Recycling in Improvisation

This way of thinking about improvisation is intended for:

Younger players intimidated by the seemingly daunting task of learning all the theory involved with improvisation.

And:

Advanced players looking for ways to breathe new life into seemingly mundane things like major scales and arpeggios.

The first time I played a major scale over something other than its' major chord was a revelation to me. By focusing on this bit of musical recycling I can now apply something I am comfortable with (major scales, pentatonics and arpeggios) to chords in such a way as to sound exotic and new. I address this point in the sections Bi-Tonality and Pentatonic Scales.

This book contains the theory/explanation and examples of recycling, exercises in all keys and etudes that utilize these concepts.