BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
4104 / 18210 · Workshop 23 — “Night and Day”: Pedal Tones, Chromatic Descent, Repeated Motifs, and Making One Harmonic Idea Sustain a Long Phrase← prev⊞ allnext →

23.47Level 24 — build an arrangement from one motif

Choose a motif from the melody.

Your arrangement can use it in:

  • intro
  • fills
  • bass
  • inner voice
  • solo
  • ending

This is how an arrangement becomes unified rather than a collection of techniques.