Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes

Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes by Bruce Arnold

124 Eight Note Scales with 12 Diatonic and Chromatic Approaches

is part of the: Octatonics Courses

Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes by Bruce Arnold for Muse Eek Publishing Inc. uses the same 124 octatonic (eight note) scales as the “Segmenting Bebop Scales” course. The main difference is the inclusion of 11,904 PDFs and Midi files for the exercises and an explanation of approach notes. “Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes” will of course get you using approach notes but it will also change your ability to play over chord changes and more importantly, how it will change your phrasing.  This course is part of a series of books on octatonics

Below is an excerpt from the Foreword of “Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes” 

“Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes” is very similar in written content to the “Segmenting Bebop Scales” course. The main difference is the inclusion of 11,904 PDFs and Midi files for the exercises and an explanation of approach notes. Although the application of Bebop scales with approaches is very similar to the directions used for the “Segmenting Bebop Scales” course, one of the crucial differences is how this course will change your ability to play over chord changes and more importantly, how it will change your phrasing.

The use of approach notes with these segmented Bebop scales requires a whole new set of skills which will become apparent as you read through the course. If you haven’t worked with approach notes previously you will find this will be a pretty step learning curve especially when you start applying these figures within real music.

I spent many years working on the similar rote exercises as found in this book. I also spent a lot of time applying these figures to jazz standards. Most of the chord progressions I used were from the Bebop lexicon; songs such as “Confirmation,” “Donna Lee,” and Rhythm Changes. It is also a great idea to play these progression in all 12 keys.

You will quickly find that not only do these “Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes” gives you a strong “Jazz Sound” but they also help your understanding phrasing in a whole new way. By anticipating the segmented Bebop line you create a whole new way to phrase.

With the addition of this course you now have three method books that you can use to get a deeper understanding of Bebop scales and two different ways to play them, with and without approaches.

It’s also important to do some ear training with these segments. My teachers had me play but also sing these segmented Bebop scales with approaches all in one key. So for instance, if you were playing these over “Donna Lee” you would sing all the segmented scales in the key of Ab. This will not be easy for most musicians but will really ingrain the information and help improve your key retention.

This course contains a lifetime of practice. Mastering 124 segmented Bebop scales will take many years. I recommend you use some of the popular Bebop scales first and then branch out over time to some of the more esoteric examples.

You can find out more information on this course at Bruce Arnold Blog

Table of Contents:

Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes
Common Bebop Scales
Approach Notes
Course Breakdown
124 Bebop Scales
Bebop Scales and Chords They Work Over
How to Practice with this Course
Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approaches
Conclusion

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