THE JAZZ FLUTE - VOLUME II

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Improvisation and spontaneity are about honesty. It's completely pure honesty. The musician is baring his soul to the people, and hoping he can touch their lives, in a humble way. Improvisation teaches you the magic of being in the moment you're living in. You get a different perspective about life. And you see yourself in relation to the universe in a completely different way. There's no such thing as yesterday, there's no such thing as tomorrow. There's only right now, when you're improvising.'

Bassist Charlie Haden.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FLUTE IN JAZZ

PENTATONICS
Pentatonic Blues

THE WHOLE TONE SCALE

THE DIMINISHED SCALE
Possible Uses For The Diminished Scale

JAZZ HARMONY
The Form
Chord Changes
The Roman Numeral System
The II V I Progression

TURNAROUNDS
The III VI II V I Progression
'Lady Bird' Changes

DRAMATIC DEVICES
Flutter Tongue
Bending Notes
Singing With The Flute
Singing In Harmony

PRACTISE ROUTINE
Practise Time
Environment
Organizing A Schedule
Practise Schedule
Other Forms Of Practise
Listening To Jazz
Playing Live
Transcribing Solos
Exercising the �Inner Ear�

APPENDIX A: SYMBOLS
APPENDIX B: INTERVALS
APPENDIX C: CYCLES OF FOURTHS/FIFTHS
APPENDIX D: MODES

See 'The Jazz Flute' volume I - Back