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A Guide to Jazz Improvisation:
Bass Clef
John LaPorta
Lesson 1

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LESSON 1
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Tuning note: B¯ Concert

THEORY
B ¯ Pentatonic Scale (five-note scale starting on B ¯)

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Legato-Staccato (smooth attack)
The note is attacked but not cut off. The attack of the succeeding note cuts off the current note.
The articulated vowel sound for this would be “doo-doo.”

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Study in Legato-Staccato

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Swinging Eighth Notes
Eighth notes are often played as triplets.
Written

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Played (swinging)

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Workshop 1
Write and play eight- and twelve-measure melodies using the B¯ pentatonic scale, legato-staccato articulation, and swinging eighth notes.
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Workshop 2
1. Practice legato-staccato articulations on major scales, chromatic scales, and any other music selections of your choice.
2. Write and play at least two original (eight-measure) melodies. Use the pentatonic scale and refer to the exercises below as guides.

Five Note Scale Exercise 1

- - -----œ œ œœœœœœ ˙ b ?b c

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doo doo …

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Five Note Scale Exercise 2

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doo doo …

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