I’ve been making music on my laptop for a few years now, mostly producing and programming melodies. Lately I’ve really wanted to get better at actually improvising and freestyling over chords so my melodies feel more human and not drawn in with a mouse.
I love jazz rap and neo-soul and I’d like to practice over those types of chords (m7, m9, jazzy progressions).
I’ve read that a lot of people say that learning scales is one of the most important things you can do to improve at piano. Is starting with E major / C# minor a good idea? Or is there a better scale/mode I should focus on first for this style? I'd love to know some tips!
Submitted 2026-02-25T08:40:32+00:00 by Gatesberg https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1re7wdy/i_want_to_get_better_at_improvfreestyling_over/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, February 25, 2026