Pop Soloing with Harmonized Chord Tone Targets

Instructor

Jonny May

Course Type

Workshop

Skill Level

Advanced

Duration

01:34:03

This piano course teaches students how to solo in the pop style using harmonized chord tone targets, a technique used by renowned pianists like Billy Joel, Elton John, and Nora Jones. The course covers essential pop chords and the three most common chord progressions found in popular songs, along with three different left hand accompaniment options for varying skill levels. Students will learn the two key positions for harmonized chord tone targets and understand the difference between meandering and intentional solos. The course includes chord tone target exercises to help create interesting musical lines, practice sessions for inventing lines using single and multiple targets, downloadable sheet music, and backing tracks for playing along with a band.