hold down one note at a time and learn how to move from one Freedom Block to another.
Not only is this a blast, it's a great foundation for everything you'll learn after you finish this book. Chords will be easier, because you'll already know how to hold down strings and move between frets. You'll also have a basic understanding of intervals and scales.
Every time you learn something new, you can add it to your improvisation. Chords turn into double-stops, triads, and arpeggios. Scale exercises become scale sequencing, and modes add another dimension to your playing.
"Improvisation should be at the core of the music curriculum. It should come first and should remain at the core of music education throughout the later years of increasing expertise." — R. Keith Sawyer