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Intervallic Improvisation

Friday, April 17th, 2009

All melodies and chords are composed of intervals.

In tonal improvisation, these intervals typically imply a scale or a chord but occasionally they are used to depart from or to avoid the implication of a predetermined harmonic structure.

The chromatic scle consists entirel of 1/2 steps and contains all 12 notes used in the western musical tradition.

Intervals may be used over chod changes as connecive material or as a means of obscuring tonality.

There is no chord progression for this chapter.