Improvising Study 11 - Melodic Development

In this lesson we'll study the melodic devices used by trained songwriters and how those ideas can be used for your instrumental songwriting. The greats of blues harmonica use these devices subconsciously in their improvising. Our focus is to identify these devices, study them, and practice them so that you too can use these ideas in your songwriting, and eventually in your improvising. This lesson is for advanced skill level players (or those generally interested in the art of songwriting). You'll need the B-flat harmonica for this study.

Section 1 - Lick (Motif) Analysis: Introduction to Improvising 11; Primer to Improvising 11; Lick Analysis - Part 1
Lick Analysis - Part 2; Section 2 - Melodic Treatments: Melodic Treatment - Part 1; Melodic Treatment - Part 2; Section 3 - Textural Development: Textural Development; Section 4 - Harmonic Development: Harmonic Development; Section 5 - Blow! Blow! Blow! Study Song: Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 1; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 2; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 3; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 4; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 5; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 6; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 7; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 8; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 9; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 10; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Choruses 11 and 12; Blow! Blow! Blow! - Chorus 13; Closing to Improvising 11