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16.60The improviser's mental hierarchy
When playing, ideally think roughly in this order:
1. Where is the phrase going?
2. What chord/function is happening?
3. What note do I want to land on?
4. How will I approach it?
5. What rhythm/motif connects this to what I just played?
That is a better model than:
Which scale should I run?