Course Categories: solo piano

In this step, I'll be introducing a systematic process to solo piano arranging that will become extremely useful and allow you to follow a step by ste…

This is a rather easy step. Here we're simply noticing where the melody is and picking a bass note from the options we have available. 

In this step, we'll learn how to incorporate extensions into our  voicings. This is a fantastic step that will benefit every aspect of your playing.…

In this step, we'll learn the traditional dominant extensions that are available for us to use in the voicings. 

In this step, we'll cover the major 7th extensions available to use when creating solo piano voicings. 

This step we'll be an intro into extensions and the colors and sounds they produce. As we move more into voicings, extensions will be necessary to cre…

In this step, we're going to be learning the rootless voicing structure 1. These voicings are very important for all the future voicings and extension…

In this step, we're learning the rootless voicing structure 2 which is very similar to structure 1 but just inverted. 

In this step, we'll cover the minor 7th extensions available to use when creating our voicings. 

Adding the root and fifth below the melody will thicken up the sound and reinforce the harmony. In fact, any chord tone is a great way to thicken up y…