MELODIC ICEBERGS - "KREI-ogenic Ascent" (Melodic Phrases and Exercise Ideas in The Style of Jonathan Kreisberg) + backing tracks + Tutorial Video

MELODIC ICEBERGS - "KREI-ogenic Ascent" (Melodic Phrases and Exercise Ideas in The Style of Jonathan Kreisberg)

In this short melodic study I will be exploring a very fun and effective phrasing concept that involves an ascending Dominant 7 (#11) arpeggio and a descending melodic minor run which is inspired by the innovative and unique melodic idiom of the great modern jazz guitarist - Jonathan Kreisberg.

The study is divided in two parts. The first part covers what I call Arpeggio Inversion Adaptation which showcases how we can take a melodic motif and adapt it to all possible harmonic inversions/positions that can be generated based on its original form and function.

The second part explores a concept I call Modal Adaptation which takes the main architecture and note distribution of the original melodic motif and helps us produce all kinds of unique melodic variations of a different character but same nucleus as the original line that they are based on.

The main goal here is to use these exercises and phrases as a vehicle to build improvisatory melodic vocabulary, fretboard navigational awareness and great technique.

In part one all exercises are presented over a Bb7alt chord in the key of B melodic minor. In part two all exercises and phrases are presented in the key of F Major over a C7sus4 sonority. I highly recommend transposing them to all 12 keys as well as all string sets and mode positions of a given key.

Materials Included:

MELODIC ICEBERGS (KREI-ogenic Ascent) study (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

"HD Video" of All Exercises & Phrases (At Tempo and Slowed Down).

Tutorial "HD Video" (Explanation of Concepts).

4 Backing tracks.

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