kevgermany
ex Landrover Nut
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Had an interesting lesson last night. Was told it was on blues improv. So I had to improv on one note from the scale while he played blues chord progressions and improvised as well on the piano. Worked through individual notes of the scale. Then repeated with two notes (e.g. 12, 13, 56) and so on...
Never tried this before. (Never tried any improv, just noodle when I feel like it).
Really makes you think trying to get something meaningful out of just playing one or two notes in the scale..... Rhythm, attack/volume/phrasing/tone.... Some of the combinations are pretty discordant, but with good rhythm/phrasing can be interesting... It it's even more of a challenge when the two notes you're allowed from the scale are only a semitone apart..
Enjoyed it immensely, found it really challenging and it's something you can do at home with pretty much any blues backing track.
Never tried this before. (Never tried any improv, just noodle when I feel like it).
Really makes you think trying to get something meaningful out of just playing one or two notes in the scale..... Rhythm, attack/volume/phrasing/tone.... Some of the combinations are pretty discordant, but with good rhythm/phrasing can be interesting... It it's even more of a challenge when the two notes you're allowed from the scale are only a semitone apart..
Enjoyed it immensely, found it really challenging and it's something you can do at home with pretty much any blues backing track.