Exercise 1
Long notes. When improvising they are often forgotten. But they create rest, especially when they are one the beat, like these are.
Exercise 2
A diversity of rhythmical patterns. Diversity is key in keeping improvisations engaging.
Exercise 3
No note is ever wrong, it depends on what you do with them. A ‘wrong’ note, one that’s not in the chord or in a scale that fits the chord creates a lot of tension, thus attention of the audience. If you change it into a ‘right’ one, one that’s in the chord or a scale that fits the chord, the tension is fully resolved (1, (b)3 or 5 of the chord) or partially (other notes that are in a scale that fits the chord). You have made an interesting variation!
Exercise 4
Alternating upwards and downwards movements in your improvised melodies creates diversity and an alteration of tensions. That’s what keeps audiences engaged!
Exercise 5
Adding an eighth note triplet makes the rhythmical pattern of this exercise so much more interesting.
