Re: What is enough theory for amateur musicians?
Michael Temple ( mdtemple@ix.netcom.com )
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:47:07 -0800
I have been taught that you should be able to "hear the changes" during
a solo. To me this means that on the strong beats (1 &/or 3) you
should be hitting a chord tone to help outline the changes. I was also
taught that the chord tones to use (in diminishing order of impact) are
root, third, seventh, fifth. This is the same thought process I use in
building bass lines, so I really view soloing as an extension of the
methods I employ in building walking lines, generaly adding in concepts
from the melody. I am new at this soloing thing, but this is how I am
approaching it currently.
Mike