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Practicing improvisation

 

  • Dave Frank about adding and practicing chromatic notes (Idea: Charlie Banacos) 
  • Dave Frank about 'playing outside'
  • Hal Galper about studying Jazz
  • Hal Galper about 'rhythm and syncopation'
  • George Whitty about the placement of chordtones and approachnotes when improvising ('harmonic pocket')
  • George Whitty on 'playing outside'
  • George Whitty about 'Pentatonics'
  • David liebman about Interpreting the melody
  • Barry harris exercises well explained by Bill Graham! And a corresponding file (Part 1, Half step rules for dominant chords). 
  • Barry harris exercises well explained harris exercises well explainedby Bill Graham! (Part 2, Halfstep rules for Tonic chords) .
  • Chordtone improvisation improvisation: arpeggios and approach concepts by Bill Graham .
  • The 6th diminished scale and the application in a tune ('White Christmas') by Bill graham
  • Moving shapes around
  • Voiceleading by Russel Ferrante
  • Stacking chords by Russel Ferrante

 

  • Making pianovoicings with upperstructures (Misty)
  • Making pianovoicings with upperstructures (One note samba)
  • Making pianovoicings with upperstructures (My Foolish heart)
  • Making pianovoicings with upperstructures (Darn that dream)
  • Making pianovoicings with upperstructures (The girl from Ipanima)
  • What are upperstructure triads? 

 

  • Target guidetone lines in 'Afternoon in Paris'
  • Partimento
  • Seven step arpeggio exercises with standards
  • The long scale by Jasper Soffers, about using chromatics
  • Breaking up the chords of Body and Soul by Kurt Rosenwinkel
  • Harmonizing Stella by Starlight
  • Common tones over II-V-I's by Larry Carlton, video

  • Triatic soloing by Larry Carlton, video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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