classical augmented

-Lesson 70: Augmented Melody

Otto February 16, 2013September 20, 2023 -Lesson 70: Aug Melody, Lessons

In this lesson we look at a short melody derived from the (classical) augmented scale ( 1, b3, 3, 5, b6, 7, 1 ) and play it in triplets grouped in 7. The melody could work in several harmonic contexts but we’ll

-Lesson 56: Giant Steps Etude

Otto March 15, 2012June 22, 2024 -Lesson 56: Giant Steps, Lessons

This is a short, 1 chorus etude over John Coltrane’s Giant Steps progression. It incorporates a few different conceptual ideas which I find useful. In bars 1-2 and bars 5-6 what is sometimes referred to as a “classical augmented” scale