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- Improvise on Bb alone.
- Start with just one Bb. See what you can do.
- Add other Bb octaves and experiment with what advantages they add.
- Improvise on Bb D F.
- Try each alone first (similar to step 1 above).
- Get a feel for what it is like to be on the third and fifth of a major chord/key.
- Mix them up.
- Improvise on Bb Major Pentatonic Scale.
- Bb, C, D, F, G
- See the 3 and the 2!
- What rhythms are easy on these groupings?
- Try adding the Fa (Eb) to this exercise. Now if you play stepwise and don’t repeat any notes, every other note will be in the Bb major chord!
- Improvise freely on Bb Major Scale.
- Listen to what you’re playing. Singing along is the quickest way to improve your ear.
- Note that you are always just one note away from a chord tone–but not always in both directions.
