Improvising Over Yardbird Suite
In the latest installment of the "Improvising Over . . ." series, watch as a transcribed solo of Hank Jones improvising over the changes to Yardbird Suite from his 1977 recording Bop Redux (re-released on the 1998 double CD Master Class- see below) is analyzed to see how he uses chord tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns to build a masterful solo over these changes.

Lesson Stats
When added: 05/25/08; Duration: 15 minutes.

Prerequisites
Moderate keyboard proficiency. Ability to read notation. These lessons are good prerequisites: Four Components of Melodic Construction and Improvisation: the Concept.

Quiz
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Practice Sessions & Playalongs
Practice Session 1: Write out and improvise a target note line over the chord changes to Yardbird Suite.
Practice Session 2: Write out and improvise melodic lines using the Four Components of Melodic
Construction over the chord changes to Yardbird Suite.

Includes play-alongs for all practice sessions in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box™ and GarageBand formats.

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