Approaches to Improvisation

Okay then, guys. So we're going to check out some approaches to improvisation.

The Essence of Improvisation

Improvisation has got to be one of the coolest things that you can do on the guitar. At its best, it's you taking the musical ideas in your head and transferring them immediately onto the guitar.

The Thrill of Improvisation

There's a really cool feeling when you get that right. I'm sure your guitar heroes that you've seen live or on YouTube videos have got some cracking improvisational skills, and it's something we can all hope to improve on and work on.

Developing Your Skills

Now, those skills, although they don't happen immediately, come with great fun as you develop them.

Tools for Improvisation

What I'm going to do is just talk about a few different tools that we can use, which we have at our disposal to come up with those initial improvisational ideas.

• Overcoming Overwhelm: The aim is not to feel quite so overwhelmed by the thought of approaching an improvisation scenario.

So let's check it out together. Here we go!