5 LEVELS OF IMPROVISATION (ft. Matteo Mancuso)

Guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso demonstrates the 5 stages of improvisation. Massive thanks to @MatteoMancusoofficial

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0:00 Intro
0:57 The plan
1:25 The track
2:32 Fundaments of improvisation
3:20 STAGE 1 - The Pentatonic Scale
4:15 Variety of the same phrase
5:20 STAGE 1 JAM
6:15 the 3 octaves rule
8:39 The five boxes
10:06 Not using 2 notes per string
11:00 STAGE 2 - The Major Scale
11:59 Why Matteo doesn’t like 3nps
12:45 STAGE 2 JAM
13:37 Benefits of the Major Scale
14:31 Note names vs note functions
15:46 Thirds and Sixths
17:39 Major scale vocabulary
18:57 STAGE 3 - Arpeggios of the scale
20:08 An arpeggio exercise
21:15 STAGE 3 JAM
22:23 Spicing up the arpeggio
22:50 STAGE 4 - Outside chords
24:34 Studying a chord progression
26:44 STAGE 4 JAM
27:36 Melodic Minor
29:28 STAGE 5 - Chromaticism
30:59 The ‘wrong’ notes
32:08 JAM with wrong notes
32:55 Incorporating chromatic notes
33:35 STAGE 5 JAM
35:36 How much does Matteo practice?