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Introduction
Episode overview
Meet your new instructor: Grammy Award-winning guitarist Carlos Santana. In your first lesson, Carlos points to music’s higher purpose, and asks you to decide what role you want to play in making it real.
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Practice as Musical Offering
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Learn Carlos’s strategies for acquainting yourself with your instrument, and growing more proficient and confident as an artist.
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Going Inside the Note
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The key to accessing a listener’s heart through your music is to “go inside the note.” Carlos teaches you how to put everything you have into everything you play.
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Finding Your Sound
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What do you sound like? Learn how to combine your influences and dig inside yourself to uncover your unique voice on the guitar.
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A Global Music Rolodex
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Carlos challenges you to think beyond the Western notion of classical music and explore some of his favorite musical influences from around the world.
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Learning From the Blues
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If you can play the blues, you can play anything. Carlos shares his perspective on the blues masters, and provides you with techniques to infuse passion into your playing.
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Opening Your Ears to Rhythm
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Rhythm is the canvas for melody. Carlos teaches you what he learned from watching conga players and incorporating other rhythmic traditions into his music.
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Melody Is Supreme
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Learn Carlos’s strategies for writing a melody that moves listeners to their core.
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The Music Beyond the Page
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Music is everywhere. Carlos teaches you to draw musical inspiration from people, voices, and anything else you experience in the world around you.
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Leading and Playing in a Band
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Carlos teaches you his approach to building a passionate band, playing with vocalists, and participating in generous, fulfilling artistic collaborations.
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Playing Live: Connecting With the Listener
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Learn Carlos’s approach to reeling in an audience, connecting with them on an individual level, and carrying them through an emotionally compelling performance.
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Guitars, Amps and Sustain
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Take a tour through Carlos’s guitars and amps, and learn how he gets his famous sustain onstage.
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Continuing Your Transformation
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To wrap up his MasterClass, Carlos encourages you to make the transition from part-time musician to full-time artist.
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Bonus: Techniques
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Carlos gives additional tips—like how to use the pick for maximum effect, and how to keep time with the feet—and reminds you to incorporate it into your practice.
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Bonus: Wisdom to Live By
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Throughout his life and career, Carlos has accrued a trove of wisdom. He shares his unique outlook on why music matters, and the importance of helping others.
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Bonus: Music as Language
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Carlos explores the universal language of music, and how it connects us through time and space.

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