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Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:50:50

In this course you will learn how to play a beautiful cocktail jazz piano accompaniment over the major and minor turnaround progression. These progressions are used in hundreds of jazz ballads. We will cover 4 left hand patterns, and 3 right hand options, allowing you to mix and match for a total of 12 beautiful accompaniment patterns.

Course Objectives
  • Learn 2 beautiful lead sheet melodies with root position chords
  • Understand the major and minor turnaround progression
  • Practice 4 left hand jazz accompaniments, including arpeggios, chord shells, passing tones, & syncopated stride
  • Master 3 right hand cocktail accompaniments with chord shells, arpeggios, & interval rocking
  • Learn how to add fills with notes from the scale
Learning Focus
  • Accompanying
  • Basslines
  • Chords
  • Lead Sheets
Featured Reviews

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Fun
I learnt my 1st chord progression . 1652
Excellent Accompaniment Course
Excellent introduction to right and left hand accompaniment.
Easy to follow
This course gave some great tools that are immediately transferable to any jazz standard. It was short and succinct in content. I loved it.
Very interesting course!
This course has a lot of interesting information. I learned great techniques. Now I am able to play better. Thank you so much Jonny May for your effort and passion!

Course Lessons

1
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 1
06:00

Major Turnaround: Lead Sheet Melody & Chords

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2
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 2
08:35

Major Turnaround: 3 Left Hand Accompaniments

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3
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 3
13:06

Major Turnaround: 3 Right Hand Accompaniments

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4
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 4
05:26

Minor Turnaround: Lead Sheet Melody & Chords

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5
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 5
06:11

Minor Turnaround: 3 Left Hand Accompaniments

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6
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 6
07:22

Minor Turnaround: 3 Right Hand Accompaniments

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7
Cocktail Jazz Piano Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 7
04:10

Question and Answer

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Fun
I learnt my 1st chord progression . 1652
Excellent Accompaniment Course
Excellent introduction to right and left hand accompaniment.
Easy to follow
This course gave some great tools that are immediately transferable to any jazz standard. It was short and succinct in content. I loved it.
Very interesting course!
This course has a lot of interesting information. I learned great techniques. Now I am able to play better. Thank you so much Jonny May for your effort and passion!
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