Step #6 – Hexatonic Dominant 9, #11 (bVII+, I)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 6 - (improvisation) This particular hexatonic sound contains 2 extensions that work over the dominant 7th chord. The combi…
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Step #7 – Coltrane Changes Improv Approaches
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 7 - (improvisation) There are endless ways to improvise over Trane Changes but 2 of the most popular are the use of pentat…
Step #8 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 4
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 8 - (repertoire) Listening will always remain one of the MOST crucial components to ensuring your playing continues to mak…
Step #1 – Pop/Rock Licks
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 1 - (technique) Pop and rock licks are can be flashy or simple and they live mostly within pentatonic improvisation langua…
Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant 9, #11, (bVII+, I)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 2 - (theory) This particular hexatonic sound contains 2 extensions that work over the dominant 7th chord. The combination …
Step #3 – Pop/Rock Style
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 3 - (theory) The pop/rock style is home on the piano. Many famous pop/rock pianists have emerged from writing simple 4 cho…
Step #4 – Popular Diminished Voicings 2
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 4 - (theory) This particular popular diminished chord is simply two diminished chords stacked on top of each other to crea…
Step #5 – Pop/Rock “Hey Jude”
Stage 5 | Lesson: 48 | Step 5 - (repertoire) What better way to practice the pop/rock genre than with a classic Beatles tune. This tune is perfect to …
Step #7 – Hexatonic Dominant b9, #9, #11 (I-, #IV-)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 7 - (improvisation) This particular combination of triads creates more of unique and out sound due to all of the extension…
Step #8 – Trane Reharm 25
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 8 - (repertoire) Trane changes can be reharmed even in a simple 2-5 which is exactly what you will be doing in this step. …