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Utilizing “call and response” as a phrasing technique
by Josh Smith
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For video of this lesson, go to guitarworld.com/may2024
OVER THE LAST few months, I’ve talked about a few of the tools I like to use to strengthen the narrative content of my improvised solos. The first is repetition, and the second is musically “painting oneself into a corner,” or what I refer to as “handcuffs.” The third approach, which we will begin exploring today, is call and response.