2025 Bath Summer School - Contemporary Styles

Groove Tutor: Jason Sidwell

Playing in time with energy and sophistication is what this involving course is about. Funk/soul/modern RnB styles spanning artists like Jimmy Nolen, Nile Rodgers, Al McKay.

Course outline

The core topics will be rhythmic syncopation, chord vocabulary, octaves, double-stops, Dorian and Mixolydian mode usage and how best to interact with drums and bass. There will be additional modules that cover soloing over unique chord progressions (Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan) and deep dives into expanding alternate and hybrid picking techniques.

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