SOUND-TO-GRIP
I call this the "Sound-to-Grip"-process : the Sound in Your head should result in a grip on the bass. The next few exercises deal with this process in different stages.
Theo de JONG ©
"Sound-to-Grip" Connecting the sound in your head to the diagram The next thing is One of the main rules in the world of improvised playing:
FIRST HEAR the note in Your head.
THEN PLAY it.
play the, C (fig.14) and sing it. Point at each note of the C Major Scale in fig.14 and sing it, don't play: only play to check the pitch of your voice. NOW point the notes randomly making the intervals bigger during the exercise and sing the notes.
variations:
- do this exercise with the Minor Scale playing the root first and sing it.
- you can also do this exercise without the bass :
just choose your own root.
