"Improvising seems so confusing...I really want to do it but I don't know where to start."
...sound familiar?
Get ready to learn the simple and clear way to improvise over any song!
Have you ever thought...
“I'm a complete beginner...can I still learn to improvise?”
“I’ve listened to a lot of music but finally want to improvise myself...how do I begin?”
“I've tried to improvise before but it didn't sound "right." How do I learn to play authentic solos?”
...I have the answers for you!
Hi, I'm Dave Pollack!
I'm a jazz musician who has toured and performed all around the world, but more importantly I'm an educator dedicated to helping enthusiastic musicians achieve their goals by teaching a simple and clear path to begin improvising.
Jazz improvisation can feel pretty daunting at first, and trust me - I know because I WAS THERE. I know exactly what it's like to say "how do you come up with ideas on the spot over any song?" and "how do you learn and practice different elements of improvisation?"
After years and years of trial (and lots of!) error, I've figured out simple but powerful and effective ways of improvising over any song in any style, and here's the best part - I've been teaching it to musicians (just like you) all around the world with some fantastic results.
Here's what some people are saying...
Paul said:
"This is a fantastic course. The course is very easy to use, well organized, and very thorough. The best part is that Dave does not assume anything about the skill level of the person who wants to learn, so it is not intimidating for those who are new. There is so much to learn here!"
Jan Said:
That is by far the best approach to improvising that I've come across in the four years that I've been playing. Thanks a lot!
Tony said:
“There seems to be a lot of information out on the internet but it is difficult to go through it all in some kind of logical sequence, and none of it really tells you everything you need to build solos that sound musical rather than sounding like a practice session. Your course is great! Good to have all the information in one place in a clear and logical order. It's all very well presented and explained.”
Here are some lies you may have been told that are getting in your way:
- You need to be an advanced musician to improvise
- You have to memorize complicated licks
- You need to put in 10,000 hours of practice before you can improvise well
- Some people just "have it" and not everyone can improvise
- Great improvisers just make everything up right there on the spot
- Forget learning theory, “just feel it” when improvising
- You need to spend hundreds of hours transcribing complicated solos
- You need to play specific scales over specific chords to create a great solo
- You need to know hundreds of songs before ever stepping on stage
Wrong, wrong, wrong! That's why I created...
Intro to Improv
I know exactly what it's like to dream about playing amazing improvised solos. I also know what it's like to feel like there's something I'm missing or something is out of reach. What was missing was a concise and simple way to approach improvising, and now it's here!
Here's why this will completely TRANSFORM your playing!
- You'll learn the foundations of improvising in a simple and fun way, setting you up for success on your instrument
- You'll learn improvise authentically in any style without spending hours and hours transcribing complex solos, so you can fit any genre or style of song out there
- You'll learn the simple and efficient way to build your own vocabulary without needing to memorize complicated licks and lines, so you can create your very own unique sound
- You'll be able to play solos over any chord changes in any key, so no matter what the situation is you'll be prepared
- You'll be able to simplify everything you heard or learned about improvisation and jazz theory, freeing you up to have more fun and play more creatively
- You'll be able to play fresh new ideas on the spot without sounding monotonous and repetitive, giving you infinite options for any song you play over
- You'll be able to play great solos over songs from the very first time you you play them - no need to rehearse it a thousand times first
Is Intro to Improv a good choice for YOU?
This course is perfect for you if you...
- are a complete beginner up to intermediate improviser
- want a clear, concise, and step-by-step path for improvising
- don't want to waste your time while practicing
- don't know how to start creating solos
- can't connect the ideas in your head to your instrument
- want the confidence to play any song
- feel overwhelmed by scales, chords, and theory
- get lost in the chord changes
- want to confidently solo at a jam session, gig, or just with tracks at home
- have trouble analyzing and soloing over complex chord changes
- want to tell a story with your solos
Glenn said:
“I’ve taken some online courses and I’ve also purchased a lot of books and a lot of PDFs, and there are a whole lot that just sit on my shelf. Your course is not going to sit on the shelf. It’s going to be used a lot…probably for the next few years.”
Chris said:
“This course has everything you need and more to be successful at improvisation. All the videos/handouts have clear, concise explanations and examples that will help you develop more melodic solos in no time!”
Nate said:
“I often find myself in a rut with my improvisation. Simple Steps has given me so many new things to think about - I feel reinvigorated!”
Check out some of the great things you'll enjoy:
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Step-by-step improvisation course with focused lesson videos that guide you through the improvisation process starting right from the beginning. Whether you're a complete beginner or you've tried improvising before, this is for YOU!
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PDF worksheets that correspond with every video for all instruments.
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Audio files of backing tracks, reference recordings, and more
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Lifetime access to all lesson videos, PDFs, backing tracks, and resources
- 7-day money-back guarantee
...plus some amazing bonuses!
Bonus #1
"How to Hang on a Jazz Standard" PDF Package that gives you 20 etudes written over popular standards with PDFs, audio files, backing tracks, and video analysis for every etude.
