Pop Soloing With 3rds and 6ths
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Take your pop piano playing to the next level by learning how to craft smooth, expressive, and professional-sounding solos using one of the most powerful techniques in modern music: thirds and sixths. In this workshop, I’ll shows you how today’s top artists—like Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, and Coldplay—create memorable melodic lines that feel natural, emotional, and instantly recognizable.
You won’t just learn what thirds and sixths are—you’ll discover how to use them musically. Through step-by-step instruction, you’ll explore how to apply these intervals over common pop chord progressions, how to mix them creatively, and how to shape them into compelling phrases that sound like real music (not just exercises). The course also includes guided practice, downloadable sheet music, and backing tracks so you can immediately apply what you’re learning and build confidence at the keys.
Whether you’re new to soloing or looking to expand your pop vocabulary, this course gives you a clear, practical roadmap to sounding more polished and expressive in your playing.
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This 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.
This course teaches how to solo in the pop style using chord tone targets, a fundamental technique for targeting the most important notes in each chord.
This 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.
This course teaches how to solo in the pop style using chord tone targets, a fundamental technique for targeting the most important notes in each chord.
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