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Stage 2 - Laying The Foundation

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You have a very solid foundation and a frame…now it’s time to get to the good stuff! But very IMPORTANT: make sure you have the first two stages down cold or else everything from here on out will not work for you. We dive much deeper into isolation of your jazz voicings, bass lines, two hand voicing strategies, solo piano methods, and bebop improvisation language with the use of approach notes. Ladies and gentlemen…this is where things really start to pick up and get juicy.

COURSE LESSONS

  • Lesson 17
    • Lesson 17 Overview
    • Step #1 – The “Dominant Bebop Scale”
    • Step #2 – Technique Review
    • Step #3 – Solo Piano Series 1: LH Components, Part 1
    • Step #4 – Improv Series 1: Melodies, Chord Tones, Connections
    • Step #5 – Blues For Alice Analysis
    • Step #6 – Dominant Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 1: LH Components, Part 2
    • Step #8 – Melodic Motif Application
  • Lesson 18
    • Lesson 18 Overview
    • Step #1 – Bebop Scale From Chord Tones
    • Step #2 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #1
    • Step #3 – Parallel Modes
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 2: Harmonizing Below Melody
    • Step #5 – LH Rhythms
    • Step #6 – Improv Melodic Motif Intermediate
    • Step #7 – Bebop Scale Chord Tones Application
    • Step #8 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #1 Application
    • Step #9 – LH Rhythms Application
    • Step #10 – Melodic Motif Application
  • Lesson 19
    • Lesson 19 Overview
    • Step #1 – Major 6th Bebop Scale
    • Step #2 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #2
    • Step #3 – Major 6th Bebop Technique
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 3: RH + LH Combination System
    • Step #5 – Rhythmic Motif Intermediate
    • Step #6 – Major 6th Bebop Application
    • Step #7 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #2 Application
    • Step #8 – Solo Piano Series 3: RH + LH Combo Application
    • Step #9 – Rhythmic Motif Application
  • Lesson 20
    • Lesson 20 Overview
    • Step #1 – Minor 2-5-1 Rootless Voicings
    • Step #2 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale
    • Step #3 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 4: Adding Roots & 5ths
    • Step #5 – Combining Motifs Intermediate
    • Step #6 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 4: Adding Roots & 5ths Application
    • Step #8 – Combining Motifs Application
  • Lesson 21
    • Lesson 21 Overview
    • Step #1 – Half Step Below Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Voiceleading Rootless Voicings
    • Step #3 – Half Step Below Bebop Exercise
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 5: RH Textures
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines, Part 1
    • Step #6 – Improv Series: Half Step Below Approach
    • Step #7 – Half Step Below w/ Dominant Bebop Scale
    • Step #8 – “Autumn Leaves” Analysis
    • Step #9 – Rootless Voicings Voiceleading Application
    • Step #10 – Solo Piano Series 5: RH Textures Application
    • Step #11 – Bass Lines, Part 1 Application
    • Step #12 – Half Step Exercise in “Autumn Leaves”
    • Step #13 – Half Step Below Improv Application
  • Lesson 22
    • Lesson 22 Overview
    • Step #1 – Chord Scale Above Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Dominant To Major 6th Bebop Scale
    • Step #3 – Chord Scale Above Line
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 6: RH Textures 2
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines, Part 2
    • Step #6 – Improv w/ Chord Scale Above Approach
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 6: RH Textures 2 Application
    • Step #8 – Bass Lines, Part 2 Application
    • Step #9 – Chord Scale Above Bebop Approach Application
    • Step #10 – Dominant To Major 6th Bebop Scale Application
  • Lesson 23
    • Lesson 23 Overview
    • Step #1 – Combining Bebop Approaches
    • Step #2 – Half Step Below & Chord Scale Above Line
    • Step #3 – Bass Lines, Part 3
    • Step #4 – LH Tenths Strategy
    • Step #5 – Using Combined Bebop Approaches
    • Step #6 – Bass Lines, Part 2 Application
    • Step #7 – LH Tenths Strategy Application
    • Step #8 – Combined Bebop Approach Application
  • Lesson 24
    • Lesson 24 Overview
    • Step #1 – Double Chromatic Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Chord Scale + 2 Chromatic Approaches
    • Step #3 – Double Chromatic Line
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series Overview
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines 4: Diatonic Movement
    • Step #6 – 2 Chromatic Approach Improv
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series Overview Application
    • Step #8 – Bass Lines 4: Diatonic Movement Application
    • Step #9 – 2 Chromatic Approach Application

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Stage 2 - The Inner Guts
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Select a lesson below to start your journey.

