Interactive video software courses; Total Modal and Vamps, Jams & Improvisation focus on improvisation and composition
St Petersburg, FL (July 5, 2007) – TrueFire, a leading interactive publisher of educational content for musicians, has released two new interactive video
courses for guitarists. Total Modal examines the theory, harmony and application
of 19 essential modes and scales, while Vamps, Jams, and Improvisation illustrates
approaches for developing melodic and rhythmic ideas for soloing and comping
over vamps. Both courses are available on CD-ROM or as a streaming video course
on TrueFire's All Access TV.
Total Modal thoroughly examines the theory, harmony and application of 19 essential
modes and scales for composition and improvising across rock, blues, jazz and
popular music. The intensive study program provides a comprehensive framework
for composing melodies and hooks, improvising over any set of changes, superimposing
scales, creating progressions and constructing chords for any musical application.
Presented by guitarist and educator Bruce Arnold, Total Modal is the definitive
scale and mode application resource.
Vamps, Jams and Improvisation, presented by guitarist and composer Frank Vignola,
covers melodic patterns, call and response, stutter picking, guide tones, horizontal
lines, tone targeting, muffled arpeggios, chromatics, expressions, passing tones
and other techniques for generating ideas on the fly. Vignola demonstrates how
to develop ideas around unusual scales like the Super Locrian, Bartok minor
and harmonic minor scales. Rhythm and comping are covered with equal emphasis
as Vignola shows how to "lock up" with the band.
Both courses are optimized for intermediate to early-advanced players, each
featuring 40 full-length video lessons, text overviews, practice tracks, standard
notation and interactive Power Tab so users can "see" and "hear"
the tab and notation played out at any tempo. TrueFire's interactive video software
features zoom, frame advance, looping and other handy controls.
Sample Total Modal
Sample Vamps, Jams and
Improvisation
For ordering information
About TrueFire
TrueFire is a guitar education software publisher and comprehensive online resource
for musician-centric content. TrueFire's interactive library is comprised of
thousands of lessons presented by 450 artists and educators. Guitar pros, instructors,
players and enthusiasts from over 170 countries download lessons, stream video
content and interact with TrueFire's proprietary software to achieve their educational
goals. TrueFire TV broadcasts music instruction, performances, interviews, gear
demos and other music-centric content to players, students and enthusiasts the
world over.
