These videos will get you started improvising or if you already improvise, give you new ideas to add to your improvisation. They are demonstrated on mandolin but work well for fiddle and violin. The PDF files are written in standard music notation and mandolin tablature. I suggest you watch the videos in order as information in later videos often refer to what was learned in earlier videos.
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As of October 2020 there are 23 videos in this series. I will upload more soon.
Improv From Scratch #1 - Free Improv
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| improv_from_scratch_1_free_improv.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #2 - Major and Dominant Chord Scale Outlines
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| improv_from_scratch_2_major_scale_outlines.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #3 - Nine Pound Hammer Scale Outlines
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| improv_from_scratch_3_nine_pound_hammer.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #4 - Major Scale Ideas
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| improv_from_scratch_4_major_scale_practice.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #5 - Major Arpeggio Practice
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| improv_from_scratch_5_major_arpeggios.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #6 - Major Chord Tone Scale (CTS)
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| improv_from_scratch_6_major_cts.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #7 - Major Improvising Ideas
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| improv_from_scratch_7_major_chord_ideas.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #8 - Review and Practice
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No PDF file for #8
Improv From Scratch #9 - Dominant Scale Practice
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| improv_from_scratch_9_dominant_scale_practice.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #10 - Dominant 7 Improvising Ideas
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| improv_from_scratch_10_dominant_arpeggios.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #11 - Dominant Chord Tone Scale (CTS)
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| improv_from_scratch_11_dominant_cts_1.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #12 - Dominant Chord Tone Scale (CTS) #2
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| improv_from_scratch_12_dominant_cts_2.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #13 - I and V7 Improvising Ideas
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| improv_from_scratch_13_improv_against_i_and_v7_chords.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #14 - Major Improvisational Practice
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No PDF file for #14
Improv From Scratch #15 - Dominant Improv Practice
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| improv_from_scratch_15_dominant_improv_practice.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #16 - Surround
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| improv_from_scratch_16_surround.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #17 - M. O. U. S. E.
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| improv_from_scratch_17_mouse.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #18 - Triplets
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| improv_from_scratch_18_triplets.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #19 - Quarter Notes and Rests
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| improv_from_scratch_19_quartern_notes_rests.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #20 - How to Practice New Ideas
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| improv_from_scratch_20_how_to_practice_new_ideas.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #21 - How to Practice New Ideas
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No PDF file for #21
Improv From Scratch #22 - IIm IIIm VIm Scale Practice
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| improv_from_scratch_22_iim_iiim_vim_scale_practice.pdf |
Improv From Scratch #23 - Minor Scale Chord Outlines
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| improv_from_scratch_23_minor_chord_scale_outlines.pdf |