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Lesson 11

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Jazz, Lesson, Technique, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson 11 • Motivic Playing on Giant Steps Part II Here’s the rest of the Giant Steps exercise, again with the emphasis on rhythmic motifs. While you’re at it, check […]

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Lesson Ten

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Jazz, Lesson, Technique, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Ten • Motivic Playing on Giant Steps As discussed in the last lesson, a well-conceived solo usually consists of about 70% melodic ideas and 30% running eighth note lines. This […]

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Lesson Nine

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Jazz, Lesson, Technique, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Nine • Developing Rhythmic Accuracy One important aspect of improvising is maintaining rhythmic interest. A well-conceived solo consists of about 70% melodic ideas and 30% running eighth note lines. […]

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Lesson Eight

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Eight • Reharmonizing with ii-7 V7s from the Diminished Scale Previously, we isolated four minor tetrachords found within the Diminished Scale. This lesson uses this material to give you […]

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Lesson Seven

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Seven • Diminished Scale Tetrachords When last we encountered the Diminished Scale, we isolated four 7th-chord arpeggios that are contained in it. This time out we’ll look at the minor tetrachords (four-note […]

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Lesson Six

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Six • Diminished Scale Structures The Diminished Scale in Jazz is mostly used as an expression of a dominant chord with b9, #9, #11 and natural 13. The exception […]

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Lesson Five

By Andrew GreenNovember 19, 2020Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, scales, theory, triads

Lesson Five • Using Triad Arpeggios Last time out, I wrote some triad fragments to get you started playing triad arpeggios. This lesson is about why you might want to […]

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