Bebop Exercise #1 - The Bebop Scale
The Bebop Series
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10m
In this first bebop lesson, you'll learn some basics of the dominant bebop scale. We'll also set up some practice parameters regarding range and tone sequencing. I'll follow this exercise with a series of exercises on building chromatic enclosures. Watch for this series of short bebop lessons to develop in the coming weeks.
Up Next in The Bebop Series
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Bebop Exercise #2 - Enclosing the Beb...
In this exercise, we'll ramp up the bebop scale practice routine by including 2-note enclosures with the 5-note sequences you learned in exercise #1. Be sure to get started on this one soon, because #3 (coming next week) is a real buggar!
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Bebop Exercise #3 - Enclosing the Beb...
Part 3 of the Bebop Exercise adds a third note, making this a killer exercise! In fact, this exercise uses all 12 notes in the chromatic scale, surrounding the roots, 3rds, and 5ths of the dominant chord. Hang tight- Part 4 will show you how to incorporate the enclosures in your improvisation pra...
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Bebop Exercise #4 - Practicing Enclos...
In this lesson, you'll learn how to practice the enclosures from Parts 1&2 on tunes. We'll use the chord progression from the jazz tune, Minority, for this session. The method we go through can be used on most jazz standards.
