Autumn Leaves – Jazz Swing 1

Instructor

Jonny May

Course Type

Course

Skill Level

Intermediate

Duration

01:39:01

In our most comprehensive jazz swing piano course, Jonny will walk you step-by-step on how to play the classic tune Autumn Leaves in a beautiful jazz swing style.

We’ll start with memorizing the lead sheet melody & chords. Then we’ll expand the left hand chords with shells & guide tones, and apply 4 common jazz rhythms. Once we master the left hand, we’ll embellish the right hand using harmonies & fills. We’ll also learn a walking bass line with chord pops for a full, rich sound. Then we’ll discover Jonny’s top 4 improv techniques and 3 line building tips, along with which scales we can use to solo over this entire song.

To finish the arrangement, we’ll learn 3 intros & outros, and then combine all of these techniques for a final arrangement. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to arrange any song in a jazz swing style!

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Otto Vanderkooi   verified

Wonderful Comprehensive Swing Intro

Great Introduction to many of the fundamental skills needed to play a swing tune from the lead sheet onwards.

Krzysztof Nahlik   verified

Fantastic course!

It’s really incredible how Jonny can construct an excellent single course for students on such different levels.

Thomas Kible   verified

Excellent course

Educationally well structured course. I am a saxophone and clarinet teacher. The accompanying technology can be perfectly implemented to accompany students. Thank you Jonny! Many greetings from Germany.

Jorge Mayer   verified

Thorough fun

It was really nice how the different parts and techniques were taken apart and put together again.

Véronique Emmenegger   verified

Very instructiv, congratulations

I have learned so much. Jonny is a very good teacher. He speaks so clearly and the pedagogic is perfect. English is not my language, but I understand everything. Thanks a lot. Congratulations.