BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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51.21Level 7 — ostinato + static harmony

Stay Dm for eight bars.

Your challenge:

create development without changing root.

Use:

  • register
  • RH rhythm
  • density
  • articulation
  • Dorian/Aeolian color
  • brief dominant implication
  • rests

This reviews our groove architecture.