nickh
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Hi folks,
Just want to share something and ask a question...
A few weeks back I reached the page in the John o'neill tenor sax jazz book where you begin to improvise. Other than the first baby steps I'd taken at the Manchester workshop this year I had no experience of it whatsoever. But I want to play jazz so I gave it a shot. It's a very simple exercise really: just a few bars of a melody repeated and you get told which notes you can play. You play along to the cd.
At first I found it very awkward and had trouble with timing but after a few weeks I'm finding it quite a revelation and beginning to thoroughly enjoy myself. I find I can play sections of the tune and then improvise the next sections for as long as I want before picking up the tune again. I realise what I'm doing is pretty simple but It's become my favourite part of my practicing.
So I just want to say to any other beginners out there...Just do it. Even if it sounds awful at first, ride it out. Because I'm having a fine old time
If anyone could give me any pointers/resources on how to progress with improvising from here that would be great.
Nick
Just want to share something and ask a question...
A few weeks back I reached the page in the John o'neill tenor sax jazz book where you begin to improvise. Other than the first baby steps I'd taken at the Manchester workshop this year I had no experience of it whatsoever. But I want to play jazz so I gave it a shot. It's a very simple exercise really: just a few bars of a melody repeated and you get told which notes you can play. You play along to the cd.
At first I found it very awkward and had trouble with timing but after a few weeks I'm finding it quite a revelation and beginning to thoroughly enjoy myself. I find I can play sections of the tune and then improvise the next sections for as long as I want before picking up the tune again. I realise what I'm doing is pretty simple but It's become my favourite part of my practicing.
So I just want to say to any other beginners out there...Just do it. Even if it sounds awful at first, ride it out. Because I'm having a fine old time
If anyone could give me any pointers/resources on how to progress with improvising from here that would be great.
Nick