Improvisation Jazz Music Theory Harmony Piano Techniques Chords Scales.pdf

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(Piano) Improvisation
Technique

by Musilosophy







Improvisation means real posing.....










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Music is based on harmony

Harmony is based on chords and scales

Melody and improvisation are based on chords and scales

paniment is based on chords and scales

Chords are based on scales

Scales are based on physics,mathematical principles and musical
tradictions

Musical tradictions are based on human
perception,technology,economy,history,religion…















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SUMMARY


1. Keys


Key awareness

Major

Minor

Scale harmonization





Major 7th

Minor 7th

Dominant 7th

Half diminished 7th

Diminished 7th

Inversions

Chord degrees


scales


Blues

Whole tone

Diminished

Diminished/whole tone

Pentatonic



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Melody building

Chordal notes

Turning note

Passing note

Leaning note

Delaying note

Anticipated note

Chromatic note

Double leaning note

Mixed note

“Wrong” notes





Beginning of phrase

Ending of phrase

Imitation




Emphasizing offbeats and upbeats

Syncopation

Swing

Polyrhythmics

… Practice… Practice…


Generale practice

Progressive drills

Fondamental drills

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