Yngwie Malmsteen's MaestroClass

The Ultimate Neoclassical Guitar Masterclass

Ask any music journalist, musicologist, guitar educator, or Google to name 20 guitarists whose names are synonymous with a particular style of music that they either pioneered or took to a whole other level. Naturally, no two lists would be identical, but a few names would make everybody's list — Yngwie Malmsteen is one of those names.

We are thrilled to welcome Yngwie to the TrueFire family with this release of MaestroClass, his first-ever interactive video learning experience and indisputably the "ultimate" neoclassical guitar masterclass.

In the early 1980s, Yngwie introduced the world to virtuoso Neoclassical rock guitar, establishing a new genre of music along with a challenging array of electric guitar techniques and creative styling. Neoclassical's high-speed alternate picking, sweep-picked arpeggios, harmonic minor scales, intricate composition techniques, and a deep understanding of musical theory characterize neoclassical’s virtuosic style.

Yngwie's impact on the electric guitar world is as profound as his command of the instrument. Malmsteen's approach to guitar essentially popularized the neoclassical genre and set the gold standard for the variety of metal and shred techniques to come.

Yngwie uses a variety of backing tracks pulled from 10 of his most famous songs as the framework for the masterclass and how he demonstrates his creative process, technical skills, and performance insights.

Your learning journey destinations include Toccata, Top Down Foot Down, Blue, Trilogy, Fugue, No Rest for the Wicked, Blackstar, Badinere, Si Vis Pacem, and Far Beyond the Sun.

The masterclass curriculum also includes essential techniques and melodic insights: Vibrato as an Expressive Voice, Improvisation is the Genesis of Composition, Natural Development of the Right Hand, Violin Based Patterns & Arpeggios, Twin Melodies & Thinking Modal, and particular Right Hand Focus segments for all of the performances.

Yngwie shares his influences, key learnings, and other insights gleaned from his own experiences throughout his highly acclaimed career: Creating One-of-a-Kind Live Experiences, Trusting Your Ears for Pitch Control, Finding Your Path as an Artist, Benefits of Having Your Studio, 357 Magnum, Allowing Musical Magic to Happen.

You'll have all of TrueFire's advanced learning tools to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

All of the performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video with slow-mo and looping controls so that you can set your own pace and focus wherever, whenever you want to (slo-mo and looping will come in very handy!). You'll also get tab and standard notation files to print out Guitar Pro files and all the backing tracks to practice with.

Grab your guitar, and let's dig in with our maestro, Yngwie Malmsteen!