In this lesson we continue to explore the triad improvisation principle over the major 251 progression and the major 2516 progression.
We’re going to introduce an exercise that will not only get the 1625 changes in our hands, but make the notes clearer in our mind.
One of the intricacies of minor harmony is the variety of colours and tensions we can add to the chords in the minor 251 progression.
Spend some time to work these chords and progressions, and once you feel comfortable you can move onto the main 32 bar form of the tune.
The basis of learning music and especially improvised music is to be able to recognise different intervals, melodies and harmonies.
“Wave” is a song that Jobim composed whilst in the USA. According to Jobim, the song was written as a ‘love letter’ to his hometown of Rio de Janiero.
We start with simple voicings and then add in extensions, alterations & embellishments to add interest to the repetitive chord changes & melody.
We’re introduce some bigger voicings and cover some interesting examples of altered harmony and upper structure triads.
We explore the chord voicings, baselines and rhythms and then we add these 3 components together to create our first Bossa Nova groove.
This course covers the foundations of jazz improvisation. We explore scales, arpeggios, chord tones, enclosures, approach patterns & swing rhythm.
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