Compose Your Own Music

Creating original melodies and chord progressions is a great way to improve as a jazz improviser.

You don't have to write everything down, simply invent some new things... a little everyday.

See this great starting point for composition :

Compose-Music.com/

Some people call the composition process "improvisation slowed down". We could also say that improvisation is "sped up composition".

When you feel ready, write entire songs/tunes with forms you can improvise one. Write legibly and bring a chart to jam and sessions.

Play your tunes a lot with other people, you will learn a great deal about yourself!

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Compose Your Own Music

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Jul 25, 2010

Re; compose ur own music
by: ChrisK

Yes, I read this book on Lee Konitz called conversation on improvisors art, and that was what Lennie Tristno had his students do every week, to write their own etude of lines they heard in the head, and thats how tunes like subcouncious lee, friendlee or dixie dilemma came about.

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