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Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Advanced
03:21:11

Master Vaudeville-style piano with the Burlesque Blues. Learn essential techniques like 5-Note Blocked Chords, the Burlesque Blues left hand, Fills, bass walkups, & improvisation techniques.

Course Objectives
  • Learn Jonny’s original blues “Footsie Woman”
  • Discover the tricks to playing slides, bluesy chords and ornamentations
  • Learn a full Blues solo to draw inspiration from
  • Explore dynamics and articulation
Learning Focus
  • Lead Sheets
  • Songs
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Showed me my limits, but helped to demystify stride piano a little
This course really showed me my limits. Jumping with the left hand and playing clustered chords with the right hand - my brain can't bring this together. But it really helped me to demystify the burlesque and stride style. And so much input on how to vary the left or right hand.
Amazing!!!!
Thank-you Jonny for making this awesome Burlesque Blues instruction video! I love this arrangement and all the creative options that you have recommended. For years, I've played ragtime and classical music and making any sort of inventive embellishments was simply NOT to be done. I love, love, love all the artistic freedom of expression that the blues genre has to offer, but most of all, how your excellent presentation has enabled pianistic and musical growth for me!!! A million thank-yous!!!!

Course Lessons

1
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 1
34:09

Lead Sheet, Melody and Chords

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2
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 2
35:36

The Burlesque Left Hand Technique

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3
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 3
19:46

Octaves and Chord Tones, Hands Together

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4
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 4
35:00

Slides, Tremolos, Octave Walk-Ups, & the “Whistle” Effect

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5
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 5
37:04

Full Song Review and Solo Part 1 & 2

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6
Burlesque Blues Footsie Woman – Lesson 6
39:36

The Outro, Chord Reference, & Other Song Applications

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Featured Reviews

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Showed me my limits, but helped to demystify stride piano a little
This course really showed me my limits. Jumping with the left hand and playing clustered chords with the right hand - my brain can't bring this together. But it really helped me to demystify the burlesque and stride style. And so much input on how to vary the left or right hand.
Amazing!!!!
Thank-you Jonny for making this awesome Burlesque Blues instruction video! I love this arrangement and all the creative options that you have recommended. For years, I've played ragtime and classical music and making any sort of inventive embellishments was simply NOT to be done. I love, love, love all the artistic freedom of expression that the blues genre has to offer, but most of all, how your excellent presentation has enabled pianistic and musical growth for me!!! A million thank-yous!!!!
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