Step #6 – Rhythmic Motif Building
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 6 - (Improvisation) Rhythmic motifs are just as important and useful as melodic motifs. They are exactly what they sound l…
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Step #7 – Motif Building in “What Is This Thing Called Love?”
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 7 - (Repertoire) In this step we’re going to be taking the work we’ve done using motifs and integrating them into the …
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…
Step #3 – 2-5-1 Lick
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 3 - (Technique) This 2-5-1 lick is a great technique builder and will give you some examples of jazz language that you can…
Step #4 – Triplet Ornaments
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 4 - (Technique) Triplet ornaments are absolutely fantastic because swing, essentially comes from a triplet rhythm. They ar…
Step #11 – What is This Thing Called Love: Application
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 11 - (Repertoire) In this step will by applying the varying rhythms we’ve learned along with integrating licks as well.
Step #1 – Minor 2-5-1 Progression
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 1 - (Theory) In this step we’ll be working on minor 2-5-1 harmony. Minor 2-5-1 harmony gives students a lot of trouble b…
Step #2 – The Blues, Part 1
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 2 - (Theory) The blues is an amazing style and form that we’re going to be learning in this step. The blues is the oldes…
Step #4 – Melodic Minor Scale
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 4 - (Technique) The melodic minor scale will be used to improvise over any Minor Major 7th chord which you will be learnin…
Step #5 – Harmonic Minor Scale
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 5 - (Technique) The harmonic minor scale will be the scale used to solo over -7b5 chord for the time being. In the future …