Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 7 – (Technique) Besides being a fantastic tune, “Joy Spring” is a technical exercise masterpiece. With all the trills, sixteenth notes, and key changes, this is sure to increase your jazz language, dexterity, and control.
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 sixteenth note ornament provides a very classy and elegant feel and sound to your playing that completely uplifts everything to a higher level.
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 integrate into your muscle memory and improvisation.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 4 – (Technique) Triplet ornaments are absolutely fantastic because swing, essentially comes from a triplet rhythm. They are a little more fancier than an eighth note ornament but not quite as flashy as a sixteenth note ornament.
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 learning about. In this technique exercise you’ll learn the melodic minor scale so that you can use this for improvisation in the future.
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 we will learn and study some other methods as well.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 6 – (Technique) In this step we’ll be working on this 2-5-1 lick that is sure to provide you with some excellent hand and finger control movements, along with some great jazz improvisation language.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 7 – (Technique) This will be the first step in adding a classy and elegant sound to your RH playing. The use of ornaments will drastically change your sound and instantly improve your jazz piano skills.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 3 – (Technique) This is an absolutely amazing exercise that will improve lots of different skills at once. You will be working on your technique, your swing feel, and your recognition of the modes over the 2-5-1’s.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 12 | Step 2 – (Technique) This is a fantastic exercise that I use to this day. Here we’re swinging modes over 5-1 progressions. This is an extremely strong harmonic progression that will enhance your playing when you’re able to smoothly play through it.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 16 | Step 7 – (Technique) Besides being a fantastic tune, “Joy Spring” is a technical exercise masterpiece. With all the trills, sixteenth notes, and key changes, this is sure to increase your jazz language, dexterity, and control.
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 sixteenth note ornament provides a very classy and elegant feel and sound to your playing that completely uplifts everything to a higher level.
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 integrate into your muscle memory and improvisation.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 14 | Step 4 – (Technique) Triplet ornaments are absolutely fantastic because swing, essentially comes from a triplet rhythm. They are a little more fancier than an eighth note ornament but not quite as flashy as a sixteenth note ornament.
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 learning about. In this technique exercise you’ll learn the melodic minor scale so that you can use this for improvisation in the future.
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 we will learn and study some other methods as well.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 6 – (Technique) In this step we’ll be working on this 2-5-1 lick that is sure to provide you with some excellent hand and finger control movements, along with some great jazz improvisation language.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 7 – (Technique) This will be the first step in adding a classy and elegant sound to your RH playing. The use of ornaments will drastically change your sound and instantly improve your jazz piano skills.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 13 | Step 3 – (Technique) This is an absolutely amazing exercise that will improve lots of different skills at once. You will be working on your technique, your swing feel, and your recognition of the modes over the 2-5-1’s.
Stage 1 | Lesson: 12 | Step 2 – (Technique) This is a fantastic exercise that I use to this day. Here we’re swinging modes over 5-1 progressions. This is an extremely strong harmonic progression that will enhance your playing when you’re able to smoothly play through it.
