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The Infinite Neo-Classical Method - Dan Mumm's Revolutionary 14 Part Course
Also available in The Complete Infinite Guitar Method Bundle
Dan Mumm's Massive, Revolutionary 14 Part Neo-Classical Guitar Course!
Unlock the secrets of the great Classical composers and become an absolute master of Neo-Classical Shred Guitar!
- 122 extensive and optimized exercises (144 total patterns)
- 6 hours of video lessons!
- Designed from over 25 years of dedicated specialization
- Instant Download
- Streaming of video files available
- More than twice as much material and more than twice as in-depth as The Infinite Shred Method!
Prepare to learn a nearly endless array of deeply satisfying and musical Neo-Classical patterns and gain the intuitive ability to write, improvise, extend and modify a truly infinite number of your own!
This massive, linear course, is the culmination of my entire career as a guitarist and has hit upon a method that, even after my own decades of study and specialization, has completely transformed how I look at guitar and has blown away the last limitations on my own inspiration and understanding of these subjects.
This method is all about exploiting the form and structure of Classical music from the perspective of how it relates to Neo-Classical guitar, but broken down in such a way to make it as simple to follow as possible.
You will learn a simple and repeatable process that utilizes those basic concepts to build endless patterns, variations, and runs starting with nothing more than a simple melody or arpeggio.
As with the other courses in The Infinite Guitar Method series, the key here is to take something that is normally considered extremely complicated and to approach it from a perspective that makes it simple.
With this approach, you'll no longer need to completely memorize Neo-Classical patterns or runs as you'll learn to intuitively understand and exploit how their structure works.
From there, this process is used to demonstrate and incorporate a massive array of Neo-Classical concepts, presented linearly so that you can learn how they're all connected.
This will help you develop an intuitive sense of how they work and learn to naturally utilize them by simply following your ear.
What the Infinite Neo-Classical Method will do for you:
- Learn a simple, step by step process for transforming basic melodies or arpeggios into endless musical and satisfying Neo-Classical melodies, patterns, runs and variations,
- Add countless Neo-Classical tricks, techniques, patterns and licks to your arsenal,
- Create an infinite array of your own unique, satisfying and musical Neo-Classical patterns,
- Apply simple Classical motifs to melodies, runs or arpeggios to create variations and instantly infuse any guitar pattern with the Neo-Classical sound,
- Create endless variations of existing patterns, melodies or progressions,
- Extend runs and patterns indefinitely and in a truly unlimited number of ways,
- Intuitively find the most satisfying melodic and harmonic notes when writing or improvising,
- Create epic Neo-Classical riffs with endless variations,
- Become free from relying on standard progressions and pre-memorized patterns and no longer get stuck playing arbitrary runs on the guitar,
- Find/create the most satisfying transitions between notes, chords, parts of a song, etc.,
- Take advantage of the difference between natural, harmonic and melodic minor,
- Create natural movement and momentum in your playing,
- Utilize the leading tone and "borrowed leading tones" to get deeply satisfying transitions and modulations,
- Utilize accidentals and chromatic notes to expand scales, arpeggios, patterns and variations endlessly, create richer harmonic context, intensify movement and resolution, etc.,
- Make an endless variety of epic Neo-Classical chord progressions "emerge" from simple melodies and free yourself from relying on tired and overused standards,
- Learn a simple but powerful approach to substituting chords or arpeggios to achieve richer, more complex and more satisfying harmony in your solos or compositions,
- Dramatically increase the power and impact of your soloing, improvisation and composition by taking full advantage of Classical narrative devices such as call and response, foreshadowing, callbacks, referencing, creating/subverting expectations, etc.,
- Learn and exploit secrets of the great Baroque and Classical composers to increase symmetry, expression and intention in your playing and writing,
- and much more!
...and that's all while learning 122 exercises (144 total patterns) made up of epic Neo-Classical patterns that are often fully fleshed out parts, spanning entire chord progressions or sections of a song!
While the exercises provide a treasure trove of Neo-Classical patterns and techniques that can be instantly added to your arsenal, each one is meticulously designed to demonstrate and build upon every concept that's introduced.
The idea is to internalize these concepts to such a degree that, eventually, you won’t have to think about them consciously while playing, writing or improvising.
At the fundamental level, this includes developing a natural sense for the vocabulary of music, what makes for the expression of emotion in melody and harmony, what drives a melody, the function of harmony, structure, narrative devices and so forth – and making all of this a natural extension of playing and writing for the guitar.
...Imagine being able to consistently improvise guitar solos that most people, including other guitarists and musicians, will assume must have been pre-written and practiced ahead of time.
And, while all of this is taught from the perspective of Neo-Classical, it’s all instantly applicable to other styles such as Jazz, Progressive, Fusion and so on.
The Infinite Guitar Method Series
The idea behind my Infinite Guitar Method courses is to not only teach specific patterns and techniques to learn, but to create and teach an accessible method that would boil down the key elements of the subject and make each aspect of it universally applicable.
While you'll find The Infinite Neo-Classical Method to be incredibly effective as a standalone course, when paired with the acclaimed Infinite Shred and Infinite Sequencing Methods, you'll acquire such a universal and intuitive understanding of the guitar that you'll be ready to tackle virtually anything as a guitarist from playing to improvisation to composition.
