BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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120.212Conceptual “The Bare Necessities”

A playful ending may benefit from:

  • false ending
  • unexpected pause
  • bass response
  • dry final hit
  • tiny final tag

The ending's humor should grow from:

established timing

rather than random gimmickry.