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 The following files will open in their associated programs. Punchy Melodies| December, 2007Strengthen your sound with two-handed chord melodies and unison lines. While improvising, there are times when you may want your melodies to thunder with more power than a single note can provide. On piano, you can play the melody with both hands, one or two octaves apart, in order to thicken up the sound. You can also play chord melodies, where each note of the melody is harmonized by simultaneously sounding chords. Michel Camilo employs these techniques to orchestrate his melodies in the featured pieces, “Tropical Jam” and “Hurry Up and Wait.” Experiment with chord melodies using one set of diatonic chords at first, as shown in Example 1. Get used to the landscape of notes that fit under the tonic chord, then move on to another key. Take it slow, so your hands learn to work together to create one unified musical statement. |
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