How to Improvise with Counterpoint

Juampy Juarez shows how to improvise with counterpoint — two independent voices moving at once — with a focus on contrary motion, where the lines move in opposite directions. Building on his earlier clinics Contrapuntal Improvisation and Bi-tonal 2line, he turns these ideas into practical, symmetrical two-note figures you can apply to soloing, comping, composing, and chord melody — especially useful for solo jazz guitar.

What's covered

• The four types of counterpoint motion — oblique, parallel, similar, and contrary motion
• Two-note-per-chord figures over ii–V–I, thought chord by chord
• Right-hand technique: hybrid picking (pick plus ring finger) or fingers alone
• Adding chromatic passing tones between the lines
• Figures for minor, dominant, and major chords with roots on the 6th and 5th strings, plus treble-string versions for trio playing without a bass
• Working an idea from one chord, to a progression, to real tunes — Tune Up, Stella by Starlight, Days of Wine and Roses, blues, and other standards

You'll come away seeing the guitar from a new perspective and hearing a new dimension in your lines. Juampy's micro book “Contrapunto contrario en la improvisacion” is included, plus many of the 2line PDFs.