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Hi @PaulabMoore It is a great question. The way Tony teaches imorovisation is by teaching you a scale, which is typically individual notes. The improv would be trying to find something on your own by playing the backing track and playing the notes from the scale however you like. Whatever sounds good to you flies. You can embellish it however you like. Iff you see an improvement from Charlie D, take a look and listen. Look at how he incorates the scale, but then he adds to it.
I suggest keeping it simple at the,beginning and try to just use the scale. You can play notes in whatever order you want. You can repeat notes or patterns that sound good to you.
Another great way to practice improve is to use the pentatonic scale in different keys. If you play in the key of C, go to YouTube and search Key C backing track. If you are I. The key of B, you do the same, but search for backing track in that key. Play around and do minor scales and major scales. Just make sure you say major or minor or when searching for a backing track. Then just relax and start with different notes from the scale. If it sounds good, it is good. Hope this helps. 😉