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About:

You have a very solid foundation and a frame…now it’s time to get to the good stuff! But very IMPORTANT: make sure you have the first two stages down cold or else everything from here on out will not work for you. We dive much deeper into isolation of your jazz voicings, bass lines, two hand voicing strategies, solo piano methods, and bebop improvisation language with the use of approach notes. Ladies and gentlemen…this is where things really start to pick up and get juicy

COURSE LESSONS

  • Lesson 17
    • Lesson 17 Overview
    • Step #1 – The “Dominant Bebop Scale”
    • Step #2 – Technique Review
    • Step #3 – Solo Piano Series 1: LH Components, Part 1
    • Step #4 – Improv Series 1: Melodies, Chord Tones, Connections
    • Step #5 – Blues For Alice Analysis
    • Step #6 – Dominant Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 1: LH Components, Part 2
    • Step #8 – Melodic Motif Application
  • Lesson 18
    • Lesson 18 Overview
    • Step #1 – Bebop Scale From Chord Tones
    • Step #2 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #1
    • Step #3 – Parallel Modes
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 2: Harmonizing Below Melody
    • Step #5 – LH Rhythms
    • Step #6 – Improv Melodic Motif Intermediate
    • Step #7 – Bebop Scale Chord Tones Application
    • Step #8 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #1 Application
    • Step #9 – LH Rhythms Application
    • Step #10 – Melodic Motif Application
  • Lesson 19
    • Lesson 19 Overview
    • Step #1 – Major 6th Bebop Scale
    • Step #2 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #2
    • Step #3 – Major 6th Bebop Technique
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 3: RH + LH Combination System
    • Step #5 – Rhythmic Motif Intermediate
    • Step #6 – Major 6th Bebop Application
    • Step #7 – Isolate Rootless Voicings, Structure #2 Application
    • Step #8 – Solo Piano Series 3: RH + LH Combo Application
    • Step #9 – Rhythmic Motif Application
  • Lesson 20
    • Lesson 20 Overview
    • Step #1 – Minor 2-5-1 Rootless Voicings
    • Step #2 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale
    • Step #3 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 4: Adding Roots & 5ths
    • Step #5 – Combining Motifs Intermediate
    • Step #6 – Minor 7th Bebop Scale Application
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 4: Adding Roots & 5ths Application
    • Step #8 – Combining Motifs Application
  • Lesson 21
    • Lesson 21 Overview
    • Step #1 – Half Step Below Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Voiceleading Rootless Voicings
    • Step #3 – Half Step Below Bebop Exercise
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 5: RH Textures
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines, Part 1
    • Step #6 – Improv Series: Half Step Below Approach
    • Step #7 – Half Step Below w/ Dominant Bebop Scale
    • Step #8 – “Autumn Leaves” Analysis
    • Step #9 – Rootless Voicings Voiceleading Application
    • Step #10 – Solo Piano Series 5: RH Textures Application
    • Step #11 – Bass Lines, Part 1 Application
    • Step #12 – Half Step Exercise in “Autumn Leaves”
    • Step #13 – Half Step Below Improv Application
  • Lesson 22
    • Lesson 22 Overview
    • Step #1 – Chord Scale Above Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Dominant To Major 6th Bebop Scale
    • Step #3 – Chord Scale Above Line
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series 6: RH Textures 2
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines, Part 2
    • Step #6 – Improv w/ Chord Scale Above Approach
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series 6: RH Textures 2 Application
    • Step #8 – Bass Lines, Part 2 Application
    • Step #9 – Chord Scale Above Bebop Approach Application
    • Step #10 – Dominant To Major 6th Bebop Scale Application
  • Lesson 23
    • Lesson 23 Overview
    • Step #1 – Combining Bebop Approaches
    • Step #2 – Half Step Below & Chord Scale Above Line
    • Step #3 – Bass Lines, Part 3
    • Step #4 – LH Tenths Strategy
    • Step #5 – Using Combined Bebop Approaches
    • Step #6 – Bass Lines, Part 2 Application
    • Step #7 – LH Tenths Strategy Application
    • Step #8 – Combined Bebop Approach Application
  • Lesson 24
    • Lesson 24 Overview
    • Step #1 – Double Chromatic Bebop Approach
    • Step #2 – Chord Scale + 2 Chromatic Approaches
    • Step #3 – Double Chromatic Line
    • Step #4 – Solo Piano Series Overview
    • Step #5 – Bass Lines 4: Diatonic Movement
    • Step #6 – 2 Chromatic Approach Improv
    • Step #7 – Solo Piano Series Overview Application
    • Step #8 – Bass Lines 4: Diatonic Movement Application
    • Step #9 – 2 Chromatic Approach Application

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