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Play the exercises around the circle of

fifths, starting slowly and using a

metronome or drum machine. The first

four chords of the sequence are written

out for you; just keep transposing the

exercise up a perfect fifth until you get

back to the A-minor chord, using the low-

est octave possible for your bass notes.

Play each measure until the groove is very

comfortable before moving to the next

chord. Once you are comfortable in all

twelve keys, decrease the amount of time

you play each chord.

Dan Moore

Now you can put these ideas to work in the context of an

arrangement. Example 1 shows a simple chord progression with

a slightly different bass line in the left hand and the right hand

outlining the rhythmic motive on a single repeated note common

to both chords.

Once the basic idea of the bass line and the rhythmic feel is estab-

lished, you can start to add chord tones with the right hand and the

inside left-hand mallet, thinking now as a guitar, keyboard, or vibes

player. Be careful how much you add: a part that is too busy will

sound cluttered and will cancel out the contrapuntal effect you are

trying to achieve.

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Example 1