Jazz Guitar Lessons

Jazz Foundations

Build a clear foundation in jazz harmony and guitar technique. Lessons can cover common chord shapes, major and minor scales, basic voice leading, and the forms of familiar standards. You’ll connect each idea to music you can play, so practice feels purposeful. We’ll adjust the material to your current level and the styles you want to explore.

Chord Vocabulary

Learn practical ways to play jazz chords across the fretboard. Work with seventh chords, extensions, inversions, and voice leading through common progressions. Lessons focus on hearing how each voicing works as well as placing it under your fingers. Use these tools to accompany a melody, support a singer, or add color to your own arrangements.

Improvisation Skills

Develop improvisation through musical examples and focused practice. Explore chord tones, melodic phrasing, rhythmic variation, and ways to navigate changes without relying on scale patterns alone. We’ll break ideas into manageable steps and apply them to jazz standards. Lessons can support beginners taking their first solo or experienced players looking for fresh approaches.

Standards and Repertoire

Choose repertoire that matches your interests and build a complete understanding of each tune. Lessons can cover melody, form, chord progressions, accompaniment, and soloing approaches. You’ll learn how to practice a standard in sections, remember its structure, and make musical choices while playing. Bring songs you already enjoy or explore widely played jazz repertoire together.