Approach To Improvising: Box Set

Across three standalone Masterclasses, Alex Hutchings gives his all and shares the ideas that have helped him carve a name for himself as one of the most innovative and exciting improvisers on the planet. Each gargantuan Masterclass uses the corresponding volume of the Custom Fusion Series as a foundation for Alex to teach you everything you need to know to develop your improvisational skills.

In volume one, you will explore the foundations of improvisation, digging deep into overarching playing ideas like sliding scales, intervals and target tones as well as fragments and outside playing. As you get further into the Masterclass, Alex will introduce you to more nuanced ideas such as dynamics and vibrato, and how to use these in an improvisational context.

Volume two adds another 2.5 hours of video lessons to the treasure chest of guitar playing development. Alex guides you on his use of modes, major scale positions, chromatics and much more. In order to provide that personal touch, there are even hand drawn diagrams that compliment the central subjects contained in Masterclass.

In the third and final volume, you will learn how to balance the seesaw of musicianship and technique. At its heart, there are four finger independence exercises that realign and correct the fretting hand. These then combine into one 10 minute exercise monster workout. This innovative approach to learning mirrors his playing, and within the Masterclass you’ll touch on how he approaches finger independence, sweep picking, the whammy bar and a lot, lot more.

Alex has designed this trilogy of releases so that they complement one another yet can be used as individual learning resources. As you open up each volume, you’ll dig into the ideas that have helped him become such an icon of improv.

This three volume 16gb box set includes nearly six hours of video lessons, 10 solo analysis videos, 221 exercises, 69 licks, 20 short solos,15 classic full solos, 15 new full solos, 44 backings, 97 exercises backings, diagram PDFs and full tab/notation in both standard and fourths.

This Masterclass series is a testament to Alex’s gift for the guitar and for his desire to help others learn from that gift. Join him, and discover the hidden walkways on the ever changing path of improvisation.