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Help me with improvisation !!!

Originally posted by marcusmiller
waow
i am so excited now !
Would u mind to tell me where i can find some
free patterns ? Or can u write some down for me ?
I live in Turkey so i CANT WAIT TOO LONG for orders ! :D
i am so excited ! =)
I got JACO PASTORIUS licks book do u think i can get some ideas from him ?
But what he does seems so advanced to me.

You like Jaco? Take a look at Carol's track record

Influenced through study of Carol's books:
Sting, Mo Foster, John Paul Jones, Stu Hamm, Abe Laboriel, Jaco Pastorius, Tiran Porter, Nathan East, Christian McBride, Leon Gaer, Joel DiBartolo, Bill Bodine, Mark Eagan, many more.

Personally Taught:
John Clayton (who played elec. bass w/Count Basie in 70s), Charles Meeks
(Chuck Mangione), Jim Hughart, Reinie Press (Hair), Bill Laymon (David
Nelson Band), Tony Sales (Bowie), Roy Vogt, Pat Putter Smith, Alf Clausen (Simpsons TV composer), Morty Corb, Whitey Mitchell (Red's brother), Ron Bland, Abe Luboff, Robert Russell, Steve LeFevre, Jeremy Cohen, Arnie Moore, Mike Schnoebelon (Manhattan Transfer), Trey Thompson, Don Bagley, Dave Edelstein, Bob Stone, David Hungate (Toto), Max Bennett, Mitchell Penland, Tom Winker, Dave Dyson, Ray Neapolitan, Pat Senatore, Luther Hughes, Harvey Newmark, Robin Mitchell, Ron Bland, Frank Carroll, Scott Hinkle, Bob Berteaux, Lane Baldwin, Monty Budwig, Richard Maloof (Welk), Bruce Stone, Mike Porcaro, Steve LeFevre,1,000s more.

You simply can't go wrong using her method.
 
Originally posted by Somebassguy

You simply can't go wrong using her method.

I just received her books based on the content of this thread and some others mentioning her.

I have no doubt that she has made a big impact on music and knows her stuff. However, I'm having a very difficult time understanding her writing (if you can call it that). :rolleyes:

I'm frustrated about all this because on the one hand I'm excited because I believe this is a good way to think about improv. On the other hand, I can't understand her explanations and I feel that they are inadequate even if they were better written. So, I'll turn to TB for help.

Can anyone here elaborate on the stacked triads? I understand the basic chaining of them, but do they always alternate Major, Minor, Major, Minor? Do the G7 and Dm examples all use diatonic notes of the Cmaj scale?