Oops… Forgot to post this one in the right place. It’s a follow on idea from the first Practice Page post. You can see that…
Read MoreScales in Intervals #7
Do all the previous posts on Scales in Intervals in all these scales. It’s a mammoth amount of work. I’d say impossible and pointless to…
Read MoreScales in Intervals #6
Similar idea to yesterday’s post of using a specific interval, but apply it to a chord progression. As you feel comfortable being able to move…
Read MoreScales in Intervals #5
For example, improvise freely with fourths or fifths. Concentrate on hearing the pitches before you play them. Or another way to put it: work on…
Read MoreScales in Intervals #4
Apply other intervals to the previous three posts.
Read MoreScales in Intervals #3
Harmonic version of scales in intervals. Play it legato, no gaps.
Read MoreScales in Intervals #2
Looking at the last exercise with thirds, you can be ascending or descending through the scale, and the interval can be ascending or descending. That…
Read MoreLinear Connections – Moving an Interval Through Chords
This time you’re applying an interval to this chord progression and moving it through the scales. Maybe do this in a zone, or do it…
Read MoreLinear Connections #2
Same chord progression: C-7 A-7 F#-7 Eb-7, but this time you apply the Linear Connections idea to chord voicings. The idea is to make the…
Read MorePractice Page #1
Practice Page is a name I give to certain little pages that I’ve developed to focus my practising. Here’s how you can use it: You…
Read MoreKnow Your Intervals: Thirds
There are only seven thirds (ascending) that you need to know: A – C B – D C – E D – F E –…
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