Hi dear friends,

this month I’m offering a small Bebop Intensive where we’ll take the first steps into bebop language together. This course is really for beginners but also for everyone who likes to work on their basic skills ( always a good idea):

This bundle includes four sessions in total:

2 replays (available immediately)
• Starting with the Major 7 arpeggio and adding chromatics
• Construct your own bebop line over a II–V–I progression

2 new live sessions on Zoom

• Thursday, March 12, 2026 – Understanding the Dom7 arpeggio and adding chromatics
• Thursday, April 2, 2026 – Inside a Charlie Parker line: Bebop language explained

Both sessions take place 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM CEST and will also be recorded, so you’ll keep access to everything.

This is a great way to start understanding how bebop lines are built step by step.

March Intensive – Your First Steps into Bebop Language
Price: 69€

CLICK HERE TO JOIN 
https://christina-j-ckel.mykajabi.com/offers/Q84gyr4k/checkout

Hope to see you there!

Tina ☕🎸

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Dear friends,

today I’m very excited (and honestly a little emotional) to finally share something with you.
Almost 30 years ago, when I was a young jazz guitarist, I bought a book that completely changed the way I looked at harmony and guitar playing:

“Joe Pass Guitar Style.”

At that time, I understood only parts of it.
But something about this book stayed with me all these years.
And now – after teaching, playing, studying, experimenting, and coming back to these ideas again and again – everything suddenly started to fall into place.

Over the last months I have been working very intensively on a new project:

✨ Joe Pass – Guitar Style | Practice Studies (Pages 1–7) ✨

This is not just another worksheet. It is the result of almost 30 years of living with this music.
In this workbook (45 pages!) I collected:

-the ideas that helped me really understand Joe Pass’ harmony

-practical reharmonization concepts

-voice leading tricks that suddenly make sense

-and exercises I actually use with my own students

The goal is simple:
👉 to help you make the most out of Joe Pass’ harmonic language
👉 and to really APPLY it on the guitar.

This project means a lot to me.
It grew out of a journey that began 30 years ago with one book and continues to open new perspectives and ideas.

If you love Joe Pass, reharmonization, and deep harmony work, I think you will really enjoy this.

Thank you so much for being part of this journey and for all your support over the years 💛
I truly couldn’t have done this without you.

With love and lots of music,
Tina 🎸

get the Practice Studies here:
https://tinyurl.com/y6c5kbae


P.S. If you have any questions about the material or how to use it in your practice, just write me – I’m very happy to help 😊

P.P.S. this book works without the Joe Pass Guitar Style book too...but i think it´s the most fun to scan the original and work through my practice studies at the same time

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