Lesson by Etienne Walhain

What you'll see in this course

"Dolce con Dolorosa" and "Marcia". Starting with 4 simple chords or chord superimpositions, enrich your harmonic universe.

The training program

1. Celesta con Dolore

• 1.0 Celesta con Dolore
• 1.1 : Chords
  • Improvising on 2 chords
  • Building a melody with "tension and relaxation
  • 1.2: Chords (second part)

• 1.2. Chords (second part)
  • 2 additional chords
  • Use of held notes
  • Turning a mistake into a new idea

• 1.3. Transition
  • Varying solo stops
  • Creating a transition

• 1.4. On the found stops
  • Change of texture
  • Limit yourself to 4 different chords

• 1.5. The Form
  • Summary of the different sections of the improvisation

• 1.6. The subject
  • Transforming a theme
  • Changing modes, changing intervals

• 1.7. Inspiration
  • Repertoire to read and listen to

2. Marcia

• 2.1. Rhythm and harmony
  • Harmony that creates tension
  • Superimposing chords

• 2.2. Melody
  • Improvising a monody over a few chords

• 2.3. Harmonic skeleton
  • Superimposing 2 chords

• 2.4. Registration
  • Crescendo and decrescendo
  • Another example of a "March"