Jazz Guitar Lessons
A Lesson For Approaching Your First Solo
Not sure where to begin with improvisation? Kennesaw State University professor Trey Wright takes the fear out of improvising over “Autumn Leaves”. Part 1
In this lesson, Trey discusses beginning improvisation techniques including improvising over a key center and paraphrasing a melody.
Approaching your first solo: Improvising over Autumn Leaves pt. 1
Example #1: First 8 Bars of “Autumn Leaves”

Example #2: Bb major scale in 2 octaves

Example #3: 5-part cell in Bb major

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