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Steve Morse: Power Lines: Guitar DVD

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Steve Morse: Power Lines: Guitar DVD

Steve Morse: Power Lines: Guitar DVD

Steve Morse

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Voted five-time winner for Guitar Player Magazine's "Best Overall Guitarist," and a member of the prestigious Gallery of the Greats, Steve Morse continues to be one of the world's most inventive players. His talent has been celebrated for over 30 years in his successful solo career and in his time spent as a member of the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple, and his own Steve Morse Band. Steve has played solo performances at Carnegie Hall, appeared on multiple television shows, and written and performed on four Grammy Award-nominated albums.

In Power Lines, viewers learn Steve's personal warm-up exercises, how to add chromatic ideas to guitar playing, and his system for playing three-note-per-string scales, sequences, and arpeggios. Steve also reveals his unique method for playing polyphonic scales and melody lines. Exciting solo performances throughout the DVD inspire any guitarist to create his or her own power lines, and a bonus lesson is included.

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Series: Alfred's Artist Series
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN10: 0-7390-4828-7
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-4828-3
UPC: 038081308456
SKU: 00-28279

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About the Artist: Steve Morse

Steve Morse has spent more than three decades establishing himself as one of the most technically inventive and musically restless guitarists in rock and fusion. His work spans multiple celebrated ensembles—from his founding role in the Dixie Dregs through tenures with Kansas and Deep Purple—while maintaining a prolific solo career. Guitar Player Magazine's five-time "Best Overall Guitarist" award reflects not just his command of the instrument, but his relentless pursuit of new harmonic and technical possibilities.

Morse's influence extends beyond performance into music education, where his systematic approach to technique and improvisation has shaped how advanced guitarists think about scales, arpeggios, and melodic development. His induction into the Gallery of the Greats and four Grammy-nominated albums underscore a career built on innovation rather than formula.

Why we love this

This DVD captures Morse's unfiltered technical philosophy and reveals the foundational work behind his signature sound. Rather than focusing on flashy licks, Morse methodically deconstructs his own practice system—chromatic integration, three-note-per-string patterns, and polyphonic scale work—giving advanced guitarists a genuine roadmap for building speed and clarity alongside musical sophistication.

What to expect

Focused and methodical, like sitting in a master class where every warm-up reveals a principle. The solo performances provide inspiration and musical context, but the heart of Power Lines is the clear-eyed deconstruction of how speed, clarity, and musicality are actually built.

Who it's for

Advanced guitarists pursuing command of technique and harmonic sophistication. This DVD demands the technical foundation to execute three-note-per-string work and chromatic substitution at tempo; it rewards players who are ready to systematize their practice and move beyond shape-based learning.

How to get the most out of it

  • Apply Morse's chromatic idea system to scales you already know. Insert passing tones between scale degrees and test different rhythmic placements to discover new melodic possibilities within familiar territory.
  • Lock the three-note-per-string patterns into a strict metronome at moderate tempos first. The mechanical consistency matters more than speed; musical articulation and timing follow once the finger patterns become automatic.
  • Explore Morse's polyphonic scale method across different key centers and positions. The technique unlocks harmonic thinking that transcends linear scalar movement and opens improvisation to counterpoint and chord-tone navigation.
  • Study the solo performances throughout the DVD as compositional blueprints. Identify where Morse applies the warm-up exercises and technical systems within the context of actual music, not isolated drills.

How to use it

Use this as a curriculum resource for private students preparing for auditions or pursuing jazz and fusion playing. The systematic exercises and solo examples also serve advanced high school guitar programs as a model for deliberate practice and technical mastery beyond commercial lesson material.

Skills your students will build

  • Chromatic idea integration into major and minor scales
  • Three-note-per-string scale patterns and sequences
  • Arpeggio execution across multiple positions
  • Polyphonic scale and melody technique
  • Interval jumping and targeting within improvisation
  • Practice system design and deliberate technical building

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