Chorus Forms
David
I was listening to Ryan Walker's Lesson 8 AAA chorus forms review Part 2. At the end of the interview, you mentioned about how chorus forms will help you to memorize licks and be able to use them when improvising, more so than simply trying to learn licks on their own. Am I correct in understanding that's what you mean? Is it because we are using the licks in the context of the 12 bar blues, and playing them over and over, that helps to store them in the mind, that will help make us better improvisers, rather than just trying to memorize licks on their own? I worked my way through the Improv 1 lessons, some time ago, but I am revisiting them after doing the new music thoery lessons
Regards
Kenny
Thanks David. I do find that just trying to memorize licks on their own, is very difficult, so the chorus form principal should help this. When placing a lick into the chorus forms, should I play it over all of them, as many times as is necessary, until it becomes familiar?
Sure... make it your lick of the week if you wish to engrain a really cool lick. Also try it to different jam tracks (different keys and grooves).
Many thanks David
Hey Kenny. The key element is that you're taking a lick out of its context that you've studied today (a song) and you place it into the chorus forms context with a jam track (play it as every chorus form... then change the lick's textural presentation... then move it up/down an octave... sequence it... etc.). This is very important in lick retention and your ability to place it in a musical context when that lick comes up in your improvising (or any lick for that matter with daily practice of Chorus Forms). This type of work should constitute 1/3 of your practice time. It's obvious when a student makes this part of their daily practice... their improvising is smoother and much more musical.