Melodic pattern
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Simple melodic pattern.
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In music and jazz improvisation, a melodic pattern (or sequence) is a repetitive pattern that can be used with any scale. It is used primarily for use in solos because, when practiced enough, it can be extremely useful when improvising.
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Melodic pattern in C major.[1]
See also
Sources
- ↑ Berle, Arnie (1997). Mel Bay Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes and Melodic Patterns, p.9. ISBN 0-7866-1791-8.
Further reading
- Hanon, C.L. (2000) The Virtuoso Pianist. ISBN 9781569221440. Cited in Baerman, Noah (2003). Big Book of Jazz Piano Improvisation, p.33. ISBN 9780739031711.
- Lateef, Yusef (1981). Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns. Fana Music. Cited in Baerman (2003), p.33.
- Slonimsky, Nicolas (2000). Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. ISBN 9780825672408. Cited in Baerman (2003), p.33.
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