Step #4 – Minor 4th Voicings

Stage 4 | Lesson: 37 | Step 4 - (Theory) The minor 4th voicing setup is one of the most popular modern jazz voicing you can find. Often these are also…

Step #5 – 4th Voicing Movements

Stage 4 | Lesson: 37 | Step 5 - (Theory) 4th voicing movements are going to be very important when comping and creating a modern sound. This step will…

Step #5 – Major 7th Extension

Stage 4 | Lesson: 36 | Step 5 - (Theory) Now we’re working on isolating the major 7th extensions. Thank goodness there is not as many as the dominan…

Step #1 – #2 Pentatonic Scale

Stage 4 | Lesson: 36 | Step 1 - (Theory) The #2 pentatonic scale is going to sound slightly blusey because of the #2, but it also gives a more country…

Step #1 – Altered Scale

Stage 4 | Lesson: 35 | Step 1 - (Theory) The Altered scale is amazing tool that you hear used all the time by the greats. It allows you to move outsid…

Step #2 – b2 Pentatonic

Stage 4 | Lesson: 35 | Step 2 - (Theory) The b2 pentatonic scale will provide a sound similar to the harmonic minor scale. It’ll give you an atmosph…

Step #4 – Drop 2 Rootless Voicings

Stage 4 | Lesson: 35 | Step 4 - (Theory) This is step will catapult you into some of the highest quality jazz voicings that you hear on albums, coming…

Step #5 – Dominant Extensions

Stage 4 | Lesson: 35 | Step 5 - (Theory) Dominant chords contain the most amount of extensions. But this also means the most amount colors! Think abou…

Step #3 – Drop 2 Inversions

Stage 4 | Lesson: 34 | Step 3 - (Theory) This texture can be used for a variety of different things. Comping, improvisation, melody harmonization and …
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