4 STUDY AND PLAY THE CHORDS AND SCALES. The better you know them, the better prepared you will be. Remember that the 3rd and 7th are the most important notes in the chord because they determine the type of chord it is. Know what scale works over the progression. 5 CREATE SHORT RHYTHMIC IDEAS/RIFFS 6 WORK TOWARDS A GOOD SOUND. It doesn’t matter how great your technique and ideas are if it doesn’t sound good. 7 KEEP IT SIMPLE! A strong sense of melody is equally important as flashy technique. 8 USE A VARIETY OF DEVICES. These include repetition, sequences, patterns, quotes from other songs 9 THE SOLO IN REPEATS OF THE PROGRESSION THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. 1st time through simple, then move in subsequent repetitions of the progression to more complex rhythms or add more notes or change registers and so on to create interest. Improvisation Performance Rubric Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 4 Sound quality The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is performed with a limited performed with some performed with a performed with an excellent understanding of good understanding of good considerable understanding of good sound quality. sound quality. understanding of good sound quality. thorough sound quality. Melody The melody is performed The melody is performed The melody is performed The melody is performed with limited note and with some note and with considerable note and with excellent note and rhythmic accuracy rhythmic accuracy rhythmic accuracy rhythmic accuracy Chords The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is performed with limited performed with some performed with performed with excellent accuracy in playing chord accuracy in playing considerable accuracy in accuracy in playing tones over the changes tones over the changes playing tones over the tones over the changes changes Scales The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is The improvisation is performed with limited performed with some performed with performed with excellent accuracy in playing accuracy in playing considerable accuracy in accuracy in playing appropriate scales over the appropriate scales over playing appropriate scales appropriate scales over the changes the changes over the changes changes
4 STUDY AND PLAY THE CHORDS AND SCALES. The better you know them, the better prepared you will be. Remember that the 3rd and 7th are the most important notes in the chord because they determine the type of chord it is. Know what scale works over the progression. 5 CREATE SHORT RHYTHMIC IDEAS/RIFFS 6 WORK TOWARDS A GOOD SOUND. It doesn’t matter how great your technique and ideas are if it doesn’t sound good. 7 KEEP IT SIMPLE! A strong sense of melody is equally important as flashy technique. 8 USE A VARIETY OF DEVICES. These include repetition, sequences, patterns, quotes from other songs 9 THE SOLO IN REPEATS OF THE PROGRESSION THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. 1st time through simple, then move in subsequent repetitions of the progression to more complex rhythms or add more notes or change registers and so on to create interest. Improvisation Performance Rubric Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 4 Sound quality The improvisation is performed with a limited understanding of good sound quality. The improvisation is performed with some understanding of good sound quality. The improvisation is performed with a considerable understanding of good sound quality. The improvisation is performed with an excellent understanding of good sound quality. thorough Melody The melody is performed with limited note and rhythmic accuracy The melody is performed with some note and rhythmic accuracy The melody is performed with considerable note and rhythmic accuracy The melody is performed with excellent note and rhythmic accuracy Chords The improvisation is performed with limited accuracy in playing chord tones over the changes The improvisation is performed with some accuracy in playing tones over the changes The improvisation is performed with considerable accuracy in playing tones over the changes The improvisation is performed with excellent accuracy in playing tones over the changes Scales The improvisation is performed with limited accuracy in playing appropriate scales over the changes The improvisation is performed with some accuracy in playing appropriate scales over the changes The improvisation is performed with considerable accuracy in playing appropriate scales over the changes The improvisation is performed with excellent accuracy in playing appropriate scales over the changes
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