2) When you practice 'environments' (i.e. chord-scales), you will not be slave to the lick, but will have a window into more creative ideas. These ideas will later become part of your own personal vocabulary, which should be ever-expanding. |
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2) Play important triads and important (7th) chords on song chart. Note: For Maj 7: maj.7 on 3rd, triad on 5th 3) Pick a lick, and cycle it chromatically through all keys. 4) Rhythm exercise: / / 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, 6 5 4 3 2 1, 5 4 3 2 1, 4 3 2 1, 3 2 1, 2 1, 1 5) Practice the half step rules on maj 7 and dominant 6) Practice enclosures. Nathan Greybeal's exercise: 7) Embellishments: triplets (discuss how they shift the down beat); 16th note triplets 8) Illustrate 5-4-3-2-1 phrases 9) Practice the chromatic scale, ascending and descending, from different points in the scale. |
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The Jigsaw Puzzle of Phraseology 2) The beauty of musical phrases is that they do not have the strict grammatical rules that language has (noun - verb - noun), but fragments of ideas can still be musical.
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Building the solo 2) Use triads and chords (i.e. triads plus 7th) 2) Use pivoting 4) Use approach notes (from above and below) 10) Explore "outside" notes: See: www.jazzadvice.com/lessons/5-ways-to-escape-the-diatonic-trap-in-jazz-improvisation/ |
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