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MUSIC IMPROVISATION AND COMPOSITION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Welcome to miAim (pronounced my aim) The Improvised Line, home of The Cycle of Movable Keys (The COMK) designed to help you to generate your own ideas for musical improvisation and composition.
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Understanding #music notation; easy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syjg...

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What you should know to become an #improv8tor www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uTnWykcQk

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Exploiting the I bVI vii iii V Chord Rotation. This music improvisation S1~E5 uses 5 different 7th chord qualities: Major, minor, Aug, dim and Dominant #arpeggios with a new short improv. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zudCQ1xKXbY&list=PLyvcjQVt0e129JE0r3ziY3jfqMxB4rUm8&index=5

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In this first episode on PentaTonic Scales, Don explores one of several natural pentatonic scales and its chord rotation in the key of C Major. Watch the Bass Guitar #fingering while listening to this improv. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGQsU_mI2p0&list=PLyvcjQVt0e10-8wt2xxm46IoRjBEs6V3O&index=2

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This is an explanation of the method Tim uses to remember over 500 Chords in 5 easy steps. It is what he used to teach his Piano, Keyboard and Organ Students that his teacher never showed him www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO2s...

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Our song ‘Love You Anyway’

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@bass-face.bsky.social Hi there, why no posts? I'd love to see your work.

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It's Tomorrow’s New Quartet rhythm section (Rod Oughton, drums; Flo Moore, bass; Deschanel Gordon, piano) plus Ben van Gelder on sax in E11 on Tuesday. Here’s title track All Together Now from their 2022 release: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qy... Tickets at: www.eastsidejazzclub.co.uk/event/tomorr...

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Toronto. November 6, 2024. 📸: Rob DeMartin

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Checkout this Chord Rotation and see where your improvisations can take you. … www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uON...

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Did you know: With each Rotation comes a new set of #Chords! Whether you’re into #triads, #tetrachords, #pentachords or #hexachords, the #Dictionary of Chords offers plenty of starting points. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3h9vUGkmM&list=PLyvcjQVt0e12uHB_dBXWJs1j0I6tfwi01&index=4

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Music #theory is as mportatnt as #practical music (playing). Ultimately, it all comes down to what's in your head. If you don't know all the options you're stuck with what you know. To learn more options go to maAinTIL on YouTube.

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Advanced Improv Hints. This ORIGINAL SOUNDING I vi ii IV chord progression is found in one of the Altered Scales that do not produce a dominant 7th TetraChord naturally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKiqvblBp9g&list=PLyvcjQVt0e13CD9M1tw94EiK3gFWTnzqz&index=1

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Another interesting #alteration to the #Naturalscale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SGj4sp51kI&list=PLyvcjQVt0e129JE0r3ziY3jfqMxB4rUm8&index=2

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Expanding on the Take-A-Peek S1~E1 we further explore the #Chord #Rotation I IV iii vi ii based on the Natural Major Scale and include a short live, unrehearsed Music Improvisation on the Piano. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjr...

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Did you know: That with the #StarterPak the #COMK can generate approximately 4032 ideas on #improvisation using only the original 000 #Rotation plate and the entire #Rotation? Multiply 4032 by three, and you’ll create another 12090 ideas on #improv, using any 3 #chords.

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Before every #session the warmup is essential. #Scales may be too long, but #arpeggios can really help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E9X...

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The #Chromatic scale is a different proposition. But the #basicpattern can be followed from anywhere on the #fretboard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZgIv8VQDug&list=PLyvcjQVt0e11-OCzaPlyTn00NivgB5KT-&index=2

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Once you've mastered the #Minor #scale #pattern you can play any Minor scale from the 1st to the 14th fret on the A and E #strings of the #Bass. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDL...

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Did you know: There are 63 altered #Diatonic Rotation templates that fit with our #Starter Pak of the #COMK? At #miaim.com.au we guarantee you will generate one new idea every day for the rest of your life simply by using these #Rotation templates.

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First things first: once you've mastered the correct #pattern for plaing the #Major scale you can play any Major scale on the 3rd and 4th strings of the #bass, from the 2nd fret to the 14th fret. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOXFUZ1TV10&list=PLyvcjQVt0e10wchbJxBPvCc_4L2n_-or1&index=3

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All knowledge is ransferable. This instrument?....it's a flugel horn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfIiYBMIgJs

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There is so much you can learn bit by bit. For more tips on Bass, visit miaimTIL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5m7QHarW1w

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Have a crack at this solo bass. Pretty good, eh? www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hO...

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Somebody else's ideas. www.youtube.com/shorts/Cjf7j...

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To give you more ideas on #freeform #jazz... www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtgDuD1y_Q&list=PLyvcjQVt0e12dN6J1MbruxCXhJoM4ZE5n&index=2

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Take-A-Peek #shorts explore UNIQUE #CHORDROTATIONS as found on the #CycleofMoveableKeys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdzsvwtFsA&list=PLyvcjQVt0e12dN6J1MbruxCXhJoM4ZE5n&index=1

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A short 8 bar #improv using this UNIQUE CHORD PROGRESSION. To learn more, Please Subscribe!! and check out the #eBooks on miaim.com.au website. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIM5UMXZhEs&list=PLyvcjQVt0e139Vz1V1v2Yfzwye9I-8HM4&index=1

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‪A lot of #musicians may think that #musicimprovisation is merely #chromatics But there is more to it than that. At #miaim.com.au we can show you literally thousands of #AlteredDiatoniScales, #AlteredPentatonicScales and #AlteredChromticScales. Check it out! And a Happy New Year to everyone.

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A lot of #musicians may think that #musicimprovisation is merely #chromatics. But there is more to it than that. At #miaim.com.au we can show you literally thousands of #AlteredDiatoniScales, #AlteredPentatonicScales and #AlteredChromticScales. Check it out! And a Happy New Year to everyone.

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For the most comprehensive knowledge on #improvisation visit #miaim.com.au www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Ge...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rpO... All our videos are played in C Major, but you can transpose them with the #COMK

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Georgia On My Mind has so many opportunities for hidden chords and melodic improvisations to flow from ones fingers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS12...

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Merry Christmas to all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL4y...

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