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Instructor
John Proulx
Challenge
Intermediate
01:22:47

This course will help you master It Had to Be You at the intermediate level.

First we’ll learn the lead sheet melody and guide tones. Next we’ll embellish the melody with chord pops & fills, and learn a pre-written solo. Finally, we’ll put the hands together and play a beautiful final arrangement!

Course Objectives
  • Memorize the lead sheet melody
  • Apply guide tones in the left hand
  • Embellish the melody with chord pops and fills
  • Learn a pre-written solo
  • Combine all these techniques for a final arrangement
Learning Focus
  • Songs

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Excellent Course
Challenging course but worth the effort to learn right hand embellishments.
The expanding man
Nice tune to have in the arsenal. Pushing me to go past just the head of the tune and learning to solo over changes.
Enjoyed learning some new techniques
The course helped me to understand more about comping rhythms and adding chord pops. The lesson on solo techniques was especially helpful as it covered chromatic approaches, the Lydian-Dominant mode, and the Blues scale. All of these elements were incorporated into the solo. This helped me to get a better understanding of some elements I can use in working out improvisations.
It Had to be You
I always find Jonny's and John Proulx explanations and illustrations very clear and helpful.
It Had to Be You- Intermediate Level
I love these lessons with John Proulx. The courses are so well laid out with a reasonable pace (and of course you can decide how fast or slowly you want to go) and his pleasant demeanour makes him so easy to follow. His instructions are clear, and he is giving positive feedback even though he can't really hear us:. But it doesn't matter, because you still feel like it is genuine encouragement. I like to try all 3 levels of the course/piece to get different ideas for myself and for teaching my own students.
Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Excellent Course
Challenging course but worth the effort to learn right hand embellishments.
The expanding man
Nice tune to have in the arsenal. Pushing me to go past just the head of the tune and learning to solo over changes.
Enjoyed learning some new techniques
The course helped me to understand more about comping rhythms and adding chord pops. The lesson on solo techniques was especially helpful as it covered chromatic approaches, the Lydian-Dominant mode, and the Blues scale. All of these elements were incorporated into the solo. This helped me to get a better understanding of some elements I can use in working out improvisations.
It Had to be You
I always find Jonny's and John Proulx explanations and illustrations very clear and helpful.
It Had to Be You- Intermediate Level
I love these lessons with John Proulx. The courses are so well laid out with a reasonable pace (and of course you can decide how fast or slowly you want to go) and his pleasant demeanour makes him so easy to follow. His instructions are clear, and he is giving positive feedback even though he can't really hear us:. But it doesn't matter, because you still feel like it is genuine encouragement. I like to try all 3 levels of the course/piece to get different ideas for myself and for teaching my own students.
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