8056 / 18210 · Workshop 64 — Pentatonic Superimposition: One Five-Note Shape, Many Harmonic Meanings, Modern “Outside” Color, and Improvising Without Sounding Like a Scale Exercise← prev⊞ allnext →
64.26This solves a common improvisation problem
If someone says:
“Play C Lydian,”
you may start thinking:
C D E F♯ G A B.
That's seven equal choices.
Instead:
Play D major pentatonic over C.
Now the harmonic color is concentrated.
Much easier.