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Stage 5 - The Finishing Touches

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Congrats! You have already been playing for a long time and now it’s time to put the finishing touches on your playing. At stage 5 you are truly perfecting your craft. You can essentially do everything at a high level and now are putting the minute details into the general categories of jazz in order to be a complete player. We explore more conceptual based concepts in this stage to improve your mental approach and mastery of the piano.

Focus Points:

Styles
Tempos
Popular Voicings
Hexatonic improv
Advanced Playing Concepts

COURSE LESSONS

Lesson 41
- Lesson 41 Overview
- Step #1 – Dominant Montuno
- Step #2 – Minor Montuno
- Step #3 – 2-5-1 Montuno
- Step #4 – Hexatonic Augmented 7th Chords (bVII+, I+)
- Step #5 – 3-4 Time Signature Lick
- Step #6 – Latin Music
- Step #7 – LH Minor Voicings
- Step #8 – Popular Minor Voicings 1
- Step #9 – 3-4 Time Signature
- Step #10 – Mantecca
- Step #11 – “Girl From Ipanema”
- Step #12 – Hexatonic Augmented 7th Chords (bVII+, I+) Improv
- Step #13 – 3-4 Improv
- Step #14 – LH Minor Voicings
Lesson 42
- Lesson 42 Overview
- Step #1 – Funk Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Major 7th Augmented (III, #IVo)
- Step #3 – 12-8 Time Signature Lick
- Step #4 – Funk Style
- Step #5 – Dominant LH Voicings
- Step #6 – Minor Popular Voicings 2
- Step #7 – 12-8 Time Signature
- Step #8 – Funk Style: I Wish
- Step #9 – 12-8 Blues Style
- Step #10 – Hexatonic Major 7th
Lesson 43
- Lesson 43 Overview
- Step #1 – Blues Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Minor Major Chords (VIo, VIIo)
- Step #3 – Blues Style Theory
- Step #4 – LH Major 7th Voicings
- Step #5 – Dominant Popular Voicings 1
- Step #6 – 7-4 Time Signature 1
- Step #7 – 7-4 Time Signature 2
- Step #8 – Hexatonic Minor Major Chords
- Step #9 – Minor Blues Analysis
Lesson 44
- Lesson 44 Overview
- Step #1 – Gospel Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic -7b5 Chords (bVII, Io)
- Step #3 – Gospel/Church Style
- Step #4 – Dominant Popular Voicings 2
- Step #5 – 6-8 Time Signature
- Step #6 – 6-8 All Blues Example
- Step #7 – Hexatonic -7b5 Chords (bVII, Io)
- Step #8 – “I Surrender All” Analysis
Lesson 45
- Lesson 45 Overview
- Step #1 – New Orleans Street Beat Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Altered Chords (bV, bVI)
- Step #3 – Trane Lick 1
- Step #4 – New Orleans Street Beat 1
- Step #5 – Major 7th Popular Voicings 1
- Step #6 – Trane Changes Intro
- Step #7 – Trane Changes Connections
- Step #8 – New Orleans Street Beat 2
- Step #9 – Hexatonic Altered Chords (bV, bVI)
- Step #10 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 1
Lesson 46
- Lesson 46 Overview
- Step #1 – R&B Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant b9 #11 Chords (I, #IV)
- Step #3 – Trane Lick 2
- Step #4 – R&B Style
- Step #5 – Major 7th Popular Voicings 2
- Step #6 – Trane 2-5-1 Reharm
- Step #7 – “Just The Two Of Us” Analysis
- Step #8 – Hexatonic Dominant b9 #11 Chords
- Step #9 – “Tune Up” Reharm
- Step #10 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 2
Lesson 47
- Lesson 47 Overview
- Step #1 – Straight Feel Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant b9, #9, #11 (I-, #IV-)
- Step #3 – Trane Reharm Lick
- Step #4 – Straight Feel Style
- Step #5 – Popular Diminshed Voicings 1
- Step #6 – Straight Feel
- Step #7 – Hexatonic Dominant b9, #9, #11 (I-, #IV-)
- Step #8 – Trane Reharm 25
- Step #9 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 3
Lesson 48
- Lesson 48 Overview
- Step #1 – Pop/Rock Licks
- Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant 9, #11, (bVII+, I)
- Step #3 – Pop/Rock Style
- Step #4 – Popular Diminished Voicings 2
- Step #5 – Pop/Rock “Hey Jude”
- Step #6 – Hexatonic Dominant 9, #11 (bVII+, I)
- Step #7 – Coltrane Changes Improv Approaches
- Step #8 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 4
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Lesson 41 | Step 1 - Dominant Montuno

Lesson 41 | Step 2 - Minor Montuno

Lesson 41 | Step 3 - 2-5-1 Montuno

Lesson 41 | Step 4 - Hexatonic Augmented 7th Chords (bvii,i)

