Sonny_nl Mtp Thread - January Options

[Bogdan Radovic]

Welcome to the second month of MTP!
This month we will focus on improvisation and grooving!

Weekly assignment 1:

Improvisation - roots and 5ths

Lesson to practice: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/misc-less...bass-concept-1/

Goal : To learn the concept of improvising a walking bass line using roots and 5ths as a note choice in a 2 feel type of line.

Purpose : Develop improvising skills that will help you create more interesting bass lines. Be able to "jam" to any chord progression.

Instructions :

First check out the lesson and learn it by heart. Make sure you understand the concept behind this kind of improvisation. You want to use only roots and 5ths as your note choice. Make sure you follow the chord progression so that you connect what is being played with the chords in backing - that is very important. Walking bass line will be 2 feel - that means 2 half notes per bar. Try to get in that kind of groove and keep time well. Once you learn the lesson, start practicing your OWN improvisation over the same backing track. I want you to spend at least 2 hours during the week just practicing your own improvising over the backing. When improvising I want you to play the backing and look at the printed chord staff (progression on paper) and by following chords - choose appropriate roots and 5ths for improvising.

Requirements :

Post updates on your practice daily if possible, describing what have you done. I want you to record in VIDEO (or audio only if you can't make it) your OWN roots and 5ths improvisation over the same backing. Feel free to tab and submit a GTP file of your improvisation if you want as an addition too but its not mandatory (it will be a good exercise for you to visualize the intervals and bass line improvisation/movement)... I will attach the backing track in a day or two, which you will be using to record your own improvisation during the weekend!

Deadline to complete: 11th of January

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This post has been edited by Bogdan Radovic: Jan 4 2010, 08:32 PM