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A first level course for bass players interested in learning how to improvise over chord changes. These lessons focus on the relationships between scales and chords, and provide a foundational approach for analyzing and playing over changes, with an emphasis on jazz, fusion, and other related styles and phrasing methods. Major and minor scale-derived harmonic concepts and key components are utilized and put into practice through 'hands-on' improvisational exercises. Some common and traditional chord progressions are demonstrated and exercised. Also covers elementary tune analysis and improvising through key centers. Recommended for any player interested in learning how to improvise in any style.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Scales and Chords
Lesson 2: Intervallic Definitions
Lesson 3: Modifying Major Scale Intervals
Lesson 4: Modes Defined
Lesson 5: The Harmonization of the Major Scale
Lesson 6: Chord Forms and Arpeggio Forms
Lesson 7: Improvising Over Static Chords with Chord Tones
Lesson 8: Improvising Over Static Chords with Chord Tones (Continued)
Lesson 9: Playing Over Changes Introduced
Lesson 10: Matching Scales to Chords
Lesson 11: ii-V-I's Introduced
Lesson 12: ii-V-I's (Continued)
Lesson 13: Minor ii-V-i's Introduced
Lesson 14: Minor ii-V-i's (Continued)
Lesson 15: Jazz Blues Progressions
Lesson 16: Jazz Blues (Continued)
Lesson 17: The Importance of Melody
Lesson 18: Scale Substitutions, Introduced
Lesson 19: Scale Substitutions, Continued
Lesson 20: Scale Substitutions, Continued: The Melodic Minor Scale
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