TRITONE WEAVER (Melodic Ideas for Creating Tension and Release) + 2 Video Masterclasses

TRITONE WEAVER (Melodic Ideas for Creating Tension and Release)

In this book and video masterclass I want to share with you some of the great ways in which we can use Tritone relationships to create intricate and melodically rich phrases over dominant 7, minor 7 and Major 7 harmonies.

By moving our melodic production tool of choice (arpeggio, pentatonic, major or melodic minor scales) a tritone away and super-imposing it over the original harmony we would be able to access a whole new set of colors and tonal flavors which can give us the essential critical mass necessary to create tension and release (dissonance/consonance) over any harmonic landscape.

The two accompanying video masterclasses: “Technical Studies and Concepts” and “Phrase Anatomy and Construction” cover all the necessary theory, implementation and logic behind this method for melodic improvisation.

The book presents 5 specifically designed phrases for each chord type (major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7) and each one is loaded with many intricate melodic ideas and sub-phrases that can be extracted and studied on their own. You could easily isolate a single beat or two and use the resulting 4 or 8 note grouping as a separate exercise and intervallic study that could be transposed through all positions and string sets of the instrument.

In the “Phrase Anatomy and Construction” video masterclass each one of the phrases is played at tempo and then slowed down and carefully analyzed so you can see and hear the logic and intent behind its construction.

There is a lot of useful material in each measure so go slow and take it one step at a time. In my opinion the most important thing is to understand and become comfortable with the building blocks and concepts that produce this great inside/outside sound so that you can eventually make it your own.

Materials Included:

TRITONE WEAVER (Melodic Ideas for Creating Tension and Release) book (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

TRITONE WEAVER (Technical Studies and Concepts) - 30 minutes detailed HD Video Masterclass showcasing practicing tips and exercises, theory, etc.

TRITONE WEAVER (Phrase Anatomy and Construction) - 30 minutes detailed HD Video Masterclass showcasing all the phrases at tempo and slowed down with complete analysis and explanation. 

For more info please e-mail: hristo@hristovitchev.com