Summary of Gary Burton's INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION Course at Berklee/Coursera 2013 (Part 3)30/1/2017
Finally we are approaching the end if this great course review, Here are the quick links
to Part 1 and Part 2 Lesson 5: Theme and Variations, Logic and Construction of Musical Statement. Song Form Analysis In his final lecture Gary Burton talks about importance of the very basic composition method; theme and variations. Let's think - what improvisation really is?
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Hi folks, you can check the 1st part here and now let's go to progress in the course.
Lesson 3: In this lecture, Gary Burton shares with us his excellent method of choosing quickly, "on the fly", the right scale for given harmony of the song. On the fly - means without preparation in advance, at sight, in real time during a trial or jam session. This method is actually very interesting and effective. It is based on answering to one or max two questions for each chord situation:
Please note that terminology in my review is used in the same manner as Gary Burton did in the course. Various methods and schools can use other synonymous names: (guide tone lines vs. voice leading, altered vs. super-locrian, etc.)
Despite the course’s name, it reffers only to JAZZ improvisation and some basic knowledge is necessary to make the best use of the material. |
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