Course Categories: solo piano

This is a great tune to practice in the fast swing style. Be sure to focus on how and where I'm harmonizing the melody with my LH. Since everything is…

"Just Friends" is a great slow swinger to work on your solo piano skills. There are lots of gaps to fill and it also gives you time to play what you i…

"There Will Never Be Another You" is a great medium swinger. LH solo piano components are in full effect here and you're sure to learn a lot.

The tune "Stella By Starlight" is a classic that is played in many ways. I chose to go with medium swing here, although you can play it as a ballad to…

"All Of Me" is a fantastic medium swing jazz standard that makes for a great solo piano analysis. Lots of nuggets to be learned here!

"Billie's Bounce" is a classic blues to learn from. If you're looking to pick up some amazing blues solo piano strategies, this is the step for you.

This is one of my favorite ballads to play in a solo piano system because of the simplicity and beautiful melody.

Improvisation accompaniment at medium swing tempos will utilize everything we've worked on in the previous lessons. Lots of the same strategies. 

Obviously, with the fast tempos, it's going to be more challenging to offer your RH improv support but these tips should help you immensely. 

In this first step, we'll talk about some basic concepts that are needed for accompaniment during improvisation.