Soloing Without Accompaniment (It Could Happen to You) - Topic Driven
Topic Driven Lessons • 32m
In this lesson I use the tune It Could Happen to You to demonstrate how to solo when you are the only instrument. This happens all of the time when accompanying a singer or horn player in a duet situation. A great lesson with a fully transcribed two chorus example.
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