Some Suggestions As To How To Use This Lesson
This lesson on improvising using the Dorian Mode in A minor, is somewhat geared to be for the instrumentalist who may have been playing for a number of years, but for whatever reason had to give it up. Such a person who is “dusting off” their instrument might need some “easy stuff” to help get themselves back into playing again.
Though the emphasis is on banjo and guitar, any C wind instrument or string instrument can get some value out of this exercise. If you’ve never improvised, or have been hesitant to try, then this could help you break free of your lack of confidence in your ability to do so.
On listening back to the whole lesson, I realized it could be too simple or repetitive for many players in the later beginner/intermediate realm of their learning curve. I hoped by adding the “pretty pictures” (other than the ones of Me!) during the long stints through this progression, it would help you all to “get your Zen on” while listening to or playing through this lengthy stretch of a musical filibuster.
Believe me, I had to get my own Zen on, to play through those chords as many times as I did! Anyway, before you say, ”This is way too easy for me – I’m moving on!”, check out the extra guitar and banjo scales and Tabs that you can download (for free!) to work with these tracks to your full satisfaction.
If none of it works for you, you can use it for daydreaming or meditation. That’s what I’ve been doing with it lately. My instrument becomes my meditation object, and it can be quite relaxing. Try it, you’ll like it.
Here are all the charts related to this lesson:
