Tag Archives: melodic improvising.

Serious noodling

Posted on March 15, 2016 by jazzpanflute

The whole point of having an intuitive instrument is to be able to follow the promptings of your Inner Ear without having to stop and think. Which scale is this? What note am I starting from? And much less: which … Continue reading →

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The ingredients of improvising musicianship

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jazzpanflute

So you want to build your massive improvising musicianship, and I hear you ask: what does that consist of? And how do I go about getting it? Inspired by coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of success,  I came up with the pyramid you … Continue reading →

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How to work a lick

Posted on December 4, 2014 by jazzpanflute

So you can’t get that lick or turnaround out of your head. You wonder how anyone can just come up with something that cool –  just like that! – in the middle of a solo. You realize it’s time to … Continue reading →

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Six Seconds Make a Seventh

Posted on June 21, 2014 by jazzpanflute

Six seconds make a seventh? Is time expanding? How do they do that? Simple! The same way as two thirds make a fifth! Two fifths make a ninth, but three of them make a thirteenth, which is also twelve seconds. … Continue reading →

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A Kind of Hush

Posted on June 5, 2014 by jazzpanflute

A Kind of Hush {-1 -9* +5 +4 -2 -3 -3 +6 -2 -8* +5 +3 -2 -3 -3 +6} x 12 This is an exercise that is easy to hear in you head, as it comes from the hook … Continue reading →

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