Rule 32: Enjoy the little things in life.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a few requests, as I do my best to fulfill ‘em. First up is Kris, with a request for Death Cab for Cutie’s song “Different Names for the Same Thing”. I had some fun working out a solo arrangement of this one.

Different Names for the Same Thing

The next two were responses to my Raw Improv Post. Josh wanted a cleaner version of the E minor blues improv. As I found out, it’s hard to repeat what you do on accident, but I did my better and made a new, cleaner version from the same creative stream.

E minor blues

Lastly, Nichole wanted an improv as follow: “B Flat Minor…Make it eerie! Strings!”. I do my best to accommodate.

B Flat Minor Raw Improv

So, if you’ve got a song you want to hear, or a improv you want me to try, let me know! email me at twitter.

Lastly, this is for you, dear and faithful reader/listener:

Goodnight, F#m.

–theindiegeek out.

So I’ve been working on my improv skills lately. Just messing around a bit and seeing what I could come up with. So what I did was pick a key, style and voicing and recorded what came out. No practice before hand, just a few seconds to find a key and voicing that sounded cool, and I went with it. They aren’t perfect and the quality ain’t the best, but that’s part of the fun and the charm.

Key: A Major
Voicing: Synth
Style: Disney World Melodic

A Major Raw Improv

Key: E minor
Voicing: Straight Piano
Style: Blues

E Minor Raw Improv

Key: E flat minor
Voicing: Rhodes
Style: Jazzy

E Flat Minor Raw

Now, I would like your help. Request an improve by telling me what Key, Voicing, and Style (like above). Also, feel free to include special instructions, like ‘make it sound like such and such song’ or ‘include a C# chord’ etc. Have fun, challenge me, and I’ll do my best to accommodate.

–theindiegeek