Learn to use this multi-functional scale on major and minor tonalities, chords, and tunes. We cap the lesson off by improvising with a play-along track to the jazz standard, Cantaloupe Island. Be sure to download the EXTRAS for the written file and play-along track.

Learn to create minor ii-V-i phrases using the half-diminished, altered, and tonic chordal basics. Be sure to download the EXTRAS folder for the written file and a play-along track.

Learn how the blues scale is constructed and used in creating phrases in improvised solos.

Learn about the various scales associated with the chords in minor ii-V-i's.

Learn the basics of minor ii-V-i's in Part 1 of this series as we cover the different types of chords associated with this common progression.

A phrasing demo to go along with the lesson.

Learn to use the variations from part 3 along with a chromatic embellishment in your solos on tunes. We'll use the chord progression and play-along tack from Lee Morgan's tune, Ceora for our studies. Be sure to download the. EXTRAS folder and watch the Phrasing Demonstration for the lesson.

This is the phrasing demonstration using the play-along track from the lesson.

Learn to create interesting ii-V-I's using the "One Exercise" along with several variations. Using a ii-V-I play-along track, we'll do a good bit of "I-Play You-Play" practice through the keys. Play-Along Track and Written File included in the downloadable "EXTRAS" folder.

Learn how to apply the Exercise from Part 1 in the series to tunes. I demonstrate the process on the tune, All the Things You Are, using a play-along track. Be sure to download the EXTRAS folder for the track and written file.

Learn about the phrasing techniques: Call & Response, Point Up-Point Down, Sequencing, and Theme & Development. I use play-along tracks based on the blues and sections from Take the A Train, Blue Bossa, and Recorda-me to demonstrate and explain these phrasing techniques. You can use your voice or...