The Complete Guide To Improvisation - Volume One

The material in this series offers practical improvisational techniques and concepts which will help musicians of all levels to expand and refine their skills in the art of improvisation. Chapters: Chord Tone Soloing - use of motives, editing, phrasing, suggested exercises, guide tone lines, chord tone solos with designated intervals and chord tone solos on well-known standards. Tension Resolution - allows the improvisor to utilize any twelve notes over a chord. TR prevents stagnation in the melodic line as the constant back and forth of tension and release keeps the line moving. Chord Scale Theory - addresses the many options of chord scales along with the criteria for choosing a specific scale over a chord. The Advanced Chord Theory Section addresses more advanced scale options such as cross-referenced scales, synthetic scales (including Double Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Minor and Symmetrical Tritonic), Hexatonic and Ethnic/Exotic scales. Chord Scale Application and Practices - ways of practicing chord scales as well as various application techniques in using chord scales. Harmonic Practices - application of improvisational concepts based upon harmonic principles which allow the improvisor to deviate from the original underlying harmony of a standard tune progression. The application of these harmonic concepts as a means of creating lines results in chromatic lines that have a strong sense of logic and direction.