How to Improvise
Melody - First Steps in Improvisation
My golden rule for improvisation is to sing before you play. In this first video, I encourage you to start improvising with a single-line melody, always “hearing” the melody first in your head.
Video notes
Exercises
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Exercise 1 – Play melodies using 1 2 3 4 5
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Exercise 2 – Play melodies using 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Exercise 3 – Play melodies using chromatic notes as well
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Exercise 4 – Try in different keys
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