Learn 7 variations of my favorite bebop-flavored lines that sound great over static minor 7 chords.
Funky Enclosures & Approach Notes
In this lesson we’ll take 3 exercises in one key and get them totally under our fingers and then improvise with them—in a funky context!
Approach Notes, Grace Notes, and Enclosures – What’s the Difference?
These three words mean slightly different things. This super short video demonstrates the differences.
Listening Lab: Bebop in the Groove
A look into ways of mixing bebop and blues elements into a more funk/rock context.
Enclosures: 12 Exercises to Help You Understand (and Practice) Them
Enclosures are notes that enclose a target note (and a staple of bebop). These 12 exercises will help you get a hold of the concept in a quick, practical way.
Lower Neighboring Tones – an Example from John Coltrane’s Solo on My Shining Hour
By turning Coltrane’s phrase into an exercise, we can develop facility for playing more interesting (chromatically decorated) lines over chord changes.
II-V-I with Triplets and Chromatic Enclosures
A practical example of enclosures (approach notes/leading tones) in a bebop phrase.