AMAZING Jazz Improvisation Exercise

Score
Noah Kellman
F Dorian Scale

b bbb 4 n n
Piano & 4

Eb Mixolydian Scale

bb
&bb
3

b b
B Whole-Half Diminished Scale

b n
bbbb b n n b bw
5

&

Part 1: Learn Your Scales in Time

B b min7 E b7 A b M7
bb
F min7

&bb
8

D b M7
b n b n n b n
G7 C M7

& b bb n b n b n b
12

b n b n n

B b7 b M7

bbb n n
C min7 F min7 E

b n n
16

&
n
2015 Jazz Piano Concepts
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A b M7
b b b n b b n b
D7 G M7

& b bb b n n n b n n n
20

n b b n

bb n b b n n n nbnnb bn bbn
A min7 D7 G M7

& b b nbn n b n b n
24

nb b n

F # min7
b b b b b b n b b b
E M7 C7

& b bb b n b
B7

b b n n
28

b n
n

B b min7 b7 b M7

bb b b
F min7 E A

n



32

&

D b M7 D b min7
bb
C min7 B

b
& b b n
36

b b b n b n b n

B b min7 E b7 A b M7
b b
(G7 C 7)

& b bb n b n n
40

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Part 2: Connect the Scales

B b min7 E b7 A b M7
bb
F min7

b
& b
44

D b M7
b b n b
G7 C M7

& b bb b n b n n
b n n
48

b n b n n
n

B b7 E b M7
b
C min7 F min7

& b bb n n
52

n n

A b Maj7
b
D7 G M7

& b bb n b b n n n b b n b n b b
56

n n

bbb
A min7 D7 G M7

b n b n b n b n b b b
60

& n b b n n n b n b n b n n b n b n n

F # min7

bbbb b b b n
E M7 C7

B7

b
b b n b n b b n
64

&
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B b min7
E b7 A b M7

bb b b
F min7
68

&

D b M7 D b min7
bb b b b b b
C min7 B

b n b
72

& n b b

B b min7 E b7 A b M7
bb
(G7 C 7)

&bb n b
76

b n
n

Part 3: Small Interval Skips

Part 4: Add Simple 1/8 Note Based Rhythms using Skips, Holds and Rests

Part 5: Rhythmic Variations Using Triplets and 1/16 Notes

Part 6: Add Chromatic Passing Tones