Learn to improvise. 2005-2006. Lesson 06: practical tips to play in various ways.

1) Do you want to play jazzy?

Play, assuming you use key C, with your right hand a melody in which the tones a c e occur a lot.
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2) Do you want to play according to a scheme that sounds easily sounds pleasantly?

Learn then the following chords (in the following positions):
C: g c e
F: a c f
G7: g b d f
D7: a c d f#
A7: a c# e g
C7: g b-flat c e
E7: e g# b d
Dm: a d f
Am: a c e
Fm: g# c f
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3) Do you want to create a nice, sultry, blue, jazz atmosphere?

Play a lot of none chords (none is 4 - 3 - 3 - 4 => half tone distances)
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4) Do you want to create a rhythmic drive in your music?

Play riffs (these are repetitions of tones).
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5) Do you want to play music that invites people to dance?

Dance a while before you start to play or watch if possible present children start to dance on your music.

6) Do you want people to listen to your music with expectancy?

Work with breaks, because stopping a while attracts the attention of people more, then when you constantly continue playing, which is less exciting, for predictable.
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7) Do you want to play rhythmic?

Play as well staccato as legato.
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8) Do you want to play music with chords that sound as is if they are very complex?

Consider one, very complex, chord as two easy chords, for example: C13 = c e g b-flat d f a = C7+Dm


HOMEWORK: play a nice tune using the above-mentioned tips.
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