Bonus #2
"Strictly Major" PDF Package that teaches you how to truly learn and apply the most important technique out there - the major scale!
Bonus #3
PDF transcriptions and recordings of many of my own solos! You will be able to download both the sheet music and audio files to these solos as well as watch the original videos they came from.
So you might be wondering what the investment is for the Intro to Improv course, right?
Well, for this amount of training in 1-on-1 lessons with me you'd have to spend over $9,000.
Also, to get this amount of improvisation training in a classroom setting (which isn't nearly as personalized as this) you'd have to enroll in at least 2 semesters of a jazz improvisation course, which would be $6,500+
Add to that the large amount of expensive individual lessons and small courses out there (that barely scratch the surface of what you'll learn in this complete step-by-step course) and you'll see that the value of this is incredibly high and this course is a no-brainer, so check this out.
You won't pay $9,000. You won't pay $6,500. You won't even pay $500!
The price for lifetime access to all of this is...
Here's a sneak peak of what you'll learn inside
Intro to Improv:
Listening
- How to identify and use non-note musical elements such as rhythm, dynamics, articulation, and more to create authentic solos in any style
- A non-note musical element analysis of the 5 most common styles of music you'll need to know
- How to use reference recordings to play your own authentic solos
Rhythm
- Why rhythm is so crucial to playing authentically
- How to feel and play upbeats and downbeats in multiple styles
- Learn to identify and perform common rhythms that you can use in various styles
Chords: The Foundation of Harmony
- How to create the building blocks of harmony in a simple and efficient way
- Understanding and constructing the four main types of seventh chords
- Extend the harmony and add color by learning what alterations and extensions you can add to chords, how they sound, and how to actually use them in your playing
Call-and-Response
- Clap, speak, and play back rhythms you hear in fun and interactive exercises
- Learn how to listen, identify, and perform common rhythms combined with non-note musical elements to fit any style
- Start creating your own solos by using one simple idea
Keys, Scales, and Chords
- Learn why this information is so important to know as an improviser
- Learn how key signatures give you a "home base" for the main tonality of a song
- How to identify and perform the most important scales and chords to use while improvising
Key Centers
- Understanding key centers is the bridge between the non-note musical elements and the literal chord tones of a song
- Learn how to identify key centers of a song
- Learn how to improvise through any song using only main key centers
Chord Tones
- Learn how chord tones are the foundation of harmony
- Internalize the harmony by outlining each chord, one chord tone at a time
- Create your own improvised solo using chord tones to guide you through each song
Improvising With a Pause Button
- Improvising is just composing in real time, and composing is just improvising with a pause button
- Learn how to write your own melodies based on original songs
- Embellish your own melodies to create authentic improvised solos that fit each and every song
BONUS: "How to Hang on a Jazz Standard" PDF Package
- A collection of 20 etudes written by Ryan Devlin and myself over popular jazz standards
- For each etude you'll get the PDF sheet music, audio file, and backing track
- Watch a video analysis of each etude where you get the inside info of what we were thinking about during each song
BONUS: "Strictly Major" PDF Package
- 25 diatonic exercises in all 12 keys for treble and bass clef instruments
- Learn how to use these exercises in your own solos
- Includes the PDF worksheets as well as a video performance and analysis of each exercise
BONUS: PDF Solo Transcriptions
- Includes the PDF sheet music, audio files, and videos for a variety of my solos
- Instantly identify what specific phrases and notes I'm using over different chord changes
- Play along with my solos and develop your phrasing, articulation, harmony, and more
It's completely risk free!
I truly believe this course will get you improvising authentically right away because I've gone through it and have successfully taught it to many students. However, if within 7 days you feel like this isn't for you, simply send me an email and I'll refund you immediately.
I know what you're probably thinking...
"There are so many online courses out there about how to improvise and so many videos on YouTube...what's different about this course?"
Intro to Improv gives you a step-by-step guide to begin improvising that cuts out all of the nonsense.
If you're like me, you want to be efficient while practicing and want to learn things that will directly help you improve. This course will give you all of the information you need and none of what you don't!
So what happens if you don't join?
Well, nothing.
That's right. You'll continue to wish you could improvise over your favorite songs.
You'll continue to wish you could create your own solos right on the spot.
You'll continue to play the exact same way you do now and know the exact same things you know now, and you'll never be able to truly enjoy improvising like you really want.
In case you need a reminder of what you'll get with your purchase...
- Access to all Intro to Improv lesson videos for life
- PDF worksheets for every lesson
- Backing tracks
- Reference audios
- BONUS: How to Hang on a Jazz Standard PDF Package
- BONUS: Strictly Major PDF Package
- BONUS: Solo Transcription PDFs and audio files
- A 7-day money back guarantee
...and most important of all, you'll gain the confidence and skills to finally improvise the way you've been dreaming of!
Once you decide to take the next step to start your improvisational journey you’ll be guided through a quick and easy checkout, and once your payment is made you’ll instantly receive an email that will get you setup to get straight into all of the amazing content.
I can’t wait to meet you in the course!
