1. Licks for easy improvisation

Licks are musical patterns that can be used as fills in the open spaces in melodies. They also can be used for constructing an improvised solo both as connectors between ideas and as rhythmic or melodic sequences.

All musicians who play music that is not written out have a vocabulary of useful fills or licks available to color their playing. Many licks are standard and everyone uses them. Others may have been originated by the performer and form the musical basis for their personal style.

This pamphlet will teach you tons of useful licks and show you exactly how to incorporate them into your playing