Welcome to the Course!

Hey guys, welcome to the course. You've made a great choice! A few things before you get started; I just want to make sure you get the most out of the experience.

Course Essentials

First of all, there's a lot of information you can get from this course without owning a Rock School book. Okay? It's not essential. However, I probably would recommend getting hold of a book if you're looking at really diving deep into the performance pieces.

• You'll have access to all the transcriptions.
• Particularly if you're interested in booking yourself in for a graded exam, a book of your own will be absolutely essential for you to sit the exam.

Course Structure

The course is divided up into a few sections:

1. Performance of Each Piece
2. Analysis of the Piece: This covers things such as:
   • Technique
   • Structure
   • Ways we can develop and improvise in designated sections
3. Run Through of All Technical Exercises at your grade
4. Approach to Improvisation and Creativity:
   • This includes melodic and rhythmic comping improvisation, which can be really useful in approaching improvisation both outside of any of the Rock School syllabus, and within the pieces where you need to come up with solos, etc.

Additional Resources

Finally, there are lots of additional download materials (PDFs and such) where you will be able to access various examples to help you progress further.

If you do come across any trouble, please do give us a shout through the website. Send in videos of you playing, and we can give you personalized feedback on what we see.