4-Week Intensive • 6 Timeless Jazz Standards
Discover the timeless music of Hoagy Carmichael while developing the skills that define great jazz guitar playing. Throughout this four-week intensive, Frank Vignola will guide you through six of Carmichael's most beloved compositions, using each song to explore melody, harmony, chord melody arranging, improvisation, and the art of musical storytelling.
Rather than relying on scales alone, you'll learn to think melodically—developing horizontal lines, smooth voice leading, and expressive phrasing that can be applied to virtually any jazz standard.
Stardust
Georgia On My Mind
Skylark
The Nearness of You
Up the Lazy River
Rockin' Chair
Horizontal melodic thinking
Voice leading and guide-tone movement
Chord melody arranging
Harmonic analysis
Functional harmony and ii–V–I progressions
Secondary dominants and harmonic substitutions
Extended harmony and upper-structure voicings
Ballad interpretation and expressive phrasing
Motivic development
Countermelodies
Swing comping and rhythmic phrasing
Blues vocabulary and gospel influences
Bass movement and chord fills
Call-and-response improvisation
Solo guitar concepts
Improvising directly from the melody
Understand the harmonic and melodic architecture of classic jazz standards.
Create richer, more expressive chord melody arrangements.
Improvise using melodic development instead of scale patterns.
Apply voice leading, guide tones, chromatic approach chords, secondary dominants, and ii–V–I progressions with confidence.
Gain a deeper appreciation for Hoagy Carmichael's songwriting and its lasting influence on jazz and the Great American Songbook.
Whether you're looking to strengthen your chord melody playing, improve your improvisation, or simply experience these legendary songs on a deeper level, this masterclass provides practical concepts you'll continue using long after the course is over.
Includes all live sessions plus lifetime access to the recordings.
4-Week Intensive • 6 Timeless Jazz Standards
Discover the timeless music of Hoagy Carmichael while developing the skills that define great jazz guitar playing. Throughout this four-week intensive, Frank Vignola will guide you through six of Carmichael's most beloved compositions, using each song to explore melody, harmony, chord melody arranging, improvisation, and the art of musical storytelling.
Rather than relying on scales alone, you'll learn to think melodically—developing horizontal lines, smooth voice leading, and expressive phrasing that can be applied to virtually any jazz standard.
Stardust
Georgia On My Mind
Skylark
The Nearness of You
Up the Lazy River
Rockin' Chair
Horizontal melodic thinking
Voice leading and guide-tone movement
Chord melody arranging
Harmonic analysis
Functional harmony and ii–V–I progressions
Secondary dominants and harmonic substitutions
Extended harmony and upper-structure voicings
Ballad interpretation and expressive phrasing
Motivic development
Countermelodies
Swing comping and rhythmic phrasing
Blues vocabulary and gospel influences
Bass movement and chord fills
Call-and-response improvisation
Solo guitar concepts
Improvising directly from the melody
Understand the harmonic and melodic architecture of classic jazz standards.
Create richer, more expressive chord melody arrangements.
Improvise using melodic development instead of scale patterns.
Apply voice leading, guide tones, chromatic approach chords, secondary dominants, and ii–V–I progressions with confidence.
Gain a deeper appreciation for Hoagy Carmichael's songwriting and its lasting influence on jazz and the Great American Songbook.
Whether you're looking to strengthen your chord melody playing, improve your improvisation, or simply experience these legendary songs on a deeper level, this masterclass provides practical concepts you'll continue using long after the course is over.
Includes all live sessions plus lifetime access to the recordings.