Learn the Circular Progression 1, and important “cyclic” progression used in Jazz & Gospel music. Discover the chords, how to add jazz harmony, and improvisation techniques using various scales.
Course Type: Workshop
The Circular Progression 1
Learn an important cyclic chord progression used in Jazz & Gospel music, Circular Progression 1. Discover the chords, harmonization approaches, 4-On-The-Floor groove, and improv techniques.
Soloing Over a 2-5-1 Progression
Learn to solo over the most common progression in all of Jazz. With a step-by-step approach, you’ll discover how to use scales, chord tones, chromaticism, and patterns to express your creativity.
Ragtime Crash Course 2
Discover the professional secrets behind ragtime with this in-depth workshop. You’ll learn the 4 essential Rag Rolls and the Ragtime stride left hand which we will apply to a traditional song.
Ragtime Crash Course 1
Learn how to rag up a simple song with beginner rag rolls and the jumping left hand. After this course, you’ll have a working knowledge of how to “ragify” any melody you encounter.
Jazzy Blues Comping 2
Discover how to comp with walking bass lines, shells chords, and crunchy rootless voicings. After this course, you’ll be able to confidently accompany other musicians on tunes like Route 66!
Jazzy Blues Comping 1
Learn the art of jazz comping on the Jazzy-Blues chord progression, used in tunes like Route 66. You’ll discover how to add colored notes to the chord, use chord shells, and develop blues fills.
How to Create a Blues Solo
Dive into blues soloing with this comprehensive course. Learn 4 left hand accompaniments, slides, turns, rolls, upper/lower positions, Pentatonic lines, big crunchy chords, and more.
Jazz Standard Analysis 2
Make sense of jazz standards by analyzing the chord progression for All the Ways You Love, inspired by All the Things You Are. You’ll discover that jazz chords progressions follow predictable patterns.
Greensleeves (What Child Is This) 2
Jazzify Greensleeves in the spirit of Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas Special arrangement. Learn 2 left hand accompaniments, jazz harmonies, turns, walking bass, & how to improvise a solo.
Greensleeves (What Child Is This) 1
Learn how to create an easy waltz-swing arrangement of Greensleeves. We explore the lead sheet, simple left hand shells, 2 waltz grooves, how to harmonize the right hand, and soloing tricks.
Heart and Spirit 2
Learn 3 essential Jazz styles – Jazz Swing, Stride, & Latin – with Heart & Spirit, inspired by Heart & Soul. From the lead sheet, we’ll apply 4-On-The-Floor, Walking Bass, re-harmonizations, & more.
Heart and Spirit 1
Learn Heart & Spirit, a tune inspired by Heart & Soul. You’ll learn how to develop the lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles – Swing, Latin, and Broadway Kickline – plus, how to improvise over it.
Silent Night – Bossa Accompaniment 2
Create a relaxing atmosphere with this beautiful Bossa Nova accompaniment of the classic Christmas tune Silent Night. With jazzy chord voicings and the Bossa rhythm, you’ll never hear it the same way again.
Silent Night – Bossa Accompaniment 1
A beautiful Latin Bossa Nova accompaniment for Silent Night. Using chord shells and a root-fifth bass approach, this rendition will have all your friends singing along during the holidays!
Bossa Nova Girl From Foreign Lands 2
Transform a lead sheet into a Bossa Nova with the song, “Girl From Foreign Lands.” Using the bossa rhythm and techniques such as open & closed position, you’ll be “Bossafy” any lead sheet.
Bossa Nova Girl From Foreign Lands 1
Learn the essential techniques behind Bossa Nova with the song “Girl From Foreign Lands.” After learning the bossa groove, you’ll discover how to add the melody, harmonies, and bring the song to life.
Broadway Kickline Blues 2
Learn the tools behind the Bluesy Broadway Kickline Style with this exciting arrangement. Discover how to combine techniques such as sliding, tremolos, blues rolls, and punched notes.
Broadway Kickline Blues 1
Learn the fundamentals of the Broadway Kickline style with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star like you’ve never heard it. Explore how to bluesify the lead sheet with slides, chord punches, & more.
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 2
A total of 8 must-know left hand patterns to take your slow blues playing to the next level. With the shuffle, stride, bass walk-ups & broken 10ths, you’ll have all the tools you need to jam with the pros.
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 1
Learn a total of 8 essential left hand patterns for playing slow blues. You can immediately apply techniques such as 4-on-the-floor or open stride to inject a fresh approach to your blues jams.
