Wow. Just wow. Mind blown. I don’t even know where to start with this. It’s fantastic, and it would definitely be useful. I just need to start with one chord, never mind a tune! I’ll let you know how I’m doing in 2027 or so.
@KS-yb1wq8 ай бұрын
Dude, this was a game changer. I started doing this immediately and was astounded. It brought 'creating music' back to the table. It was fun. I played Body and Soul for 2 hours, caught in creativity. As a guitarist, I did not expect this. I'm glued to your channel now. Thanks.
@nickmainella8 ай бұрын
Oh wow I’m so glad to hear this!! Glad it helped 👍🎶
@kooky747 ай бұрын
Yes. That is a really nice present. Thx so much. ❤
@beckyn93386 ай бұрын
Steve Kortyka was just talking about playing in shapes….so I started to think about it, but I’m just a novice. I can think about it all day long, but execution is the thing. It’s gotta come out the end of the horn! I’m just starting to practice sequencing, which is a great thing! Maybe thinking in shapes comes next. Btw I appreciated that some of us might need to slow down the tempo! And love the idea of starting with the blues! 😊
@dzzy121 Жыл бұрын
Love this concept. I struggle with creating lines on guitar and thinking this way might really help. I too, am visual and shapes make sense.
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Visual learners unite!
@georgesember9069 Жыл бұрын
I rely on shapes quite a bit in my guitar study struggles, I’m very shape oriented. I don’t know if that’s good thing. I also try playing free so I’m too much relying on shapes. Once in a while I actually create an original melody!
@lesharris9560 Жыл бұрын
Great idea.frees up the mind a bit.
@joelpierson26287 ай бұрын
This morning I worked on playing the shape over Bags Groove looping bars 7 -12. I had to write the shapes down, but I think little by little I can memorize them, and that's where the fun will start.
@nickmainella7 ай бұрын
Don’t be afraid to do what you have to do at first! Writing down is perfectly fine in my book :)
@joelpierson26287 ай бұрын
@@nickmainella Here it is two weeks later, and I can play the shape from memory over the same blues. At times, I can sprinkle in some embellishments and get back to the shape, but not yet around the 9 & 10 chords. I started playing my usual stuff this morning but only the shape over those two chords. It forces me to stay connected to the chord form and hit the shape from random points. That's some slow progress, but to be fair to myself, I haven't spent much time practicing. I've had some serious distractions for a year that I'm trying to resolve. Real Estate, bad neighbors, and lawyers are not conducive to following one's passion.
@user-ot6ki7rn3f Жыл бұрын
Excellent approach , i am going to use this to practice. Many thanx Nick!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@johanneskatz7678 ай бұрын
Nice, I will try it. ❤ That ist simple and suitable for me.
@nigelcreasy8234 Жыл бұрын
Really took to this approach. The great thing is it structures a phrase. The phrase it structures always seems to be a question with a melodic phrase in response. The really interesting thing is that the phrase suggests it’s own response. Great video Thankyou
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ToddBrooks-gm6hyАй бұрын
Has Nick ever posted a lesson that didn't make one stop to think and re think about what you've been doing or not doing? Another great tid bit you could spend hours applying to uncountable places
@andrewcampbell2903 Жыл бұрын
This is great Nick . It seems to generate other lines that depart from the shape , but with the shape remaining as a reference point to return to during the improvisation .
@waynematthews8165 Жыл бұрын
This is dope! 💥
@xersxo5460 Жыл бұрын
So it’s abstracting a coherent system from practically random sounds to make the subjective structure more accessible. Thank you for this. I’ve been thinking this is how music making is, because I never found any rules about chords and rhythms and melodies evoking certain experiences (because there are no concrete ones just associated and famously consistent patterns). I wanted to get it down to a science so that I could finally understand and replicate from a basic level but I see that it’s more practical to use my own (and others’) definitions and built up associations. So Thank You so much for clarifying this. Getting so analytical has made music hard to understand at times. But knowing there’s no real analysis to be had is really freeing.
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
You're right, analysis only goes so far and then it's time to just play some stuff and see what sounds good to you. Take George Garzone for example, he actively tries to play random notes. But when he does so with good time, tone, intonation, and strong resolution points, it sounds absolutely genius!!
@kbh4950 Жыл бұрын
Great concept...
@andreasgilgenberg5588 Жыл бұрын
wonderful!!!!!!
@thomasvahle10 ай бұрын
A very interesting visual way to make an incremental step into improvisation!
@skale19638 ай бұрын
interesting idea 💡 thanks!
@nickmainella8 ай бұрын
You bet!
