DeMarius Jackson

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4 note enclosures!

Bebop!!!! The bebop language is full of enclosures. An enclosure is simply a target note that is preceded by a note above and below the target. So (without overthinking it)…when I refer to 4 note enclosures…I mean a target note that is preceded by 4 notes. In the first 8 bars of the example below, the half note is the target note.

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In the exercise, we apply the 4 note enclosure to every note of the major scale. Then…we play it as one continuous pattern.

I was able to sneak the continuous pattern on the video below around the :49 second mark!

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