BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
10848 / 18210 · Workshop 89 — Independent Clocks at the Piano: Separating Bass Time, Chord Time, Melody Time, and Phrase Time Without Losing the Groove← prev⊞ allnext →

89.98But not everything should improvise equally

Usually one layer needs to be the strongest timekeeper.

In solo piano this may be:

walking bass

ostinato

stride pattern

bossa bass

or internal subdivision.

Choose the anchor.