The [FURL=https://muse-eek.com/segmenting-bebop-scales-124-ascending-and-descending-permutations/Segmenting Bebop scales[/FURL] by author Bruce Arnold is a crucial part of understanding how to use Bebop scales effectively. As you learned in the “124 Bebop Scales” course, Bebop scales are eight note scales where there is an added note, which is usually added to a common seven note scale. It this course you will be exploring not only common scales with an added note but also other variations of Bebop scales that are quite interesting and useful for an improvising musician. You will learn in this course that when musicians apply Bebop scales they tend to gravitate towards the segment of the scale that contains the added note because otherwise the Bebop effect is lost.With [FURL=https://muse-eek.com/segmenting-bebop-scales-124-ascending-and-descending-permutations/Segmenting Bebop scales[/FURL] you will be working with the additional folders for the ascending and descending segments of each Bebop scale. These files present the segmented Bebop scale in 12 keys for all 124 Bebop Scales. It is recommend that students start with the more common Bebop scales which are listed on page 2. It is then recommended to learn to segment two or three Bebop scales before moving on to the final book in the series: “Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes.”
You will quickly find that not only do these segmented Bebop scales give you a strong “Jazz Sound” but they also help your understanding of time and groove. In the traditional way of using these scales you need to put the chord tones of the Bebop scale on the beat. This takes a while especially if you have never thought of playing scales this way and requires an awareness of where the notes you are playing are existing in time.
The meat of this course is found in the segmentation of the Bebop scales found in the additional files with this course. Being able to segment a Bebop scale means you know the scale in a much deeper way. Being able to start in 4 different places within the scale will prepare you for the next course “Segmenting Bebop Scales with Approach Notes.”
Table of Contents:
Segmenting Bebop Scales
Common Bebop Scales
Course Breakdown
124 Bebop Scales
Bebop Scales and Chords They Work Over
How to Practice with this Course
Segmenting Bebop Scales Examples
Conclusion
List of Contents for Segmenting Bebop Scale Course:
60 Page PDF
124 Bebop Scales Ascending (248 pages) with midi files
124 Bebop Scales Descending (248 pages) with midi files
Jam Tracks V1 (MP3’s of 10 chord types in all 12 keys)
ISBN: 978-1-59489-289-9
Segmenting Bebop Scales is also available on Bruce Arnold's Patreon Site.