Improvisational technique using Four Note Groupings
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Descripción: I wrote this etude in the late 90's for a very close friend of mine, Danton Boller, who is a fantastic bass player living in NYC. At that time I was playing this and several blues etudes through al...
I wrote this etude in the late 90's for a very close friend of mine, Danton Boller, who is a fantastic bass player living in NYC. At that time I was playing this and several blues etudes through al...
I wrote this etude in the late 90's for a very close friend of mine, Danton Boller, who is a fantastic bass player living in NYC. At that time I was playing this and several blues etudes thr…Full description
Jacob Collier piano solo on his rendition of Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm"
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Comments on Four Note Grouping solo over Bb Rhythm Changes: Connecting Four Note Groupings Notice that many of the four note groupings are connected from one to the next via stepwise motion. his connection helps to create a smooth melodic flow in the line. Incomplete Four Note Groupings !eaving out a note or two in the grouping can ma"e the solo sound more natural and less formulaic. !eaving out the #rd of the triad allows for lines that contain whole steps and perfect $rths%&ths. his is used 'uite a bit in the solo and helps in terms of creating a variety of sound in the line. Four Note Grouping Selection ry to pic" four note groupings that sound interesting notes over the underlying harmony. For example( the )* four note grouping over the Bb+ sounds the b,( - and #( b#. Four Note Grouping Scheme he four note grouping selections selections in the Bridge follow a scheme. )ach dominant chord uses two four note groupings. he first four note grouping is based a whole step above the root of the dom +th chord and the second four note grouping is based a b/ above the root of the dom +th chord. his combination sounds a variety of tensions. For example( on the 0+( the ) four note grouping sounds the ,( - and #( while the Bb four note grouping sounds the -, and b#. Angularity 1"ipping notes when sounding the four note grouping can create more angularity in the line. For example( notice in measure 2 the phrase over the C*+. Same Inversions 3tili4ing the same inversions of successive four four note groupings can be effective. Notice in measure that the four note groupings are played with the same inversion. his is also the case in measure 5 as well. A few suggestions for practice:
6mprovise over Rhythm Changes using the four note groupings that 6 used. ry using these four note grouping and limit your range to an octave. For example( middle C and up an octave. his will force you to loo" at the four note grouping in a specific inversion. he next day( change the octave. 7nother possibility: improvise using the four note groupings and limit yourself to one specific inversion. hin" of Four Note Groupings as an improv techni'ue that can generate interesting lines which sound rich colorful notes over the underlying harmony. 6 8ust heard a 9enny 9ir"land solo yesterday and it was burning. e was using a lot of four note n ote groupings among other things. )d
