Joanne Shaw Taylor's Freestyle Blues

Expressive Blues Soloing and Improv Concepts

Joanne Shaw Taylor is storming the blues rock scene, leaving awestruck fans and rave reviews in her wake. “With her raw, soulful vocals and searing guitar riffs, she's not just playing the game—she's rewriting the rules and cementing her status as a global powerhouse.”

Known for her authentic and vibrant connection with audiences worldwide, Joanne’s Freestyle Blues masterclass draws on the spirit and freedom of the blues to help players discover their unique voice on their instrument.

“I’ve always been drawn to the blues. It grants us the utmost freedom to express ourselves authentically and forge a raw, real, and vibrant connection with our audience. My goal with this course is to help other blues players unleash their creativity and develop their voice and musicality.

I’ll share my influences, creative approaches, and the expressive techniques that I use to shape my playing. I’m excited to explore this space of musical freedom and genuine expression with you.”

Joanne will show you how to get optimal creative firepower using expressive techniques such as vibrato, phrasing, muting, raking, bending, and more. She demonstrates everything over backing tracks for an ideal musical context.

Throughout the masterclass, you’ll play and practice with Joanne. When ready, you’ll exercise your newfound creative freedom by soloing and improvising ‘freestyle’ alone.

You’ll have TrueFire’s interactive learning tools at your fingertips to customize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

The demonstrations and performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video lessons with controls for looping, slow motion, fretboard animation, and other tools designed to accelerate learning.

You’ll also get the tab and standard notation files to print out, downloadable Guitar Pro files for editing, and backing tracks for recording and practicing.

Grab your guitar, and let’s ‘freestyle’ with Joanne Shaw Taylor!