Thinking Ahead 2 No.5
A practical breakdown of melodic motives, enclosures, voicings and rhythmic displacement used in a solo over Shorter’s “Black Nile,” with exercises to internalize the concepts.
This lesson demonstrates how to develop a simple two-note motive across changing chords, using interval shifts, target notes, chromatic approaches and enclosures. It also covers compact voicings and upper-structure/perfect chord choices that create ambiguous, flexible harmonic colors. Rhythmic displacement and phrasing variations are shown with concrete examples, and the lesson includes specific practice assignments to build the ideas into your vocabulary. Ideal for players who want applied tools to craft coherent melodic lines and comping choices within a solo context.
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