In this course, John will walk you through the piano lead sheets of 8 different songs and show you how to utilize various piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound using block chords. You’ll learn how to embellish the melody both rhythmically & melodically, and various bass lines.
By the end of the course, you’ll be confident in adding your own personal style to a lead sheet.
This comprehensive course covers diminished & dominant diminished block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Db Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “Rainy Days .”
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Eb Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with “Hasta La Vista.”
This comprehensive course covers half-diminished block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
This comprehensive course covers dominant block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Gb Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “Angel of My Eyes .”
This comprehensive course covers minor block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
This comprehensive course covers major block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
In this course, John will walk you through the piano lead sheets of 8 different songs and show you how to utilize various piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound. You’ll learn how to implement rootless voicings, how to embellish the melody both rhythmically & melodically, and various ways of adding rhythm to both hands.
By the end of the course, you’ll be confident in adding your own personal style to a lead sheet.
This comprehensive course covers major 2-5-1 rootless voicings. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on altered dominant chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
This comprehensive course covers minor 2-5-1 rootless voicings. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of G# Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with “Memories.”
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of B Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “The River Don’t End .”
In this course, we’ll learn how to play a traditional minor blues.
We’ll master the chord progression, stride pattern, chord extensions & substitutions, scales for improv, an original melody, accompaniment patterns, and a variety of essential solo techniques.
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on half diminished chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
In this course, we’ll learn how to play a traditional minor blues.
We’ll master the chord progression, triads & 7th chords, shell voicings, an original melody, accompaniment patterns, and a variety of essential solo techniques.
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of F Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with “The Wonderous.”
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on dominant 7th chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on minor 9 chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.