Totally!!! Thanks, Janek.

Then you're in luck... lots of Melodic minor coming in the new book. It's not a warm-up thing, but rather a Practice-to-performance guide. It's all about how I take fragments of things like melodic minor content, turn them inside out, and then apply them to real-life musical situations. It comes out black friday, so stay tuned!

@@janekgwizdala you made my day, bro! BTW, I just finished the pentatonic book yesterday. So now, gonna start it again from the beginning and soak up the stuff I might have missed.

There is a link in the beginning of the book that takes you to the page with the videos.

All the exercises are in both standard notation and TAB.

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Not necessarily. That can be one option when you're starting out, but my goal is to always be able to play any material through the maximum amount of range, without being tied to a specific position, string set, or fingering. It's just a case of spending the time to work on as many combinations as possible.

Everything is available for either streaming or download. Nothing comes on a CD.

They're not yet. Amazon doesn't currently offer that option in print on demand production. I'm working on making it happen though. I agree that spiral bound is the way to go.

Yes! I've been loving Leland's uploads. The stories are worth their weight in gold.

They are linked inside the front cover of the book.

@@janekgwizdala thank you!

yes!

They are linked inside the book and you can either stream or download them. 👍

@@janekgwizdala I already bought a 4 book bundle. Lol Lots of good stuff

If you're going to post something like this, can you at least make it a complete sentence?

Let's start with the fact that the blues scale isn't a pentatonic scale. That would disqualify it from being in a book about pentatonics right away. The book also isn't called "practical improvisation using pentatonic scales", so being disappointed that the book doesn't contain something it didn't advertise is a bit of a head scratcher. And despite it not being called that, it does actually contain dozens of practical applications of the pentatonic scale both in bass lines and melodic lines. There are sections on how a single pentatonic scale can be used over multiple chords, which is a great starting point for improvisation and the more fluent navigation of chord changes. It also has a complete chapter on soloing including odd note groupings, harmonic application, and exercise building techniques. And just so the concept of the book is crystal clear, I include a "closing thoughts" section at the very end which states the following: "As I’m sure you’re aware, this book is truly just the beginning. These are tools and concepts from my musical world that I’m presenting to help populate your practice routine, and give you a better understanding of melodic and harmonic possibilities surrounding pentatonic scales. My hope is that these exercises, bass lines, and melodies help the connection between what you hear in your favorite music, and how you transcribe and assimilate that language into your playing. At the end of the day, the only tried- and-true method for fluency with music-as with any language-is immersion and repetition. This book, like my others, can serve as a gentle guide and explanation of some basic technical components; but the heavy lifting must always be done by you, the player. The size of the goal dictates how heavy the lift. The level of calm and focus you bring to your practice will help you fall in love with the work, and make that weight seem light. I’ve spent 25 years working on this so far, and know there are a finite number of years left to continue the work. Knowing the work is never over helps to ease the stress of feeling like I’m not getting anywhere. Whenever any self-doubt creeps into your head, know that every single musician on Earth goes through it at some point. But the best ones are those that can let it go the fastest, and get right back to being in love with the process." The process of learning music should not be something that is delivered in bite-size chunks that the student must put zero thought or work into themselves. The role of the teacher is to open doors to new musical landscapes, inspire the student's curiosity, and encourage them to ask questions and do the work. If a book simply gives you a bunch of licks with no context, concept, or value beyond regurgitation, you should ask yourself what on earth you are doing buying it. I proudly stand by the fact that none of my books do that, and all of them are very much rooted in experience and practical application when it comes to sharing my learning process.

I appreciate you took time for replying and I well noted all the advices you mentioned as an experienced musician. Talking about the blues scale, despite not being a five note scale, Its derived from the pentatonic scale and I think students should at least know it when taught pentatonics. I had not gone through all the contents of the book the time I wrote my review ( about the improvisation ). there are actually some good lines that one can use when building grooves and fills. I now have a better understanding on pentatonics uses over different chords qualities in order to create new melodic ideas. the audio and video files are just great. I really want to learn more about improvisation and I'm hesitating between three courses in the studio including ...rhythmic development for lines and solos, improvisation masterclass and bebop vocabulary.... I d please like some advices

@@wilsonzock4150 If you want to start really working on your fundamentals of improvisation and how to navigate harmony, I would actually recommend my book on ii-V-I's: janekgwizdala.com/store/p/jazz-vocabulary-251 Or the bundle that includes Iconic Lines: janekgwizdala.com/store/p/triplejazzbundle As that really gets to the history of improvised music, and is a great guide to how improvisation has developed over the decades, while giving you the opportunity to figure out who you like to listen to and who you might like to emulate to improve your playing. All the books come with videos and play alongs.

@@janekgwizdala thank you I'll get the books.

Yep. He called me about that last night. And I agree with him in the context he was talking about it in. That's why I wrote this book. So pentatonics aren't a cop out, and are actually understood and can be used over changes, both for bass lines and melodically, with ease.

Love your work, Janek!