When looking at even the most well known scales we still find other scales embedded within them.

B Altered Scale contains a whole tone scale and a Diminished scale giving it an exotic sound.

dennis sandole scale lore

C Diminished scale contains two mixolydian tetrachords. The first being of the root and the second being of the flat 5:

dennis sandole scale lore

We can of course extend scales as we have looked at in Jazz Scale Extensions

dennis sandole scale lore

DENNIS SANDOLE: Bi tonal scales, polyscales[MULTI] scales concepts/ideas.

Dennis Sandole Scale Lore: Developing Poly/multiple scales. Although being most noted as John Coltrane’s Mentor/Teacher Dennis Sandole was unique in his musical thinking.

Here is an example of a polytonal scale idea:

dennis sandole scale lore

Here we have another polytonal/multiple scale idea:

dennis sandole scale lore

Here we employ triplets.

dennis sandole scale lore

Below are some “Mixed up” ideas as concepts to get a flow and to syncopate and get a feel for it. These are only exercises but create interest by the way the different scales appear and move.

dennis sandole scale lore

16ths mix #2

dennis sandole scale lore

16ths mix #3

dennis sandole scale lore

Here are some of Dennis Sandole’s own sketches/ideas

dennis sandole scale lore

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How to extend Jazz Modes and Scales:

Going back to our negative harmony web page CLICK we had a scale extension of Ionian and Phrygian.

Scale extensions for jazz 13 note scale

Employing our old friends “Tetrachords” we can build complete 2 octave scales when the octave [or repeated starting note] is missed. In this case the whole tone scale and its transposition builds the scale extension.

16 note jazz scale using tetrachords

TETRACHORD SCALE

We can also build 2 octave scales by joining together two “One octave” scales.

jazz scale extensions 14 note scale

Many composer like Tcherepnin, Messiaen, Boulez along with more modern improviser/composers like Keith Emerson and Allan Holdsworth have applied this for its rich polytonality, modal expansion and textural counterpoint.

This idea along with Negative/Mirror harmony is really well suited to the piano both in terms of improvisation and composition. If you are looking for originality then there is a whole new world waiting here to be discovered and applied.

Vincent Persichetti’s book covers this. It is not for everyone so it could be a good idea to borrow a copy from a library.

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Dennis Sandole Polytonal/Extended Scales

When looking at even the most well known scales we still find other scales embedded within them.

B Altered Scale contains a whole tone scale and a Diminished scale giving it an exotic sound.

C Diminished scale contains two mixolydian tetrachords. The first being of the root and the second being of the flat 5:

We can of course extend scales as we have looked at in Jazz Scale Extensions

DENNIS SANDOLE: Bi tonal scales, polyscales[MULTI] scales concepts/ideas.

Dennis Sandole Scale Lore: Developing Poly/multiple scales. Although being most noted as John Coltrane’s Mentor/Teacher Dennis Sandole was unique in his musical thinking.

Here is an example of a polytonal scale idea:

Here we have another polytonal/multiple scale idea:

Here we employ triplets.

Below are some “Mixed up” ideas as concepts to get a flow and to syncopate and get a feel for it. These are only exercises but create interest by the way the different scales appear and move.

16ths mix #2

16ths mix #3

Here are some of Dennis Sandole’s own sketches/ideas

Thanks for reading! If this Blog was of interest to you then please subscribe to our youtube channel below,

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Jazz Scales #1 Extension

How to extend Jazz Modes and Scales:

Going back to our negative harmony web page CLICK we had a scale extension of Ionian and Phrygian.

Employing our old friends “Tetrachords” we can build complete 2 octave scales when the octave [or repeated starting note] is missed. In this case the whole tone scale and its transposition builds the scale extension.

TETRACHORD SCALE

We can also build 2 octave scales by joining together two “One octave” scales.

Many composer like Tcherepnin, Messiaen, Boulez along with more modern improviser/composers like Keith Emerson and Allan Holdsworth have applied this for its rich polytonality, modal expansion and textural counterpoint.

This idea along with Negative/Mirror harmony is really well suited to the piano both in terms of improvisation and composition. If you are looking for originality then there is a whole new world waiting here to be discovered and applied.

CLICK SUBSCRIBE!

Vincent Persichetti’s book covers this. It is not for everyone so it could be a good idea to borrow a copy from a library.

When looking at even the most well known scales we still find other scales embedded within them.

B Altered Scale contains a whole tone scale and a Diminished scale giving it an exotic sound.

C Diminished scale contains two mixolydian tetrachords. The first being of the root and the second being of the flat 5:

We can of course extend scales as we have looked at in Jazz Scale Extensions

DENNIS SANDOLE: Bi tonal scales, polyscales[MULTI] scales concepts/ideas.

Dennis Sandole Scale Lore: Developing Poly/multiple scales. Although being most noted as John Coltrane’s Mentor/Teacher Dennis Sandole was unique in his musical thinking.

Here is an example of a polytonal scale idea:

Here we have another polytonal/multiple scale idea:

Here we employ triplets.

Below are some “Mixed up” ideas as concepts to get a flow and to syncopate and get a feel for it. These are only exercises but create interest by the way the different scales appear and move.

16ths mix #2

16ths mix #3

Here are some of Dennis Sandole’s own sketches/ideas

Thanks for reading! If this Blog was of interest to you then please subscribe to our youtube channel below,

CLICK SUBSCRIBE!

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How to extend Jazz Modes and Scales:

Going back to our negative harmony web page CLICK we had a scale extension of Ionian and Phrygian.

Employing our old friends “Tetrachords” we can build complete 2 octave scales when the octave [or repeated starting note] is missed. In this case the whole tone scale and its transposition builds the scale extension.

TETRACHORD SCALE

We can also build 2 octave scales by joining together two “One octave” scales.

Many composer like Tcherepnin, Messiaen, Boulez along with more modern improviser/composers like Keith Emerson and Allan Holdsworth have applied this for its rich polytonality, modal expansion and textural counterpoint.

This idea along with Negative/Mirror harmony is really well suited to the piano both in terms of improvisation and composition. If you are looking for originality then there is a whole new world waiting here to be discovered and applied.

CLICK SUBSCRIBE!

Vincent Persichetti’s book covers this. It is not for everyone so it could be a good idea to borrow a copy from a library.

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