One Note Changes Everything

👉 Get the free PDF: https://subscribepage.io/One-Note-Changes-Everything The PDF walks you through this idea in detail, with exercises and notation for different instruments. ⸻ In this video, I break down an idea from John Coltrane’s solo on Hackensack, where he builds a whole chorus around a single note. Coltrane is often associated with “sheets of sound” and complex lines, but here he does the opposite. By returning to one note again and again, he creates a strong sense of identity and shape, so the solo feels like one continuous idea rather than a collection of phrases. This is a simple concept, but it’s incredibly powerful - and something you can start using in your own playing straight away. ⸻ 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How one note can act as a “through-line” in your solo • How to use target notes to create coherence • How to develop motifs and ideas across the form • Practical exercises to apply this to your own playing ⸻ 🎥 Original video (Coltrane & Stan Getz – Hackensack) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beCGdmrP8Xc ⸻ 🎷 Try this in your practice: • Pick a target note and return to it in every phrase • Experiment with different placements (every bar, every 2 bars, etc.) • Try different target notes (tonic, dominant, etc.) • Keep it simple and focus on shape and rhythm ⸻ If you found this video helpful you might also like 🎥 https://youtu.be/nsr2_7jDiX0 ⸻ I post weekly videos like this designed to turn musical concepts into instincts you can actually use when you play. 👍 Like the video if you found it helpful 🔔 Subscribe for more Buy Mike a coffee ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/thesoundkitchen