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The Art of Improvising

$42.00

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The Art of Improvising, by Nicole Müller, is a comprehensive guide to melodic improvisation, featuring 91 exercises that build confidence improvising over chords. Designed for use in lessons, yet equally valuable for self-learners with prior experience, it includes additional accompaniment patterns for teachers and play-along videos for every exercise via QR codes. Scroll down for topics covered.

This book is available as a PDF download for $42.00.

Pages to print: 54 pgs.

Note: This book is formatted for A4 paper size; use the settings in your printer dialog box to get the best fit for your paper size.

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Topics covered

Chordal thinking
Rhythmic thinking
Practicing individual triads, and up to 8-bar chord progressions
Chord-based melodic improvisation, motif design, and phrase formation
Simple accompaniment patterns for two-handed playing
Beautiful “hand-over-hand” patterns as training for “chordal thinking”

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This is an example of a playback video which can be used as a backing track for the melodic improvisation exercises. Harpists can access specific backing track videos for their current exercise via QR codes.