INTRODUCTION
practising
improvisation
THE ELEMENTS OF JAZZ
melody
harmony
rhythm
jazz tone
MAJOR SCALE-DIATONIC 7th CHORDS RELATED MODES
The Primary chords
The Blues
harmonic characteristics
melodic characteristics
BLUES RIFFS
riff tunes
BLUES PATTERNS
BLUES SOLO
APPROACHES TO IMPROVISATION
vertical
horizont al
combination of both
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PLAYING THROUGH THE CHANGES
modem blues prog
blues prog in half notes
blues prog in quarter notes
blues prog in eighth notes
blues prog in triplets
blues prog in sixteenth notes
combining rhythms
RHYTHM PATTERNS
more rhythm patterns
SCALAR APPROACH TO IMP
modes
major scale
II chord
V chord
dorian modes
mixolydian modes
BLUES PROG WITH SUB CHORDS
BLUES PROG WITH RELATED SCALES
IMP SCALES WITH eighth notes
scale tones with triplets
scale tones in sixteenths
combining rhythms and scale
tones
comb scale tones & rests
COMBINING CHORD TONES AND SCALE
TONES
MODERN RHYTHM CONCEPT
8th notes in jazz style
EXTENDI NG CHORDS
major chord runs
EXTENDING DOM 7 CHORDS
dom 7th chord runs
dom 7th chord-scale runs
EXTENDED m7 CHORDS
m7 chord runs
MELODIC EMBELLISHMENTS
lower neighbor tones
lower neighbor studies
upper neighbor tones
half step upper neighbors
comb upper & lower neigh
MELODIC DEVELOPMENT
repetition
sequence
MORE BLUES
MOTIFS
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MINOR SCALES-MINOR KEYS
A pure minor
A harmonic minor
A melodic minor
A jazz minor
MINOR BLUES
imp based on half notes
imp based on quarter notes
imp based on eighth notes
imp based on triplets
imp based on sixteenth notes
comb all rhythms
minor blues improvising scales
imp based on eighth notes
imp based on triplets
imp based on sixteenth notes
MINOR BLUES solos
THE STANDARD POPULAR SONG
Melodic embellishment
ELIMINATING THE MELODY
DREAM TIME IMP SCALES
JAZZ SOUND-JAZZ TONE
vibrato
special effects ,
TENSION AND RELEASE (MELODICALLY)
greater tension
controlling tension
lydian-dominant scale
ALTERED DOMINANT SCALE
diminished scale
whole stone scale
pentatonic scales
DREAM TIME SOLO 1
DREAM TIME SOLO 2
TENSION AND RELEASE (RHYTHMICALLY)