Course curriculum

    1. Improvisation 101 - Course Info and Access

    2. Week 1 - Introduction to Improv and Pentatonic Scale

    3. Lesson 1 Recording

    4. Week 2 - Major and Minor Chord Tones

    5. Lesson 2 Recording

    6. Week 3 - Pentatonic Shape 2

    7. Lesson 3 Recording

    8. Week 4 - Articulations

    9. Lesson 4 Recording

    10. Week 5 - Pentatonic Shape 3

    11. Lesson 5 Recording

    12. Week 6 - Sample Solo over C#minor

    13. Lesson 6 Recording

    14. Week 7 - Pentatonic Review and Lick Examples

    15. Lesson 7 Recording

    16. Week 8 - Pentatonic Shape 4

    17. Lesson 8 Recording

    18. Week 9 - Review and Analyzing Tunes

    19. Lesson 9 Recording

    20. Week 10 - Position 4 and Examples

    21. Lesson 10 Recording

    22. Week 11 - Review of positions and Song Study

    23. Lesson 11 Recording

    24. Week 12 - TBD

    25. Lesson 12 Recording

About this course

  • 3 x $50.00
  • 25 lessons
  • 13 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Bryan Billhimer

Center Stage instructor Bryan Billhimer is a 20 year guitar veteran with experience in teaching, live performance, and studio recordings. Bryan began his guitar playing career at the age of 14. Over a few years he learned all the fundamentals necessary to further his craft via self teaching and motivation. During high school and college Bryan performed in several bands on a regular basis playing blues and rock. In this time he earned a Bachelors degree from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Upon graduating college he worked in a local studio where he met producer Emosia (produced Blessid Union of Souls, Lakeisha Berri, etc.) and members of Blessid Union. After a year or so he was asked to join the band and toured for nearly ten years with the international recording artists covering the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Afghanistan. Throughout his career in music, Bryan has also taught multiple students. Beginning in college and to the present, he has taught over 50 students in private lessons.