Free Improvisation Lesson with George Whitty 1 of 3
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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Ever wonder how some musicians seem to use harmony as a launching pad for a solo that consistently reaches escape velocity? In this video we're looking at an important idea for improvising musicians, something that's almost like a physics principle for jazz that locks your playing in to the harmony you're playing on and lets you use it as leverage to drive your line. Strong medicine for the fishin' musician!
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Amazing solo in the beginning of the video. It is amazing how easy it looks when you play, but I bet a lot of sweat went into getting where you are.
Sounds great! And man, your trio with Janek and Tom Brechtlein, wow!
Nice going. Brings back memories
Great music lesson series!!
Nice! I can't wait to try it. Thanks for being so confident and giving us this "secret". My friend Sandy Stein told me once; "real power is being able to help others."
Thanks George for sharing this fundamental, but in jazz education frequently overlooked, piece of knowledge.
I might add a few suggestions that might help to integrate harmony in improvising:
1. try also to skip one tone of the diatonic scale (aot adding a tone), for instance the 4th of a major 7th;
2. read about non-chord tones : passing tones, neigbour tones etc. (diatonic and cromatic; unaccented and accented);
3. play or read through Charlie Parker tunes and notice how the melodic lines are 100% organized on/around the chord tones;
4. do the same with keyboard inventions, fuga's or preludes by Bach - same principle (less chromatic, more diatonic).
Lovely George
No wonder Frank Gambale used George on keyboards. Monster player, got all the jazz secrets.
Parts 2 & 3 ???
@nd solo was killing!
Hi George. Thanks for the insight, and theory behind, the 8 note scale!! A great tool for my jazz improv tool box! I'm curious as to what notation program you're using? I'm looking to upgrade/install a notation program and really like the "clean" look and also the accuracy of the rhythmic interpretation of the program you're using. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!
It's also a choice to put half step below or above chord tone on downbeat，sounds also killing，Taylor Eigsti does that a lot
Thanks
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Spot on George. Bergonzi. Sorry buddy but that solo wasn't lame enough. Sound great as always. KMV
hey George hi you doing . thats the BURN App i have used it for long n i like that but this app needs update so we can use it fo io's 11
where can i find backing tracks like you were soloing over in the beginning?
Some other people say, think Chord tones, Not scales at all!
I think that this scales are closer to that aproach, since all the chord notes fall on the strong parts so is kind of playing the chord notes with passing notes
Barry harris 6the diminished concept
I don't understand why apply this concept. Why do we have to fit the 8 notes inside the bar if we never play every note of a scale sequentially in a single bar? How adding another note to the scale will help keep the chord tones on the beat?? Can anyone explain this better to me?
Juan Gonzalez Look again, you may see it. If you don't, I recomend you get Jerry Bergonzi's Book on "MELODIC STRUCTURES VOL 1." What George is giving you here is that J Bergonzi approach to improv, and he's doing it in an nutshell and very well. As far as playing 8 note scales, of course you don't have to do that. I believe what George is saying is playing that high powered jazz with as many notes as Brecker bros play, it doesn't really fit to play 3,4,5 note lines. It's all about the intensity. I recomend J Bergonzi's other books on rhythm and pentatonics. I have all of them, I believe it's vol 2 and 3. GOOD PLAYING MY FRIEND. KMV