Lesson 41 | Step 6 - Latin Music

Lesson 41 | Step 7 - LH Minor Voicings

Lesson 41 | Step 8 - Popular Minor Voicings 1

Lesson 41 | Step 9 - 3-4 Time Signature

Lesson 42 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Major 7th Augmented (iii,vio)

Lesson 42 | Step 4 - Funk Style

Lesson 42 | Step 5 - Dominant LH Voicings

Lesson 42 | Step 6 - Minor Popular Voicings 2

Lesson 42 | Step 7 - 12-8 Time Signature

Lesson 43 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Minor Major Chords (vio,viio)

Lesson 43 | Step 3 - Blues Style Theory

Lesson 43 | Step 4 - LH Major 7th Voicings

Lesson 43 | Step 5 - Dominant Popular Voicings 1

Lesson 43 | Step 6 - 7-4 Time Signature

Lesson 44 | Step 2 - Hexatonic 7b5 Chords (bvii, io)

Lesson 44 | Step 3 - Gospel/Church Style

Lesson 44 | Step 4 - Dominant Popular Voicings 2

Lesson 44 | Step 5 - 6-8 Time Signature

Lesson 45 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Altered Chords (bv,bvi)

Lesson 45 | Step 4 - New Orleans Street Beat 1

Lesson 45 | Step 5 - Major 7th Popular Voicings

Lesson 45 | Step 6 - Trane Changes Intro

Lesson 46 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Dominant b9-11 Chords (I,V)

Lesson 46 | Step 4 - R&B Style

Lesson 46 | Step 5 - Major 7th Popular Voicings 2

Lesson 46 | Step 6 - 2-5-1 Reharm

Lesson 47 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Dominant #b9 #9 #11 (i,iv)

Lesson 47 | Step 4 - Straight Feel Style

Lesson 47 | Step 5 - Popular Diminished Voicings 1

Lesson 48 | Step 2 - Hexatonic Dominant #9 #11 (bvii,i)

Lesson 48 | Step 3 - Pop Rock Style

Lesson 48 | Step 4 - Popular Diminished Voicings 2

Lesson 41 | Step 5 - 3-4 Time Signature Lick

Lesson 42 | Step 1 - Funk Licks

Lesson 42 | Step 3 - 12-8 Time Signature Lick

Lesson 43 | Step 1 - Blues Licks

Lesson 44 | Step 1 - Gospel Licks

Lesson 45 | Step 1 - New Orleans Street Beat Licks

Lesson 45 | Step 3 - Trane Lick 1

Lesson 46 | Step 1 - R&B Licks

Lesson 46 | Step 3 - Trane Lick 2

Lesson 47 | Step 1 - Straight Feel Licks

Lesson 47 | Step 3 - Trane Reharm Lick

Lesson 48 | Step 1 - Pop/Rock Licks

Lesson 41 | Step 12 - Hexatonic Augmented 7th Chords (bvii,i) Improv

Lesson 41 | Step 13 - 3-4 Improv

Lesson 42 | Step 10 - Hexatonic Major 7th

Lesson 43 | Step 8 - Hexatonic Minor Major Chords

Lesson 44 | Step 7 - Hexatonic 7b5 Chords (bvii,io)

Lesson 45 | Step 7 - Trane Changes Connections

Lesson 45 | Step 9 - Hexatonic Altered Chords (bv,bvi)

Lesson 46 | Step 8 - Hexatonic Dominant #b9 #11 Chords

Lesson 47 | Step 7 - Hexatonic Dominant #b9 #11 (i,iv)

Lesson 48 | Step 6 - Hexatonic Dominant #b9 #11 (bvii,i)

Lesson 48 | Step 7 - Coltrane Changes Improv Approaches

Lesson 41 | Step 10 - Mantecca

Lesson 41 | Step 11 - "Girl From Ipanema"

Lesson 41 | Step 14 - LH Minor Voicings

Lesson 42 | Step 8 - Funk Style: I Wish

Lesson 42 | Step 9 - 12-8 Blues Style

Lesson 43 | Step 7 - 7-4 Time Signature 2

Lesson 43 | Step 9 - Blues Analysis

Lesson 44 | Step 6 - 6-8 All Blues Example

Lesson 44 | Step 8 - "I Surrender All" Analysis

Lesson 45 | Step 8 - New Orleans Street Beat 2

Lesson 45 | Step 10 - Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 1

Lesson 46 | Step 7 - "Just The Two Of Us" Analysis

Lesson 46 | Step 9 - "Tune Up" Reharm

Lesson 46 | Step 10 - Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 2

Lesson 47 | Step 6 - Straight Feel

Lesson 47 | Step 8 - Trane Reharm 25

Lesson 47 | Step 9 - Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 3

Lesson 48 | Step 5 - Pop/Rock "Hey Jude"

Lesson 48 | Step 8 - Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 4