Step #7 – There Is No Greater Love

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…

Step #1 – Just Friends

"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…

Step #3 – Stella By Starlight

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…

Step #4 – All Of Me

"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!

Step #5 – Billie’s Bounce

"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.

Step #4 – Medium Swing

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

Step #5 – Fast

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. 

Step #1 – Intro

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