Hear Jazz Solos And Improvisations

It's all about discovering jazz language when it comes to becoming a terrific jazz piano improvisation exercises improviser. So unlike the 'half-step below strategy' (which can be outside the range), when approaching from above it seems far better when you keep your notes within the scale that you're in. That's why it's called the 'chord scale above' strategy - it stays in the range.

So as opposed to playing 2 eight notes in a row, which would last one quarter note ('one' - 'and'), you can separate that quarter note into 3 'eighth note triplet' notes - where each note of the triplet coincides size. The initial improvisation method is 'chord tone soloing', which suggests to make up tunes utilizing the four chord tones of the chord (1 3 5 7).

For this to work, it needs to be the following note up within the scale that the music is in. This offers you 5 notes to play from over each chord (1 3 5 7 9) - which is plenty. This can be related to any kind of note size (fifty percent note, quarter note, 8th note) - but when soloing, it's generally applied to 8th notes.

It's great for these rooms to come out of range, as long as they wind up resolving to the 'target note' - which will usually be among the chord tones. The 'chord scale over' method - precede any chord tone (1 3 5 7) with the note above. In songs, a 'triplet' is when you play three equally spaced notes in the area of 2.

Now you might play this 5 note range (the wrong notes) over the very same C small 7 chord in your left hand. With this method you just play the same notes that you're currently playing in the chord. Chord scale above - half-step below - target note (e.g. E - C# - D).

KEEP IN MIND: You likewise obtain a great collection of steps to play, from 7 - 1 - 9 - 3 - if you wish to play a brief range in your solo. Nevertheless, to quit your playing from seeming predictable (and burst out of eighth note pattern), you require to vary the rhythms from time to time.