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Improvising study 1 - LOA-4

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Fri, 07/10/2026 - 10:31
Elsa P.
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Hi! I'm a little confused about the five chorus forms we're supposed to record for the LOA-4 . For example, for the AAA form, should we also include the 2 bar and 1 bar versions, or only the 4-bar lick version? I understand the main forms to be : AAA, AAB, AAA with fills, AAB with fills and AB/AC. Am i understanding this correctly?

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Sun, 07/12/2026 - 07:20
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David Barrett
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Hello Elsa P. You get to pick

Hello Elsa P.

You get to pick the length of the A in your chorus form examples... 4, 2, 1, that's up to you. So, just one chorus of each CF type (one AAA, one AfAfAt, etc.).

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