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Jazz Improv Strategies
Posted on 2025-06-10
Jazz Improv Strategies
From an email exchange with a former teacher.
That's the way I approach solos. I write a solo (without notation) and play it a lot learning from mistakes. Then I develop a strategy which is basically key centers but sometimes this part of the chromatic scale works here or here's a good way to play this turnaround.
Then I write another solo. Use the same process to develop a strategy. And then I can mix and match.
By then I can play either solo, use either strategy, mix and match, or improvise freely embracing the mistakes which can be quite interesting.
And I also start with singing and I try to get where I can sing when I play.
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Posted on 2025-06-10
Jazz Improv Strategies
From an email exchange with a former teacher.
That's the way I approach solos. I write a solo (without notation) and play it a lot learning from mistakes. Then I develop a strategy which is basically key centers but sometimes this part of the chromatic scale works here or here's a good way to play this turnaround.
Then I write another solo. Use the same process to develop a strategy. And then I can mix and match.
By then I can play either solo, use either strategy, mix and match, or improvise freely embracing the mistakes which can be quite interesting.
And I also start with singing and I try to get where I can sing when I play.
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