July 2025 Livestream

Description :

In this July 2025 livestream, the host covers a range of topics from setting up and checking audio to advanced improvisation techniques. The session begins with a quick setup at 0:00, followed by a discussion of blue chip picks at 7:56, spread voicings at 12:21, and a comparison between practicing theory and learning songs at 28:54. The host then explores mindset when improvising at 40:25, noodling at 1:01:59, and how to improv more melodically at 1:05:00. Further segments include enhancing existing skills at 1:18:03, playing with motifs at 1:25:48, anticipating the next chord during improvisation at 1:36:50, and writing with melody versus progression at 1:45:19. The host also discusses future technique considerations at 1:46:06, the influence of chords on note choice at 1:52:03, and playing melodies between chords at 2:06:44. Additional topics cover borrowing chords from other keys at 2:11:54, making the most of limited time at 2:30:35, and specific chord transitions such as Emaj7 to C#maj7 at 2:47:00 and Emaj7 to Bbm at 2:49:11, before concluding with a goodbye at 3:04:32.