Diatonic approach, Dominant approach, Parallel approach, Chromatic approach

Tronky wrote:

Thanks DrJellyFish, two words on Drop2?

It is a technique to arrange the parts in wider positions, keeping the lead in its place.

In practice, one voice is made to "fall" an octave lower; we can therefore have drop 2, drop 3, and drop 2 and 4.

Bill Evans made great use (and very skillful use) of block chords in drop 2.

Frank, but the first file you attached sounds familiar, did you take it from some method or an existing piece?

Thanks DrJellyfish, I noticed you went to the late parts... one also has to see how much one must adhere to the instructions of the exercise. I mean that obviously it is always nice to find the best solution, but I always have the doubt that perhaps it might also be educational to wander within the scope of the given "grid". Maybe something more "scholastic" comes out... but to train the "hand"...

What do you think?

Anyway, I really like your second version, compliments!

Now I am looking at Frank's second proposal... what a beautiful active forum!

DrJellyfish wrote:

the first file you attached looks familiar, did you take it from some method or an existing piece?

It is taken from a method but it's not excluded that it draws from the repertoire