Friday, May 24, 2013

Modern Jazz Line #21 - Bi-Tonal Melody - Jazz Piano Improvisation Lesson

Sheet Music:  Modern-Jazz-Line-21-Bi-Tonal-Melody-I-vi-ii-V.pdf

This week's Modern Jazz Line is an exercise in stretching your ears.  This bi-tonal melody takes some chances with harmony that you may not be expecting.  I always try to write lines that are just out of my comfort zone technique wise.  I think this one is certainly going to be a challenge for most of you.  Singing this challenging line through all 12 keys is guaranteed to improve your ability to hear odd intervals.

You may want to watch my Introduction to Modern Jazz Lines 21-30 before continuing with this lesson.

You can find my complete collection of Modern Jazz Line "How to Improvise" playlists below.  You may want to review these lessons before continuing with the series.  They will give you an excellent introduction to voicing and improvising over the ii-V-I progression.

Modern Jazz Line #1-10 - The "ii-V-I" Progression
Video Jazz Piano Lesson Playlist (YouTube)
Sheet Music Collection for Jazz Piano Lesson (1-10)
Blog Posts for Modern Jazz Line #1-10

Modern Jazz Line #11-20 - The Tri-Tone Substitution
Video Jazz Piano Playlist (YouTube)
Sheet Music Collection for Jazz Piano Lesson (11-20)
Blog Posts for Modern Jazz Line #11-20

Sheet Music:  Modern-Jazz-Line-21-Bi-Tonal-Melody-I-vi-ii-V.pdf









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