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Bonsoir,
I've been playing with a violinist and a oudist for a few weeks now mostly on traditional oriental and East European repertoire tunes. We've also included some Ellington and Garbarek songs.
There's this song we're gonna work on next that's in 7/8. The melody is not a problem to play but I have a hard time doing an impro that makes sense on that rhythm. We'll work on 5/4 and 9/8 tunes in the future.
So I'd like to get some tips on how one's supposed to phrase melodically on those time sigs. Are there some books out there about odd time signature and melodic improvisation? How can you "cross over" the time signature and still maintain the feel for that rhythm?
Thanks in advance,
Victor.
PS : I know the best advice is to listen to tunes and impros in those time sigs!!
I've been playing with a violinist and a oudist for a few weeks now mostly on traditional oriental and East European repertoire tunes. We've also included some Ellington and Garbarek songs.
There's this song we're gonna work on next that's in 7/8. The melody is not a problem to play but I have a hard time doing an impro that makes sense on that rhythm. We'll work on 5/4 and 9/8 tunes in the future.
So I'd like to get some tips on how one's supposed to phrase melodically on those time sigs. Are there some books out there about odd time signature and melodic improvisation? How can you "cross over" the time signature and still maintain the feel for that rhythm?
Thanks in advance,
Victor.
PS : I know the best advice is to listen to tunes and impros in those time sigs!!