Practice Hack - Fingering Fluency

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Zach Brock Lesson time: (8min 59sec)

This unit is about the exercises that Zach used, and still uses, to develop fluency in improvisation. Zach reveals his practice hack for gaining fluency with fingering in all twelve keys, without having to play in all twelve keys! He also discusses the importance of understanding the intervallic relationships within a melody.

About the instructor

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Heralded as “the pre-eminent improvising violinist of his generation,” Zach Brock is an violinist and composer whose music draws on the traditions of jazz, classical, world, and popular music. Zach received his first Grammy Award in 2017 for his work on Snarky Puppy’s album Culcha Vulcha. His acclaim as a bandleader has grown through appearances at venues such as Carnegie Hall and festivals like “Tudo é Jazz” in Brazil, while his reputation as a sideman has...  read more

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