I find exercises like this to be enormously helpful for practicing jazz improvisation. There's something about narrowing the field of options to something measurable, yet still spontaneous and fun, that leaves me feeling challenged AND satisfied with the practice.
These studio lessons go deeper on this practice:
“Stella By Starlight” - Interchangeable Modes and the Value of Repetition
https://lessons.bobreynoldsmusic.com/shedding-session-on-a-minor-ii-v-over-stella-by-starlight-interchangeable-modes-and-the-value-of-repetition/
“Stella by Starlight” – Building a Solo from Fundamental Elements to Melodic Shapes
https://lessons.bobreynoldsmusic.com/shedding-stella-by-starlight-from-ground-up/
Here's the audio file I looped to practice with:
https://lessons.bobreynoldsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Stella-first-8-bars.mp3
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