8 Rhythmic Ideas That’ll Spark Your Creativity (Premium)
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One of the hardest parts of improvising is the expectation that you need to be creative all the time. The pressure to continually come up with new and interesting ideas in every solo…
And as hard as you might try, the reality is that you’ll end up at a creative wall at some point or another, asking yourself “How exactly am I going to find something new to play?“
This situation often arises when you practice and perform the same set of tunes for an extended period of time – memorizing & breaking down the changes over and over again- until you eventually draw a blank.
It might be the blues & rhythm changes, a challenging jazz standard, or working through common chords and progressions like ii-V-I’s or turnarounds…
The more you practice and rehearse, the less creative you seem to feel. It’s as if you’re stuck in a musical box, only seeing a few lines or tactics for a tune, when in fact, you should have unlimited possibilities!
So how do you break free from the predictable routine of repetition and return the creative freedom of improvisation??
While there are many factors ...
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