Fue Improvisation

With Kaoru Watanabe

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In this course, instructor Kaoru Watanabe teaches his approach to learning how to improvise on the Fue. Topics include simple scale exercises, arhythmic soloing, advanced rhythmic structures, compositional improvisation, and many others.

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Course Lessons

Lesson 1 – Introduction

In this course Kaoru introduces the idea of pentatonic scales and how to use these scales to improvise.

Lesson 2 – Playing Around a Melody

In this lesson Kaoru introduces a new pentatonic scale and uses the melody Sakura Sakura to demonstrate different improvisational techniques.

Lesson 3 – Improvising a Melody

In this lesson Kaoru demonstrates how to approach improvising a melody and creating moods.

Lesson 4 – Extended Techniques

In this lesson Kaoru demonstrates different useful extended techniques that help expand the range and timbre of the fue.

Lesson 5 – Tonguing

In this lesson Kaoru demonstrates how to use different tonguing techniques on the shinobue.

Lesson 6 – Rhythmic Improvisation Part 1

In this lesson Kaoru demonstrates a basic approach to improvising in a rhythmic way with the fue.

Lesson 7 – Rhythmic Improvisation Part 2

In this lesson Kaoru introduces playing in 3 beat phrases and continues to expand on rhythmic improvisation.

Lesson 8 – Rhythmic Improvisation Part 3

In this lesson Kaoru introduces playing in 5 beat phrases and continues to expand on rhythmic improvisation.

Lesson 9 – Theme and Variation

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Lesson 10 – Composition and Communication

In this lesson Kaoru brings together the concepts from this course and demonstrates his composition Tsukiyono.