Improvisation 1 - What to do first

Introduction

Good composition starts with basic improvisation. Today you’ll begin your improvisation and composition journey.

Constraints

The use of concentrates allows you to focus your learning by reducing your options. When improvising on the piano, here are a few things to do to make the improvisation flow.

• Don’t concentrate on constructing chord shapes.

• Don’t concentrate on trying to make inversions.

• Don’t change chords too quickly, experiment with intervals.

• Stick to notes of the chord

• Visualise the chord by scanning all the chord intervals on the piano.

• Experiment with intervals by lifting off notes.

How to learn all your chords in the key of D