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== Homework ==
* Understand the idea of phrasing.
* Practice making some question-answer phrases - see how the tonic note is related to tension and release.* Try making phrases with different methods to create contrast between them.* Play a basic diatonic chord progression on a music player, either one off the internet or one you've recorded. Solo in the same key. Solo in alternate keys. Notice how the solo seems to fit best in the current key.* Try to emphasize tones from the current chord in your solo. Try movement from tones that are mutually exclusive to the chords during transitions.* Play a chord progression that involves one or more chromatic chords. Try different scales, including synthetic ones, over the non-diatonic chords.* Try to incorporate various non-diatonic notes into a solo. Try chromatic, whole, octatonic, and blues runs, as well as sharped/flatted 3rds, and 6ths.* Practice moving up and down the fretboard diagonally following the octaves.* Randomly pick various keys to play in - use the CAGED method to find root notes and fingering patterns, and try to move between positions without playing any non-diatonic notes.* Practice playing the same notes in multiple positions, gradually increasing the size of the position shifts.* Repeat but try to ascend/descend octaves, using the 2, 3, and 4 string patterns for octaves.
* Come up with a chord progression. Improvise a solo over it.
* Come up with another chord progression. Write a solo for it.