Category Archives: Improvisation
Introduction To Improvisation – Melody
In this series of videos, we look at the basics of improvisation and how to manage harmony and melody. In part four, we look at some different ways of coming up with melodic ideas.
Introduction To Improvisation – More Scales And Chords
In this series of videos, we look at the basics of improvisation and how to manage harmony and melody. In part three, we study some example solos and see how chord tones and scales are used to convey the sound of each chord.
Introduction To Improvisation – Scales And Chords
In this series of videos, we look at the basics of improvisation and how to manage harmony and melody. In part two, we look at the relationship between scales and chords.
Introduction To Improvisation – Chord Tones
In this series of videos, we look at the basics of improvisation and how to manage harmony and melody. In part one, we look at how to use chord tones to convey the sound of each chord.
Playing The Changes – Putting It All Together
In this series of videos, we look at how to play the changes to a song and be able to play melodic lines that smoothly flow over changing chords. In part four, we put everything together and play over the changes in a 12-bar blues.