[Trombone-l] Improv

[Wayne Dyess]

I'll often use "Happy Birthday" in my jazz band class, just to get  
the kids to playing without music.

Good stuff here, Richard.

Thanks for sharing.

--Wayne



On Jan 2, 2008, at 10:58 PM, Richard Keyton wrote:

>          Play any melody and add simple improv to "decorate" the
> existing melody.
>
> 	One way is to play around the melody with simple ornamentations such
> as anticipations or extensions of melodic tones.


Dr. J. Wayne Dyess
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