Course Categories: solo piano

Comping is probably the first strategy that comes to mind when filling the space. This is easy and sounds great! We'll cover what to do in this step.Â…

I like to call this strategy bass line stabs. This is great for packing some punch into your fill. I love the texture it creates!

Bass lines are an integral part of solo piano. Without it, there is no bottom end structure to the harmony and no bottom foundation.

In this step, we're integrating more bass line movements such as chord scale above, half step below, half step above, and more.

Learning to play a 2 feel is a great way to leave an open, airy atmosphere at the beginning of tunes. This allows you to go into a regular quarter not…

The broken bass is a fantastic texture to use that allows your LH to leave space and get a rest for a little bit as well. 

Harmonization of non shell notes takes on a similar approach but there are a couple of details you want to watch out for. Let's check it out. 

Using the melody and improvisation to hold tempos works like a charm. Most students overlook the use of the melody to keep the time going during the s…

This strategy is like comping for another musician except that other musician is yourself! In this step, we're just switching roles for a split second…

RH chords with LH bass notes creates a fantastic texture that sounds full and supportive. We'll explore this texture further in this step.