Step #3 – Extensions Intro
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 3 - (Theory) Extensions in jazz can be thought of as the vibrant colors that artists use to make their paintings come to l…
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Step #4 – Rootless Voicings #1
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 4 - (Theory) Rootless voicings are going to be your first HUGE step towards creating an authentic jazz sound. When you use…
Step #5 – Sixteenth Note Ornaments
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 5 - (Technique) The sixteenth note ornament is still going to be different than the other ones we’ve practiced. The sixt…
Step #6 – Beginning Improv Textures
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 6 - (Improvisation) Once students learn what notes to use when improvising, most of the time they have no idea what to do …
Step #7 – Improv Textures on “What Is This Thing Called Love?”
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 7 - (Repertoire) In this step we’ll be integrating the improv textures we learned into the tune, “What Is This Thing C…
Step #8 – LH Comping, Part 1: Rhythms
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 8 - (Improvisation) These LH comping rhythms will add flavor, spice, and most importantly, swing to your improvisation. Re…
Step #1 – Jazz Blues
1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 1 - (Theory) The jazz blues contains certain sets of harmonic changes that weren’t used when the blues was first created. Thes…
Step #2 – Bird Blues
Stage 1 | Lesson: 15 | Step 2 - (Theory) The “Bird” blues comes from the great sax player, Charlie Parker whose nickname was “Bird”. This is a…
Step #1 – The Blues Scale
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 1 - (Theory) The blues scale is going to be a critical component to many things in your jazz piano journey. Most important…
Step #2 – Bass Lines, Part 1
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 2 - (Theory) Bass lines are essential for a lot of different things in jazz piano. Harmony, solo piano, improvisation, com…