Help!

[GuitarHitman]

Does anyone know of any sites to help with improvising? I need some that you can download sounds as a backing track coz my improvising isn't up to scratch and I'll be doing a grade 3 exam soon so I need to improve it fast. The only times I ever get practice at improvising is at my lessons and that's not enough practice so I really need some backing tracks off the net to help.

Thanks

[BluesPulp]

Hey GuitarHitMan.

I assume your refering to JamTracks or vamps.
I found two sites.

http://www.visionmusic.com/jamtracks.html

http://truefire.com/index2.html

If you don't find what your looking for there, go to a search engine, like Google, and type in 'JamTracks' 'Vamps'

Good luck.

[cyberfret]

Check out a program called Band-in-a-Box. With it you can create your own jam tracks at any speed, any key, any style. This is a must have for learning how to improvise. The website is below, and they have a demo available. The demo expires, and you can not save, but it will at least give you an idea of how the program works.

http://www.pgmusic.com/

You can order it through Musician's Friend for $59.99 US. Click on the link below

Band-in-a-Box at Musician's Friend (http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5607334&siteid=32859105&bfpid=705042&bfmtype=gear)


Also, I would suggest just jamming and improvising with your CDs, the radio.....and your friends. That is how we did it in the old days :)

--Shawn