Improvisation
Hi David,
Probably a daft question, but here goes ;
If I write down an instrumental first and read it while I'm playing to a jam track I can do this without too much of a problem.
However, if I play to a jam track without any script to read from, I have difficulty in doing so. For example, if I improvise the head in chorus 1, for some reason by the time I reach the last chorus I forgotten what I thought of. Secondly, as I go through the chorus forms using the idea of focus notes, I loose track of where I am in the jam track.
At this stage of my playing, should I be still be writing out the instrumental first and play to the jam track or should I just carry on improvising to the jam track without a script to read from in the hope of getting better, If its the latter, have you any tips.
Regards,
Paul
Many thanks David,
Regards,
Paul
David, Is there a difference between a fill at the end of a lick and before the next chord, and a tail? Both concepts are discussed on p 43 of Improvising Blues Harmonica. Is there a difference in length, structure or function?
Hello Lmilco. A Tail, as I discuss it in the book, is a fill lick that has a final note that is dissonant... a note that says, "we're not done here yet." In the example I use a 2" as the last note, which is the flat-7th of the chord and wants to be resolved. Basically it's a fill though... anything you stick after a main lick when there's time to throw a little lick in is a fill.
Keep writing your instrumentals down for now... over time you'll get quicker and quicker at writing and eventually you'll be able to think this material up so fast that writing it down will no longer be necessary.