Expressive Soloing
Learn phrasing and melody for more expressive solos
Expressive Soloing is an online guitar course about phrasing and melody in your solos. It is taught by Steve Stine, GuitarZoom's Master Instructor. You learn what phrasing is, how to hear a melody in your head, how to embellish it and how to develop ideas while you improvise. The course has 21 video lessons in five modules, about 2.5 hours in total, with a 34-page PDF book and jam tracks.
What Expressive Soloing is about
Steve breaks every skill into simple steps you can follow. In these videos, he plays a sample solo, then shows you how to make your phrasing more interesting.
Free preview lesson: Sample Solo · 2:11
Free preview lesson: Generating Interest in Phrasing · 7:51
Is Expressive Soloing right for you?
- Players who know their scales. You can play scale patterns and want your solos to sound more melodic.
- Improvisers who sound repetitive. You learn ways to develop ideas and create interest in your phrasing.
- Guitarists who want more melody. You work on hearing a melody first and then playing it.
- Intermediate lead players. You practice phrasing over jam tracks and chord progressions.
Skills you'll walk away with
- Explain what phrasing is and use it in a solo
- Hear a melody in your head before you play it
- Make a melody your own with embellishments
- Deal with chord progressions in a solo
- Develop musical ideas in a solo
- Use scales as a palette
- Practice phrasing during improvisation and over a jam track
The course, module by module
The full lesson list is below.
Phrasing and melody basics
A sample solo, what phrasing is, melodic creation and realism, and an extended lesson on the Star Spangled Banner.
Listening to expressive players
Listening exercises with three versions of "People Get Ready", Gary Moore's "Still Got the Blues" and "Always with You, Always with Me".
Hearing and shaping a melody
How to hear a melody in your head, making it unique with embellishments, dealing with chord progressions and bringing ideas full circle.
Developing ideas
A second sample solo, developing ideas, creating interest in your phrasing and using scales as a palette.
Improvising with your own voice
Maintaining the course of a solo, a third sample solo, phrasing during improvisation, melodic creation, phrasing practice over a jam track and defining your own style.
Learn at your own pace
Clear video lessons
Every move is shown up close. Pause, rewind and repeat each lesson as often as you need.
Practice materials
Includes 34-page PDF book, Jam tracks. Use them to practice what you learn in each lesson.
Yours for life
Pay once and come back any time, on your computer, tablet or phone. No subscription.
Steve Stine
Steve has taught guitar for more than 30 years and has helped millions of players in over 100 countries. He has a Music Education degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and taught guitar at North Dakota State University. He's known for breaking hard things into simple steps you can follow. Read Steve's full story
What students say about Steve's teaching
Excellent · 4.8 out of 5 on TrustpilotRead our reviews"It's clear, precise and I can follow along really well."
Jim C.United States
"This is top class. Thank you very much. This is really good, gold standard."
Brian H.United Kingdom
"I really like Steve's systematic approach to practicing."
Kevin M.United States
"The lessons are easy to learn. You'll progress quite well. Do it."
David P.United States
"You're gonna be surprised. You're gonna learn a lot very quickly."
Timothy C.Canada
"I think the really positive thing about GuitarZoom is the structure of the lessons."
David C.United States
Expressive Soloing questions
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Where to go after Expressive Soloing
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Blues Soloing
Learn blues rhythm, progressions, scales and bending techniques, then solo over ten jams in different blues styles.
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