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Freedom Jazz Dance” Composed by Eddie Harris Lesson 12 Group 3 “Freedom Jazz Dance” Composed by Eddie Harris. This version is from Miles Davis, Miles Smiles. Warm Up: Play the Augmented scale (m3/m2 pattern) through section 5 – transpose to the keys of Db, D, and Eb (worksheet). Lesson: Learn “Freedom Jazz Dance,” including the lyrics. Improvise freely by paraphrasing the melody and using the augmented scale on the root or up or down a ½ step (side-stepping). Scale substitution, (substitute other scales on the tonic) Bbm – substitute Bbmaj7(#5), Bb13(b9), and Bbo7(9). Cell development - side stepping (modulate up or down a ½ step). Theory Concept: Discuss the theory and history of Modal and Fusion Jazz. Introduce “side-stepping” and its th roots in 20 Century Harmony; tie in dominant chord riffs and exercises V7(b9)/I (worksheet). Ear Training: Sing the melody to “Freedom Jazz Dance.” Sing the minor pentatonic on the root, b9, and major 7th. Goal: Memorize “Freedom Jazz Dance.” Improvise freely by paraphrasing the melody and using the minor pentatonic on the root or up or down a ½ step. Freedom Jazz Dance Eddie Harris N.C. C 7 œ œ 4 œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œb œ Œ ∑ ∑ & 4 œ . œ œ N.C. C 7 œ ‰ œ œ œb œb œ œ œb œb j ‰Œ ∑ Ó. ‰ j & œ œ œ œ N.C. C7#9 œ œ œ œ œ# œ# œ# œ œ œ œb œ œb œ œb œ œ & œb œ œ# œ œ œb œ œ œ œb œb œb œ 3 C7#9 & ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó. œ œ . Solos over C Pedal Piano Freedom Jazz Dance sub-dominat (Eb/Bb) passing chord) Example #1 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 j j c j ‰ j j ‰ j . & œ# œ. bœ œ œ ˙ œ# œ. bœ œ œ ˙ œbœ. b œ œ ˙ œbœ. b œ œ ˙ Example #2 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 j j j bœ. ‰ j j bœ. ‰ j . œ œ. œ œ# œ ˙ œ œ. œ œ# œ ˙ œ. œb œbœ ˙ œ. œb œbœ ˙ Combine #1 and #2 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb7 j j j . j ‰ j œ bœ. ‰ j . œ# œ. bœ œ œ ˙ œ. œ œ# œ ˙ œbœ. b œ œ ˙ œ. œb œbœ ˙ Augmented scale (m3 - 1/2 step pattern) on Root Progression section #5 c œ# œ œ & œ œ œ# œ œ# œ# œn œ# œn w œ# œ œ œ# œn œ œ# & œ# œ œ# œ# œn w# œ œ# œ œb œ œ# œn & œb œ# œ œ œ# wb Freedom Jazz Dance "Scale substitution" (substituting other scales on the same tonic) Jazz Poem/Eb augmented scale on m3 (m3-1/2 step pattern) C m7 c ŒŒ ∑ œb œn œ Ó œb œ œ œb Œ & œb œ# œ J J œ 3 œ œb œ & œ# j Ó œ# œ œb œn œn œb . œ. Œ . œb 3 C augmented scale on root (m3-1/2 step pattern) 8 Cmaj7(#5) ŒŒ ∑ j œ Ó œ œ Œ & œ œ# œ œ œ# J œ# œn œ 3 3 & j Ó œ œ# œ œ œ œ# œn . Œ œ# . œ œ# œ œ. C 1/2 - whole diminshed C 13(b9) j ŒŒ ∑ j Ó œ œb œ œ œ Œ & œ œ# œ# œ œ# œ 3 3 . j Ó . œ. Œ & œ œ# œ œ# œ# œn œ# œ œ œ# œ C whole - 1/2 diminished Co7(9) j & ŒŒ ∑ j œ# Ó œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œb œ œ# 3 3 & œ. j Ó œ# . œ. Œ œ# œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ# Freedom Jazz Dance "Side-stepping" (modulating up or down a 1/2 step) C minor pentatonic sequence (skip up/step down pattern) œb œ œb & c œ œb œ œ œb œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ ˙. œb œ œ & œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œb œ j œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ. B minor pentatonic œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ# œ# œ œ œ# œ ˙. œ œ œ & œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ# j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. C# minor pentatonic œ œ# œ œ œ# œ# œ œ œ# œ & œ# œ# œ œ# œ# œ# œ# œ# œ œ# œ# ˙# . œ œ# œ & œ# œ œ œ# œ œ# œ œ# œ œ œ# j œ# œ# œ œ œ# œ œ# œ. "Side-stepping" from Cm to Bm "Side-stepping" from Cm to C#m œ œb œ œ & œ œb œn œ œ œ œb ŒŒ œ œb œn œ# œ# œ œn Œ œ œ œb œ œ# œb œ œ# "Side-stepping" from Cm to Bm "Side-stepping" from Cm to C#m œ ‰ œ œb œb œ œ œ œb Œ œ œ# œ Œ & œ# œ œb œ œ œ# œ# œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ.
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