- 8.1 New Vocabulary – Pentatonic Power
- 8.2 New Vocabulary – Pentatonic Power adding the 9th
- 8.3 New Vocabulary – Pentatonic Power Melody Chains
- 8.4 New Vocabulary – Pentatonic Power Embellishing Pairs
- 8.5 Etude
- 8.6 Ear Training Hear it/Play It!
- 8.7 Improvisation
- 8.8 Improvisation ii7-V7 Progression
- 8.9 Improvisation Guide Through Diatonic Harmonies
- 8.10 Improvisation Embellishing Pairs
- 8.11 Play Along
- 8.12 Inspiration – Charles Mingus
- 8.13 What Did You Learn
8.4 New Vocabulary – Pentatonic Power Embellishing Pairs
Embellishing Pentatonic Pairs With Leading Tones
Traditional embellishments used in modern jazz and bebop vocabulary are created when a chromatic half step is played before the main note of a Pentatonic Pair. When you sequence these embellished Pentatonic Pairs through ii7-V7-IΔ7 chord progression in the 8.4 exercise. You are speaking the language of jazz These embellished Pentatonic Pairs will be connected with other chromatics in Lesson 12. Adding these chromatics to create longer patterns demonstrates the evolution of jazz.
Melody Chains Through The ii7-V7-IΔ7 Chord Progression
When embellished Pentatonic Pairs are played through the ii7-V7-IΔ7 chord progression, they for melody chains that connect musical ideas into longer musical phrases. Listen to, imitate and memorize these patterns with the 8.4 play track