Play with the World’s Finest Musicians
A great musician is shaped by the company they keep. If you want to develop groove, confidence, and endurance, you need to play with great musicians. The Backing Track Directory gives you direct access to an expansive library of professionally recorded backing tracks featuring master musicians from across the globe. Whether you play guitar, bass, drums, keys, horns, or any other instrument, this is your opportunity to train in real-world musical settings.
These aren’t generic play-alongs. Many tracks feature adjustable mixes, allowing you to mute or isolate instruments to refine your skills. Whether you’re comping over Latin rhythms, locking into African grooves, or improvising over Indian ragas, this resource helps you internalize the feel, phrasing, and interaction of live performance.
Use these tracks to develop your improvisation, rhythm, and ensemble awareness, the best way to grow as a musician is by playing, so step in and take the stage.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Expand Your Musical Versatility
- Play alongside authentic recordings in a diverse range of global styles.
- Develop an intuitive sense of rhythm and groove across different musical traditions.
- Improve timing, phrasing, and ensemble awareness by practicing with world-class musicians.
Train for Live Performance
- Gain stamina and endurance by playing extended live-style backing tracks.
- Adapt your playing to different instrumentation and arrangements.
- Learn to lock in with percussion, basslines, and harmonic instruments like you would on stage.
Refine Your Musicianship
- Strengthen improvisational skills in real-world musical settings.
- Internalize complex rhythmic patterns, including polyrhythms and syncopation.
- Train your ear and responsiveness by playing in diverse global styles.
Course Content
Course Includes
- 14 Modules
- 73 Lessons
- Lifetime Access
- Student Support Group
Can the speed of the backing tracks be slowed substantially by the user, so that less accomplished players can ease their way in to working with them?
Yes. In the control bar below the backing track the default speed setting is 100%. Change that to be slower or faster without changing the pitch, however I find when you go below 70% of the original speed with any audio recordings naturally it’s going to sound a bit weird. You can use that speed setting on any of our lessons also.
That’s good to know, thanks Edd