Diminished Harmony Masterclass

What’s it about?

Dig into the core of diminished harmony and understand its nuances with this in-depth Masterclass. Packed with real-world lessons and guided by a 10,000-word theory PDF, it has everything you need to help you add more spark to your jazz and fusion playing.

From the challenging non-diatonic progressions to the exciting vamp licks and the evergreen exercises you can use to stay sharp, this is a Masterclass designed to help good players become great.

Structured and holistic in approach, this is a release that will not only help you understand the concepts but also give you the tools to apply them to your own style.

What will I learn?

Jake begins by showing you the major scale fundamentals that act as a bedrock for the rest of the Masterclass. You’ll then dive into diminished symmetry and how to apply it.

The harmony examples unpack a number of common jazz progressions and will allow you confidently use the diminished scale in context. You will learn how to use the diminished language and become more fluent as a whole. You will develop strategies for improvising over diminished chords and for using diminished lines over altered dominant chords too.

From beginning to end, there is a great focus on intervallic awareness which will help you not only navigate the fretboard freely but also give you the ability to target specific sounds when composing.

What theory is covered?

It’s in the name! Within diminished harmony there are several subjects that Jake covers and once understood, can be applied to playing outside of just jazz and fusion.

• Half-whole scale
• Whole-half scale
• Diminished chords
• Intervallic function
• Outside sounds
• Jazz harmony

What techniques are covered?

The theory certainly takes front and centre with this Masterclass, however, Jake still delivers a great deal of real-world playing examples with techniques aplenty on offer.

• Sweep, hybrid and economy picking
• Legato
• String skipping

Who is this for?

This is for players who want to step up. Give scale-based lines extra pop and become comfortable with challenging musical backdrops. An all-encompassing Masterclass to help you bring the fireworks to your jazz and fusion.