Here’s the copycat solo session for Solo #1. I broke this out separately from the lesson itself, so as to make it easier for you to repeat it over again as necessary. Let me know in the comments below how the solo is going for you, and if you’re starting to connect with the triad shapes we’re using!
Copycat Solo #1
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Melvin Schofield
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November 23, 2020
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After concentrating on learning solo 1 and playing the copycat, I found it useful to go over the solo 1 lesson again, to consolidate my understanding of how the notes in the solo derived from the chords. I think I’ll follow the same approach through the rest of the solos.
Melvin Schofield
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November 24, 2020
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I can see how I could use these principles to write a pre-prepared ‘head’ solo to play over a chord progression. At the moment, I’m a lot less sure that I could do this on the fly when improvising over a jam track or other live musicians!
Jonathan Boettcher
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November 24, 2020
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Hey Melvin, writing a “head” solo, as you call it, is a great exercise, and can be a very good stepping stone towards being able to improvise similar things.
Ironically, the path toward improvising is actually filled with tons of non-spontaneous exercises and practice.