There's a key thing missing here: when changing notes of the melody (point 4.b in the index of the video), it's important when there's a chord change for the melody to fall on a note of the chord, and to play notes that are in a scale that fits with the current chord. Simplest case, just play the notes of the chord
Greeeat chanel! Im really glad i found it. I have always improvised around the melody, its more intuitive. But usually just using a major scale and playing around feeling which notes feel better and also thinking about the mode im using (the tonal centre). I wonder if that´s enough for jazz (maybe musically poor) since jazz musicicians improvise over chord changes. (when its not a modal tune) So thats my question, can i use only this (thinking about the main melody and do stuff that is similar) to improvise in jazz or is it too poor and `changing scales` all the time (over chords) is what i should study? Hope i wasnt much confusing. Guitar and recently sax player as well here. Thanks in advance, keep the wonderful work cheers
Hi, Sorry for the late reply. I was away on holiday for the last month. Improvising around the melody and using the relevant diatonic scale/mode is a very good place to start. This is what most Jazz players would call playing 'inside'. It sounds very smooth and consonant. However, you're right to say that this is a little simplistic. Jazz improvisation also requires you to play 'outside' - i.e. playing wrong notes to build tension in order to then resolve that tension. My playlist covers some techniques which you can use to add some more exotic and dissonant sounds into your improvisation. It can be as simple as playing chromatic passing notes or playing different scales (like playing the diminished scale over a Dominant Chord) or playing cycled patterns. But the short answer is that: if you want to do Jazz Improvisation, melody and diatonic scale based improv is not enough (though it would be enough for pop based improvisation). You really should try add some more 'outside' notes to create tension. Let me know if that answer helps at all and if you need me to clarify anything.
thank you! so, as i said i base my solos on the maj scale. but i also use cromatics so i can also map some outside notes and use them to build tension and then resolve it with the notes i know sound good. Thanks a lot again :)
Yeah, perfect. If you do that then you can already create a decent solo. In that case you don't need to worry too much about the scales. Scales are just a way of formalising the playing of outside notes. If you're comfortable creating tension without thinking about 'the wholetone scale' or the 'augmented scale' then you're doing just fine. I'm actually planning to create a video on 'why scales don't matter' in the future, essentially explaining exactly that. Scales are a good way to practice, because they force you play combinations of notes you might not ordinarily have thought of. But you certainly don't need to stick to them religiously or anything like that. The only scale that matters in the chromatic scale.
it seems you are practicing since years ago you really mastering and i benefit alot from you go ahead man ..but i have such aquestion your accent is like germans or british are you one of them :D ?
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Thanks, Jy :)
I have to just go to say, your channel is simply amazing, you explain concepts so easily and it makes so much sense. Thank you very much!
Nice work on these videos! You're a natural teacher!
+drewnice Thanks, drewnice. You're far too kind.
There's a key thing missing here: when changing notes of the melody (point 4.b in the index of the video), it's important when there's a chord change for the melody to fall on a note of the chord, and to play notes that are in a scale that fits with the current chord. Simplest case, just play the notes of the chord
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!
I'm enjoying and benefitting from these, thank you.
+StreIok737 No worries. Glad you're finding these useful.
Thank you 😃 you've explained it so well
Thanks for your vids, you are really good at explaining the stuff.
+trendycore No problem. Thanks :) I'm never entirely sure if what I'm trying to explain will make sense to others when I'm recoding these videos.
Very helpful!
Greeeat chanel! Im really glad i found it.
I have always improvised around the melody, its more intuitive. But usually just using a major scale and playing around feeling which notes feel better and also thinking about the mode im using (the tonal centre).
I wonder if that´s enough for jazz (maybe musically poor) since jazz musicicians improvise over chord changes. (when its not a modal tune)
So thats my question, can i use only this (thinking about the main melody and do stuff that is similar) to improvise in jazz or is it too poor and `changing scales` all the time (over chords) is what i should study?
Hope i wasnt much confusing.
Guitar and recently sax player as well here.
Thanks in advance, keep the wonderful work
cheers
Hi,
Sorry for the late reply. I was away on holiday for the last month.
Improvising around the melody and using the relevant diatonic scale/mode is a very good place to start. This is what most Jazz players would call playing 'inside'. It sounds very smooth and consonant. However, you're right to say that this is a little simplistic. Jazz improvisation also requires you to play 'outside' - i.e. playing wrong notes to build tension in order to then resolve that tension. My playlist covers some techniques which you can use to add some more exotic and dissonant sounds into your improvisation. It can be as simple as playing chromatic passing notes or playing different scales (like playing the diminished scale over a Dominant Chord) or playing cycled patterns.
But the short answer is that: if you want to do Jazz Improvisation, melody and diatonic scale based improv is not enough (though it would be enough for pop based improvisation). You really should try add some more 'outside' notes to create tension.
Let me know if that answer helps at all and if you need me to clarify anything.
thank you!
so, as i said i base my solos on the maj scale. but i also use cromatics so i can also map some outside notes and use them to build tension and then resolve it with the notes i know sound good.
Thanks a lot again :)
Yeah, perfect. If you do that then you can already create a decent solo. In that case you don't need to worry too much about the scales. Scales are just a way of formalising the playing of outside notes. If you're comfortable creating tension without thinking about 'the wholetone scale' or the 'augmented scale' then you're doing just fine. I'm actually planning to create a video on 'why scales don't matter' in the future, essentially explaining exactly that.
Scales are a good way to practice, because they force you play combinations of notes you might not ordinarily have thought of. But you certainly don't need to stick to them religiously or anything like that. The only scale that matters in the chromatic scale.
it seems you are practicing since years ago you really mastering and i benefit alot from you go ahead man ..but i have such aquestion your accent is like germans or british are you one of them :D ?
Hey Mohammed. It's an Australian accent, actually :)
Great video! very useful!
Thanks, mate.
“Nice and simple, at least in theory”
You and I must have different theories my friend
how do i know what notes to play if i wanna add notes🧍♀️
These videos are great but itd be really awesome if you used a better microphone. It sounds like these are recorded on a cell phone