What you will get in your download:
- The Infinite Neo-Classical Method Video Lessons Parts 1 - 14 (total runtime 6:02:13)*
- Complete PDF Tab Book (Exercises 1-122)**
- Individual PDF Tabs for Sections 1 - 14 in .zip folder**
- Individual (bonus) Guitar Pro Tabs for Sections 1 - 14 in .zip folder***
* Video lessons can be downloaded directly or streamed through Sellfy.com
** PDF tab books can be viewed using any PDF viewer or web browser
*** Bonus Guitar Pro tabs (.gpx format) require Guitar Pro 6 software or later to use.
Difficulty level/Pre-requisites:
The Infinite Neo-Classical Method was carefully designed to work for guitar players of varying knowledge and skill levels.
While the Infinite Neo-Classical Method gets more into theory than my other courses, it's boiled down and simplified as much as possible. However, it's highly recommended to have at least a basic understanding of the following before starting on The Infinite Neo-Classical Method:
- Scale structure
- Natural and harmonic minor scales
- Intervals
- Triads
- Chord structure
This course is designed in such a way that if you work your way through from the beginning to end, you will attain the greatest benefits of the course - even if you don't understand all of the theory. That being said, a guitarist with a decent foundation in theory will get the most out of the course.
While this course is too advanced for beginners on the guitar, upper intermediate to pro level guitarists will find the Infinite Neo-Classical Method to be transformative in their guitar playing and understanding of the guitar.
Now is YOUR time to become a true Neo-Classical master. Get started on The Infinite Neo-Classical Method today!
If you're not quite ready for The Infinite Neo-Classical Method, you can get started with The Infinite Shred Method, The Infinite Sequencing Method or Sweep Picking Mastery.
See what the Infinite Guitar Method series has done for other guitarists!
"Thanks to Dan I am now able to fly around the neck without putting a note out of tune! The Infinite Shred Method still paying dividends. It's the course that keeps on giving!"
"If there was a place to review 'Infinite Shred Method' this would be my review:
First off, despite the name, do not think this is one of those 'shred like Malmsteen in 6 weeks' type packages. You know, the guitar equivalent of 'Get 6 pack Abs in 15 mins a day for 3 weeks'. It absolutely is not. What it is, is a genuinely mind blowing take on navigating the neck (modes and scales) that makes everything just click into place. Trust me, I have bought every 'guitar grimoire' known to man and always come away more confused than when I started.
This 'method' is more about learning the neck inside out, any speed gains you will make come from meticulous practice. As Dan says 'Perfect practice makes perfect'. It is not a course that should be 'blasted through'. Take every bit of what Dan is teaching you, learn it, savour it, and try to apply it in your playing.
Another thing about this course is that you may think 'I'll save my money, there's loads of stuff on YouTube'. This would be a mistake (and was a mistake I was guilty of making). First off, to find any real tuition gems on YouTube, you have to sift through many hours of 'Yo Doood' type guitar bros. And even then, you will find mostly dreck. If you had put the time into the 'Infinite Shred Method' that you put into digging around YouTube, you would be well ahead by now.
Importantly, Dan is not a 'Yo Dooods' type teacher at all. His delivery is measured, he conveys everything clearly and with a lovely relaxing demeanour. This course is the closest thing to having one to one lessons from a guitar master. In fact, it actually feels like a personal lesson.
The tab books are clear and the videos are well shot. Take Dan's advice, work through the method from start to finish, do not skip ANYTHING. Even if it seems obvious or too simple.
Lastly, not only will you benefit hugely from this course no matter what level you're at (given that if you are reading this, Dan is probably way ahead of you) but you will find 'incidental gains'. I have been playing for years, yet the fretboard was largely blind to me in respect of where the notes were. Well, just a few weeks on the method and this isn't the case anymore. Also, Dan's 3 note and 6 note patterns are just made for strict alternate picking, which is something I always struggled with.
TL:DR.... this method is awesome. 100% recommend." - Joe C.
"I recently purchased Infinite Shred. I am half way through it and look forward to completing it.
I wanted to thank you for creating this course. It has been immensely helpful. My understanding of the neck, speed, accuracy and some theory have greatly improved.
Private lessons have not given me what I have been lookin for, but your method does."
- Matt E.
"I have been a semi professional working guitar player for many years an consider my self a good player and a theory junkie. I just worked through the infinite shred program. BRAVO! It has given me a great toolkit to shred for days! I think i will take the entire program again to lock more of it in! Sometimes things just click, this program clicked for me right away!
Thanks again!" - Steve D.
"I purchased your infinite shred method last week. I have played for 20 years and really felt like I had plateaued for the past ten years due to a lack of understanding/ explanation of theory. This program has filled in a lot of the gaps for me and I have not been so excited to be playing scales since I was a teenager. Great instruction! I just wanted to say thank you!"
- Eric F.
"I can't thank you enough for how amazing your courses are and how helpful being on your email list is. It's surreal that I found out about you from a Facebook Ad, I usually ignore those, I've played guitar my whole life but this has pieced together everything I've wanted to know in a really short span.
...My skill level seriously skyrocketed in all areas at once and now I know how to make my own exercises to efficiently grow as I please, and it's so wild to have been noticed by guitarists I looked up to for years." - Nate G.
"...had it for a while now and it's the best thing I ever did, progressed my lead playing and solo ability faster than any YouTube vids you'll find" - Mike A.