Solo Jazz Guitar Masterclass
Stevie Wonder [Solo Jazz Guitar]: Volume I
“As with most chord melody arr I end up modifying 5% - 25%, which is to say my preferences in harmoniization, harmonic rhythm, fingering & voicings tend to stubbornly dictate t…”
About this masterclass
Jake Reichbart teaches his solo jazz guitar arrangements of five of Stevie Wonder's most popular songs, played fingerstyle and close to the original recordings. Jake is a solo jazz guitarist with a 30-year (and counting) weekly gig at The Earle restaurant in Ann Arbor, a winner of WEMU-FM's Emily Remler scholarship for best guitarist, and a veteran of countless recordings and jingles — and decades of live playing have taught him that engaging an audience means drawing on repertoire from all eras and styles, with Stevie's songs an obvious choice.
Songs included
- My Cherie Amour
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life
- Isn't She Lovely
- As
- Overjoyed
What you'll learn
- Chord melody arrangements that translate Stevie Wonder's vocal style to fingerstyle guitar
- Analysis of each song's chord progression, with many chord variants and Stevie's unique voicings adapted to the guitar
- How to play the main melody correctly, then improvise through the theme — including three rhythm ideas for improvisation
- Ways to enhance the bass and the melody together
- When to stay close to the original and what changes are worth making
- Different colors, effects, and textures to keep a performance interesting
Each video lesson includes close-up demonstrations of the arrangement and a full performance of the song at the end. Each tune has its own character and technical demands, so you'll build a range of fingerstyle approaches along the way. Running time: 7 hours 15 minutes.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1As - Complete Guitar Lesson1h 21m
- 2Isn't She Lovely - Complete Guitar Lesson1h 38m
- 3My Cherie Amor - Complete Guitar Lesson1h 16m
- 4Overjoyed - Complete Guitar Lesson1h 32m
- 5You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Complete Guitar Lesson1h 27m
Reviews & Ratings
"Great Course—Continualy working through because it pays back in dividends across multiple aspects of musicality. "
As with most chord melody arr I end up modifying 5% - 25%, which is to say my preferences in harmoniization, harmonic rhythm, fingering & voicings tend to stubbornly dictate the direction. However, JAKE REICHBART's Stevie Wonder arrangements are so damn fun to play; haven't modified much besides micro interpretive stuff which is prob 3%. When I started the course I posted a request for pdf materials but in retrospect, it made me put in a little extra work internalizing & writing my own "notes" haha.. handwritten, muse app, pdf, & embedding into Obsidian.md & UpNote. So yeah! Great course on many levels! That is all. Cheers!
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