Miles Belvin

Trumpet, Flugel, Arranger, Composer

Guide-Tones

Guide-tones are the underlying framework of every chord progression.  Understanding and creating exercises using guide-tones will help you make the changes and find the sounds you want when playing over tunes.


A one page outline of every guide-tone pathway used over the ii-V-I progression.


A quick overview of what guide-tones are and how to use them


One of the more challenging compositions by Charlie Parker, Confirmation can be quite challenging to get through for even the advanced improviser. 


Sounding the same every time you play over a particular set of chord changes?  This in-depth look at chord changes will help you find new ways to navigate the same set of chord changes.


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