Course Categories: solo piano

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'll dive deep into the details of harmonizing without the melody and with comps. 

In this step, we're going a step further and adding extensions using the flowchart process we've learned. 

In this step, we'll learn how to harmonize a non shell melody note. What we do and how to approach this. 

In this step, we'll learn where to harmonize with extensions. It can be difficult to choose and find a good spot. Let's take a look.

In this conclusion step, we'll cover all the important aspects we've gone over and tie everything together.

We're combining the essential solo piano components in this step. RH melody, bass note, and our LH component selection. This will give us everything w…

In this step, we're going to begin adding RH harmonization when the melody note is a shell of the chord. Let's go!

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. 

There are specific places in a melody that lend themselves to be harmonized. The better you can recognize these spots, the easier it will be for you t…