Sheryl Bailey

Great Boot Camp Course!

This is a great course on organizing the major scale and approaching it in position for all 12 keys. Sheryl explains her approach which utilizes the Berklee scale forms in a very clear manner. Her explanation of how to extend the parental forms to modes is spot on.

Wow. I am floored

If anything, you must take this course for the 12 key grip exercise. I've been playing guitar for 15 years and this is exactly what I needed to know. Unfortunately, I've had so many scatterbrained guitar teachers. Sheryl is so eloquent and logical with her teaching. Thank you!

Outstanding Classic

Sheryl is a superlative instructor and a fabulous Jazz guitarist. This lesson captures her charisma and her knowledge and her style of instruction and even voice is well suited to Jazz instruction. She is an old soul and I keep coming back to this lesson series for its well paced atmosphere and review the material every once in a while. Top notch!

Tremendous Course on Tremendous Tune!!!!

I first heard this tune about 1970. About 20 years later, my teacher helped me develop a chord melody (in E rather than Eb). It was close but she gets it more precisely. I never could figure how to solo after the first chorus. Now I have a number of options. Perhaps THE most important thing for Me is to listen to the chord and play the different scales and arps absorbing the emotional aspects and sounds. And keep doing it to get to the next level. For Me, this course was both Practical, as well as DEEP!!! Thanks Sheryl!!! Hope you'll be coming to Cleveland when some normalacy and safety returns.

Very interesting course, very well complemented with the pdf. It is mandatory to have some write information and Sheryl knows that us so good teacher as she is . Thanks a lot

Baileys Bebop flow

I found this course to be very insightful. The family of 4 concept is great and provides the player multiple melodic options. Sheryl's 8 Bebop lines are very cool and I'm having fun working them into Just Friends. So glad I took this course.

Awesome!! Very clear and direct answers to the important points! I'm impressed with almost all Sheryl just said but this statement just knocked me out: "Devotion to getting locked to the beat!!!". Thanks Mike and Sheryl!!

Very Well presented, really useful information

Great foundation for anyone who wants to learn more about bebop guitar playing. Sheryl does a great job teaching this and there are excellent examples in the pdfs. To me the stuff at the end about using tritone subs in your bebop lines could probably be a separate course all by itself (since learning how to get the tension and resolution right would be so important) but that's just a suggestion, not a complaint.

Useful, clear and precise

This is a course that I've gone through several times over the years. I've actually also attended Sheryl's live workshop on the topic when I was living in California which was amazing. Experiencing it again now, I can say that this video is a real gem for those interested in getting the "flow". Sheryl Bailey shares her approach to practicing and developing strong sounding bebop lines and gives specific examples to demonstrate the concept. This is a lesson from a real performer so it's real practical application rather than just theory! Some bebop lessons that I've encountered at times tend to be dry and removed from the melodic flow and intensity of the real music. The best part for me is the accompanying PDF files that she uses as the basis for the demonstrations. It really helps me to study the ideas, pausing the video after she plays the examples so I can digest the sound and the fingerings for the lines. Sheryl refers to the handouts and this is helpful in pacing as well as creating a clear format for the class. For anyone interested in developing bebop chops, this is a good investment to help develop your skills.

Big Thumbs up!

Just wanted to add my voice to all the positive reviews of this lesson with Sheryl. This topic is something she has touched on over at Truefire, but the sum of the whole lesson is of great value in teaching this idea of 'Flow', even if you have seen those snippets. The teaching style, the playing, the pace, are all first rate and I can't recommend this lesson highly enough.

This lesson is crucial for everyone who wants to approach and get inside bebop language. Sheryl is an amazing teacher, capable to make all the concept understandable. Reccommended!

Really interisting and complete approach of the B part !I like the artistic way sheryll illustrates dominant seven extensions. The A part is a little less complete, for exemple the third measure of the A could me more detailled. More Pdf would be welcome too ! But i really liked this class anyway!

chord extensions, not that good. if you know your chords, get something different.she uses open a and open e as bass notes for chords, but if your playing b flat, you would need the bass player to play the root. i have ordered other lessons that are way better than this one. she has some other lessons that are better than this one as well.

Amazing class. Fantastic class. She synthesizes technical knowledge with artistic expression seamlessly and gives insight into how to interpret a song from the composers' point of view as well as you will find it anywhere. I have been playing this song for years, but now I think I will be PLAYING it.

Sheryl lays out the material in a very intelligent &amp; organized manner! Her concept is nothing short of brilliant. It's easy to understand and implement into one's playing. Mind you, it does require practice to get the scale &amp; family of four into your fingers &amp; mind. Much easier than learning modes and altered dominat types of scales. Great examples presented through her playing! Video quality is very good - overall, a superb presentation!<br /> <br /> Stephen &quot;Weet&quot;Larcovic

A must!! This lesson will open doors if you're struggling with ii V I's and jazz vocabulary.

It's a systematic way to navigate through changes that are the backbone of most jazz standards. At first glance, it seems complicated, but upon reflection it's quite easy to grasp I look forward to future lessons with SB. BTW, at @ 4:30 - 4:31 of the video, Sheryl contorts her fingers in a way that's impossible for me to do. Anyone notice this?

This is a really good look into drop 2's and how to use them and from there starting down the road to learning chord tones and extensions. First how to develop your own voicing's from the basic drop 2's and then how they relate to songs. As a study really good for your ear and your knowledge of the fret board and harmony. Then as an added bonus Sheryl goes into diminished chord families and how to use them...very cool. Some really interesting and useful sounds. I've watched this class 7 or 8 times and I always come away inspired to go deeper into my chords. Thx

Excellent class!

I love the concepts and how Sheryl delivers the info...so upbeat! I hope she continues to put classes up. She mentions about 10 possible classes which all would be great! The fam of four is a very simple concept with far reaching possibilities. How it all relates to altered chords is great too! Once you develop your language you can recycle it over altered chords...Very Cool! Really fun to play.

I just went through this lesson for the first time. I pretty well versed in theory but this put some things together for me. I shall practice and and try to perfect it. Then order another one of your courses very soon.

I think this is simply the best instructional video I've ever seen. Very practical, very clear, sick lines. Sheryl is just an amazing teacher who not only teaches very well but plays smoking lines too. By the end of the video you finally understand the concept of substitions and how to play the bebop scale. <br /> Get this !