Today's workshop was fantastic! I was skeptical at first, but it's getting more challenging and I'm definitely learning new things. We covered a lot of material; we did ii V I's in a few keys and improvised over them using only the bebop scale of the V chord, then we cycled them, switching keys rapidly; it was a good challenge that required me to think quickly, while at the same time listening to see if Jack was comping with the major 9th or the minor 9th extension, so I would know which one to play. Then we applied this to the B section of Scrapple from the Apple, which is basically a series of dominant 7th chords, since it's a rhythm changes.
What I need to do:
-work on connecting phrases over the bar line when soloing with bebop scales in the B section
-write out a one-chorus solo for Scrapple
-pick some new tunes to work on
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