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CHAPTER 4 :

2 DYADS PER MEASURE

Playing the root root alteration is a good start to playing and improvising music in
two independent parts: melody and bass line. Both parts are moving.

Dyad is a half note

Your turn

a e a
c d a d c
d c
a a a a a a a a

j
Your turn

c a e a
a c d c c
a d d
c
c c c c c c

j j j
Your turn

a a c a c d c
c d d c
c
e e e e e e e e

Your turn

f c a c e a
c a d d d a
d
a a a a a a a a
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j
Your turn

a c e a f
d a d c a
d
c
a a a a a a a

j j
Your turn

a c
c a c a
c d d d
c
c c c c c c c c

j j j j
Your turn

e a c a
a a c
c a c a
c
e e e e e e e e

On a Ground.

Example 1

a
a e
c

c a
a e
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Example 1

j j j j j j j j
a a a c a a
c a a a a c d
d d a c d a d c d d a
a a
a a e e
c c

c a
j j
e a
j
h
d c a a d a a d c d
d a c a a c c d a d
c a
c c a a
a a e e

Example 2

j j j j j j j
a c a f a c f a
d a a c c d d
a d c d a d a
c a a
a a e e
c c

j j j j j j
a a e ha
d a c a a d a a a c c
d a c a c d
c a
c c a a
a a e e

Your turn

a
a e
c

c a
a e
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Combinations of the approaches thus far on a Ground

a
a e c a
a

j j j j j j j j
a a c a f e c
a c a a a d d
d d c
a a
a a e e

e c a a e a c f e
d c c d a c c
d c c d d
c
c a a
a

Your turn

a
a e c a
a