Instructor
Jonny May
Quick Tip
Intermediate
22:48

Learning Focus
  • Exercises
  • Improvisation
Music Style
  • Jazz Ballads
  • Jazz Swing
  • Smooth Jazz
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Do you wish your piano solos were more inspiring, beautiful, or memorable?

I’ve heard thousands of students solo in my 20+ years of teaching, and I’m convinced that there’s one thing that separates great solos from mediocre ones.

This one thing transcends all genres of music.

I don’t care if it’s Bill Evens, Elton John, or Ray Charles.

All of the greats follow this one rule.

And if you break it, your solo will sound uninspiring.

In fact, it’s such an important rule that you should not learn any further soloing techniques until you have this one down.

In this lesson, I show you exactly what this rule is, key exercises to get it in your fingers, and how to apply it to your solos.

This might just be the “light bulb moment” you’ve been waiting for.

I remember my early years improvising piano, and something was missing.

I had learned all of the “cool-sounding scales” to improvise over chords, but my solos just felt aimless.

I felt like I was always musically meandering around, and not really saying anything meaningful.

But it all changed for me when I realized that all great solos have one thing: direction.

Listening to a great solo is like watching an archer put the arrow right in the bullseye.

The intention, clarity, and focus are what make the arrow land so perfectly.

And music is no different. If you want the audience to love your solos, you need to learn how to make your solo land.

And the technique that I teach in the video will accomplish exactly this.

It’s target practice for pianists.

After you finish this lesson, I hope that you discover that you truly can play amazing solos.


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Jonny May

Jonathan May is a pianist from Southern California who specializes in many styles of piano. At age eighteen, Jonny became the youngest pianist to perform at Disneyland. Each week he entertained thousands of guests with his arrangements of American classics and Disney songs. Jonny has also performed with the Youtube...

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