Become a better improviser

Tomorrow though, I’ll actually be able to listen to myself improvising, after improvising.

The big band I’m in has gone to the studios, and recording an album (no 3 in the line for the band through 13 years, my first time.), and I have a solo-impro on a song called “Seven Steps to Heaven”, by Miles Davies, arrangement by Gordon Goodwin.

Sortof looking forward to it, but I’ll be glad when it’s over.

Hopefully I won’t kill the song so much that Odd decide to not put it on the album.. <.<

The Big Band had its first concert for the year on Saturday. On the rehersal before, we played through all the songs we’ve been rehersing on, and I get to play “my” “Seven Steps to Heaven” (Miles Davies, but Gordon Goodwin arrangement). We didn’t play it on the concert, but that’s not my point. :P

During our break before the concert, the dude who’s just temping on barysax, told me he thought I did good improvising. I told him the truth, I had no idea what I were doing, I do not know how to read chords, I were just trying to play anything and at the same time not panick. XD
Which he replies to that then it’s even better, and that I have a good ear for the music.

So yay! ^^ Atleast I’m one step closer to another of my goal.

I also believe I get better at improvising every time I try.

He gave me a couple of hints and tips about improvising. Writing up the notes in the chord, then add the chords in a comp. program (that I don’t remember the name of. Beat of the box or something. o.o), and just jam ahead, figuring out what notes work and who doesn’t.