Carmine Cataldo

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Jazz Music - Is it really useful to improvise on the harmonic progressions of the songs we choose to play, by transposing them in all twelve keys?

Several musicians are in the habit of training by transposing, often in all twelve keys, the harmonic progressions of the songs they choose to include in their repertoire. On the one hand, this...

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To what extent do you think a jazz musician is allowed to modify a harmonic progression during his/her improvisation?

Several jazz musicians are in the habit of transfiguring the harmonic progression so deeply that the particular song becomes de facto unrecognisable. Sometimes, what is more, the modifications...

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In your opinion, what is the first concept a student should deal with in order to start improvising?

I'm exclusively referring to jazz improvisation. The student is already able to sufficiently master his/her instrument and concretely understand the meaning of a simple harmonic progression.

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