New blog post about improvisation from the Rock & Pop Czar

In between delivering workshops around the world and running exam sessions in the Middle East, Tyler Smith, our Rock & Pop Czar, has penned a new blog post. This time he looks at improvising, one of the two options in the session skills section of our exams.

'Improvisation is a big word, but if you listen, experiment, explore, analyse and have a solid foundation of teaching or learning, it can be FUN.

When you are on stage; that solo, the improv, that’s you. That’s when you as the drummer, bassist, guitarist, vocalist or keyboardist get to show that you know how to play not just the notes, but to perform with personality and creativity. I like to think of improv with Rock & Pop as building my data bank of styles and musicianship, with an understanding of the many genres of rock and pop music, from the 50s to now!'

Read the new blog post: Building the skills to play with the professionals - Part Two: Improvisation