Session Player Toolkit with Dave Isaacs
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Course Structure Session Player Toolkit with Dave Isaacs
Each lesson builds on the last, taking you from zero to hero!
Master the guitar skills of a Nashville session player with Dave Isaacs. Learn to serve the music from all aspects of rhythm, timing, harmony, improvisation and more, while exploring different musical feels in all 12 keys.
UNIT 1: Two Chord Shuffle - Key of C
Two Chord Shuffle - Key of C: Master rhythm, melody, and improv in acoustic groove style. Explore fretwork, strumming & melody in the Two Chord Shuffle - Key of C series. Learn rhythm, theory & improv in the key of C, using a two chord shuffle feel.
UNIT 2: Straight Feel Minor Groove - Key of A Minor
Learn chords, groove, and improv for a Two Chord Shuffle in C using diverse rhythm styles. Explore fingerstyle, melody, and theory tools in the key of A Minor, using a straight feel groove. Master rhythm, chord voicings, and improvisation in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C.
UNIT 3: Crosspicking Groove - Key of G
Explore syncopation, triads, and melody for a Two Chord Shuffle in the key of C. Build rhythm and melodic skills using triads, arpeggios, and pentatonics, working in the key of G. Learn voicings, crosspicking, and lead melody for a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C.
UNIT 4: Blues Rumba Tango - Key of E Minor
Develop melody, rhythm, and harmony skills in the key of E minor, using a new musical feel. Explore fingerstyle, strumming, and melodic tools for a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C. Learn to combine chords, melody, and groove in a Two Chord Shuffle in C.
UNIT 5: Soulful R&B Groove - Key of F
Enhance comping, strumming, and melody skills for decorating a soulful groove, working in F. Explore 7th chords, fingerstyle, and scale-based melody in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C. Learn rhythmic variety and melodic comping for a Two Chord Shuffle in the key of C.
UNIT 6: Modal Rock Groove - Key of D
Explore triads, riffs, and fingerstyle grooves in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C. Build melodic and harmonic depth for a Two Chord Shuffle in the key of C. Learn syncopation, rolling arpeggios, and Mixolydian riffs in the key of D, using a rock feel.
UNIT 7: Steely 12 Bar Blues - Key of A
Learn bass riffs, chromatic lines, and comping in the key of A, using a jazzy blues feel. Explore groove, theory, and fingerstyle tools in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C. Build shuffle feel with riffs, arpeggios, and rhythm for a Two Chord Shuffle in C.
UNIT 8: 12/8 Soul Ballad - Key of B Minor
Explore 12/8 groove, partial chords, and bending in B minor, using a soulful ballad. Learn rhythm chops, melodic phrasing, and fingerpicking in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C. Build expressive shuffle skills with bends, arpeggios, and strumming in the key of C.
UNIT 9: Struttin' Funky Blues-Rock - Key of F# Minor
Explore riffs, bends, and percussive textures in F# minor, using a feel-good blues-rock feel. Build shuffle skills with bass riffs, chromatic tones, and rhythmic lead in key of C. Learn power chords, slap technique, and comping in a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C.
UNIT 10: Major Rock Walkdown - Key of E
Explore slash chords, jam-style scales, and melody arranging in the key of E with a Rock feel. Build expressive rhythm and melody using inversions and arpeggios in a C shuffle. Learn jam-style scales, double-stops, and fingerstyle for a Two Chord Shuffle – Key of C.
UNIT 11: Revisiting & Expanding the Toolkit
Revisit and improvise with each of the keys and musical styles, adding all the new tools you’ve acquired.
About Session Player Toolkit with Dave Isaacs
Dave Isaacs has created a definitive video library that includes hundreds of online guitar lessons. Students have unlimited access to Dave's entire guitar method, plus play-along tracks, and other study materials. What ultimately sets these guitar lessons apart from other online offerings is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange learning platform. Dave Isaacs reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to progress. All students can access the Video Exchange library, which is constantly expanding and may contain the key to unlock your playing.
About Dave Isaacs
Dave Isaacs has earned his reputation as one of Nashville’s preeminent guitar talents and educators. Serving as a musical mentor to not only performing artists, songwriters, and working musicians but also beginners and weekend warriors, Dave fosters a unique approach to teaching that develops not only guitar playing but the whole musician. He focuses on building real skills, confidence, and a deep understanding of music. A dynamic performing artist, Dave has played in venues across the US, from small clubs to festivals, concert halls, and everything in between. He’s jammed with Les Paul on a Manhattan nightclub stage, rocked in the mud at Yasgur’s Farm, harmonized in Greenwich Village folk clubs, and chicken-picked hot licks on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. His twelve independent album releases run a wide stylistic range, from eclectic singer-songwriter to swampy groove-blues, bright country-rock, Southern soul, and lyrical jazz and classical guitar. On the academic side, Dave is an award-winning graduate of New York’s venerable Manhattan School of Music, with a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance. He was a full-time instructor of music and music technology at Tennessee State University from 2009-2013 and taught music theory and listening skills in the audio production program at the Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville from 2008-2016. Dave calls Nashville, TN his home and has been teaching at ArtistWorks since May 2024.
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