Question about Improvising over Chord Changes in a Major Scale

[john]

yes you’re pretty much on the right track in the way you’re thinking about it…and not to dodge the questions but this exactly what the Major Chord Improve course is all about (modes). you should be doig that course right now! it’s actually available for you in the “Improvisation” section of Premium.

[Michael]

Yeah, I had see your Major Chord Improv. course there/had purchased when it first came out. Before I jump back into that I’m spending the first few months to re-boot my embouchure, finger dexterity, etc.. I’m taking NO CHANCES of something going wrong right now…..no way. I can feel everything getting a little bit stronger each day, so it’s encouraging. The one thing that’s helped the most is playing with the MP only…talk about a workout LOL

At my current pace, my goal is to start back with Improvising in the Spring. Come mid/late March, I’m scheduled to resume lessons with my local Sax Instructor, had so much fun learning from him! 🙂 He really opened my eyes to so many things on the Saxophone. As good as he is, he’s a really nice guy too, very ‘down to earth’ and fun. The last time I worked with him, he had given me an Improvising assignment with Van Morrison’s ‘Moondance’ to apply some Improvising techniques with the minor scales, starting to throw in some ‘diminished’ licks/riffs, etc..

The one thing he always told me was we wanna get Inspiration from other players by watching them/listening to them, but at the same time we should put our own personality into our Sax playing too. In other words, learn from others, but don’t be a carbon copy of someone else’s playing. Even with the assignment he gave me for Improvising over Moondance, I still wanted to throw in my own kind of ‘Bluesy’ licks and riffs in there and told me ‘go for it’ 🙂 He always told me it’s my voice on the Sax, my concept of sound, the sound I hear in my head, etc.. that makes my sound ‘my sound’ and not someone else’ sound 🙂 Super cool & fun stuff when you think about it! 🙂 🙂

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