Tonal Improvisation

• Use of pentatonic and major/minor scales over chords
• Concept of "scales over chords"
• Melodic and motivic development
• Melodic phrasing over simple progressions

Modal Improvisation

• Improvisation using modes (Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, etc.)
• Consistent phrasing within modal color
• Building melodic lines in a modal context

Blues and Fusion Improvisation

• Major and minor blues, use of the blues scale
• Jazz-blues approach (substitutions and chromaticism)
• Fusion phrasing: outside playing, superimpositions, altered scale

Arpeggios and Target Notes

• Improvisation using simple and complex arpeggios
• Target notes and melodic resolutions
• "Chord tone soloing" approach

Phrasing and Personality

• Study of phrasing from great guitarists (chosen individually)
• Development of personal musical vocabulary
• Rhythmic and dynamic themes in soloing
• Study of expressiveness (bending, vibrato, pauses)

Ear Training and Responsiveness

• Recognition of intervals and chord types
• Melodic call & response
• Transcription and recreation of solos by ear
• Free improvisation over backing tracks