How to Improvise


Melody - First Steps in Improvisation

My golden rule for improvisation is to sing before you play. In this first video, I encourage you to start improvising with a single-line melody, always “hearing” the melody first in your head.

Video notes

Exercises

  • Exercise 1 – Play melodies using 1 2 3 4 5
  • Exercise 2 – Play melodies using 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Exercise 3 – Play melodies using chromatic notes as well
  • Exercise 4 – Try in different keys

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