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| Tweet Topic Started: 27 Feb 2010, 23:12 (1,219 Views) | |
| Creature | 27 Feb 2010, 23:12 Post #1 |
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As the title says, I'm curious as of how you can improvise using scales. |
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| auberjeunois | 27 Feb 2010, 23:34 Post #2 |
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You can compose (or improvise) using harmonic patterns (progressions). Ex. : Choose a chord progression (4 to 8 chords) and repeat it throughout the song. Then compose (or improvise) a melody that fits with the chord progression. A good example of this type of composition is Pachelbel's "Canon". |
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| Creature | 27 Feb 2010, 23:46 Post #3 |
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I know to improvise within a scale you simply play notes from the scale, but is there a way to make what you play sound more coherent and less like a random series of notes.
Edited by Creature, 27 Feb 2010, 23:47.
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| auberjeunois | 28 Feb 2010, 04:21 Post #4 |
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Using repetition and limiting the number of musical ideas that you use will help your piece sound more coherent and less like a random series of notes. |
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| Creature | 28 Feb 2010, 04:34 Post #5 |
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, auberjeunois. You're always a great help.
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| eddie ucation | 2 May 2010, 00:39 Post #6 |
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auberjeunous is absolutely right. You must first have a basic outline for your piece before it can come close to sounding coherent. Even if a piece does have some wildly elaborate arpeggios going on in the left hand, these arpeggios will always be implying a chord sequence of some kind. Take Michael Nyman's 'The Heart Asks Pleasure First', for example; the first section features swift arpeggios in the left hand, but these are strongly faithful to an A minor F major G major sequence. Edited by eddie ucation, 2 May 2010, 00:42.
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| SniperWOlf304 | 22 Jun 2010, 14:26 Post #7 |
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Also, a change-up on syncopation and rhythm. One thing that REALLY makes a piece sound like crap is something that is over tried. For example, you use a mixolydian scale on a certain chord progression; however, the rhythm doesn't match up and it sounds on the piano like someone were rambling on about something. Rests are just as important as notes, because without rests itkindasoundslikesomeoneistalkingwithouthavinganytypeofpauseandeveryoneknowsexactlyhowannoyingthatsoundssowhywoulditsoundanybetteronpiano? hope this helps
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