Do you know any tips on how to improvise?

How can I improvise a melody?

  • Are there any tips I should know? I can improvise a melody by humming anything that comes to mind, but it often seems that it's not going anywhere.

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    simply go out in the park, close your eyes, take your instrument (everyone has one = his voice and his body) and start to play the melody you have in mind. Soon you will be realizing that you mix it up with other parts of melodies you have heard before and after a while you will enjoy your own creation. If you don't hit the tone don't stop, simply continue let your intuition and imagination direct you.

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The most simple way I would suggest improvising a melody is to find a chord progression you really enjoy (if on the piano, guitar, or any other chord capable instrument). Once you have a particular progression in mind, flow between each chord with a melody circling around the chords they correspond to. For example, if your progression is I IV V in C major try outlining the chords and add non chord tones in between each chord change.

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