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Solo and Improvisation

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Solos and Improvisation – by Michale Miller

1.  Soling the Easy way

  • varying the rhythm
  • embellishing the melody
  • playing in harmony

2.  Learning Improvisational techniques

  • soloing on chords
  • soloing thru chord changes
  • soloing on scales and modes
  • going beyond the written changes
  • improvising on modal tunes

3.  Putting it altogether

  • develop patterns
  • turn patterns into phrases
  • make your solo more interesting
  • create melodic improvisation

4.  Soling in style

  • play rock solos
  • play the blues
  • jazz improvisation
  • scat singing

5. Playing with the pros