@raghavchari Жыл бұрын
Love this Nick. I've seen some others talk about this general concept before but not as clearly illustrated as you just did. I'm going to give this a try.
@BebopHardRock Жыл бұрын
Great lesson on a very important subject! Thanks Nick!!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@user-vt5kw3iq1n3 ай бұрын
Nice ! Very nice !😊
@nickmainella3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@twangbarfly Жыл бұрын
GREAT advice - thanks for this mind-expanding idea!!!!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
You bet!
@jimkangas4176 Жыл бұрын
I've done this a but not enough - I noticed that you can take that three note riff from "Misty" and move it all kind of places. Good thought - thanks!
@gotofourths933 Жыл бұрын
I like it . Thank you Nick . Im going to try this today. If i achive to place the shape in chord changes easily , i will use second shape and so on. I guess it will be a scale and arpeggio practices at the same tiime.🙏👏👏🎷🎷
@davidsmusic Жыл бұрын
Amazing Nick, thank you so much!! waiting to back home to take my tenor and practice!! greetings from Germany!
@bobblues1158 Жыл бұрын
Shapes are a very useful tool for analysing and writing "Classical" music as well.
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@aljoschahunger Жыл бұрын
..discovered your channel recently. amazing content about the science of jazz. thx & kind regards..
@saxman3336 Жыл бұрын
Excellent idea, i need to work on this.
@burgessbrian9329 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful suggestion; thank you so much for sharing cheers
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@willymcnamara1429 Жыл бұрын
what an interesting idea, excited to try this! maybe i can break out of the 4 consecutive 8th note pattern for even more spice and variety. thank you for layin it out so well!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@stephenclark7013 Жыл бұрын
Got to get onto this Nick I just approach my improvisation totally the opposite to you more linear I guess .Nice one 👍
@inflatedear7131 Жыл бұрын
Great concept. Thanks!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@djmileski Жыл бұрын
Great lesson!
@djmileski Жыл бұрын
You have great tone
@michaeldean9338 Жыл бұрын
As always, great advice. Thanks again, Nick :)
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@a.j.nicoll477 Жыл бұрын
Cool idea! Thanks for sharing!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
No problem!
@nicolatacchini1395 Жыл бұрын
Hi nick! Thanks for this video, i love it! Looking forward to practice this concept
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@MetaphysicalMusician Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of phrasing...making statement..and punctuation
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@alexeymorozov816 Жыл бұрын
Great, Nick! Appreciate your great work! Thank you
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@evelynyturralde4113 Жыл бұрын
Novel approach! I'll have to try it. I like your clear explanation of not having to adhere to the first example (e.g., 3-5-2-1, the notes in the chord). The shapes you played in the 1st example fit so well with the chord changes! -- did you try to make the first 2 notes be notes in the chord to identify it? I liked the rhythmic playing around, too. Thanks!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Not really a goal, but I guess they did haha
@gregoryepa2659 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from France !
@TedMaciag Жыл бұрын
Really nice, trying to do this as any linear instrument player is difficult to get a grasp of. Guitarist, pianists have physical shapes / grips to get muscle memory involved. We don't, so thanks!
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Well said!
@birdndiz10 Жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@ortegaman Жыл бұрын
New subscriber 👋
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Thanks for subbing!
@sat.chid.ananda Жыл бұрын
would you consider the first Coltrane phrase in Mr P.C a shape? it's very difficult for me to try and move the shapes to other notes cus i'm thinking in degrees and not shapes like you explain here...i'll try and apply this
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Yes! Anything can be a shape!
@Sam-hh3ry Жыл бұрын
I grant these are dumb questions but what is the end goal really with this kind of practice? Is the shape nice sounding enough that you want to be able to bring it out whenever? Are you trying to get the sound of it in your head while also learning the corresponding notes? It feels like you could spend the rest of your life drilling this kind of thing but how directly does it correlate to better improv I wonder?
@nickmainella Жыл бұрын
Awesome question! It would start by getting you better at playing certain notes, in a certain shape, over different chords. This might, by itself, unlock some new and interesting ideas over certain chords. It breaks you out of your patterns that you play without even thinking. Then, when you start moving it around the measure, in terms of starting on different beats, you start to develop an ability to phrase anywhere in the Measure on command. So, while practicing this exact thing may feel like it doesn’t really do much for your playing, overall, it has all of these tremendous benefits that have nothing to do with this specific four note shape. Does that make sense?
@Sam-hh3ry Жыл бұрын
@@nickmainella I appreciate the reply! I'll keep this stuff in mind
@BebopHardRock Жыл бұрын
Go get Rich Perry's "Doxy" and listen to the possibilities.