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Lesson time: (0min 58sec)
Zach's parting thoughts on where to take your improvisation from here - go slow, embrace your mistakes, and keep having fun with it.
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This lesson is part of the course Learn Improvisation on Violin with Zach Brock & Snarky Puppy
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Lesson transcript:
So, if you've come this far, I hope you've picked up some tips and tricks for expanding your horizons on the string instrument as it relates to improvisation and maybe just in general.
Have Fun: I've certainly had a lot of fun, and I hope that you can take these things and enjoy whatever you're doing.
Go Slow: Don't forget that going slow is always really important.
Embrace Mistakes: Making mistakes is part of the name of the game.
I can't wait to hear what you do with this stuff and see you around!
Heralded as "the pre-eminent improvising violinist of his generation," Zach Brock is a 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 e Jazz" in Brazil, while his reputation as a sideman has spread through his work with legendary bassist Stanley Clarke, contemporary instrumental super-group Snarky Puppy, and jazz masters Phil Markowitz and Dave Liebman. Zach has made ten recordings as a leader or co-leader and is the first violinist to record for the venerable Dutch jazz label Criss Cross. He has also represented the U.S. Department of State as a Musical Ambassador in the Solomon Islands, performed as a featured soloist for two Sundance Festival feature film scores, and is currently an Artist In Residence at Temple University in Philadelphia. In his course you will learn to improvise on the violin straight from the source: how Zach approaches melody, rhythm and harmony, and how to start finding your own voice the way he has alongside Snarky Puppy and beyond. read more
