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Instructor
John Proulx
Challenge
Beginner
01:09:12

This course will help you master Erroll Garner’s Misty at the beginner level.

First we’ll learn the right hand melody and left hand chord shells. Next we’ll embellish the melody with harmony notes 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
  • Practice the left hand chord shells
  • Embellish and harmonize the melody
  • Learn a pre-written solo
  • Combine all these techniques for a final arrangement
Learning Focus
  • Lead Sheets
  • Songs

This copyrighted lesson sheet is available for purchase on MusicNotes. Members can view the digital Smartsheet for free!


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Challenging
Beautiful song, kind of hard for beginner
A real good challenge
I'm still in my first month of PWJ membership, and this challenge really challenged me. It was very humbling, but I got through it and learned a lot. The main lesson for me is to practice well, without making mistakes, by going super slow, first out of time, and then really slow with time, gradually increasing the speed bit by bit. I am not yet able to play this piece, but I made a lot of progress and will keep at it.
Misty Me
Excellent training. There is lot to remember.
Easy to understand
How the song was broken down into its elements.
Very fun to learn such a pretty ballad
A very good challenge. Each week added more difficulty, but with consistent practice am able play this piece better as the weeks go by. Definitely use the smart sheets to help with the timing of the rhythm.

Course Lessons

3
Misty – Challenge 1 – Lesson 3
12:36

Adding Harmony to the Right Hand

4
Misty – Challenge 1 – Lesson 4
26:07

Hands Together & Improv Solo

Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Challenging
Beautiful song, kind of hard for beginner
A real good challenge
I'm still in my first month of PWJ membership, and this challenge really challenged me. It was very humbling, but I got through it and learned a lot. The main lesson for me is to practice well, without making mistakes, by going super slow, first out of time, and then really slow with time, gradually increasing the speed bit by bit. I am not yet able to play this piece, but I made a lot of progress and will keep at it.
Misty Me
Excellent training. There is lot to remember.
Easy to understand
How the song was broken down into its elements.
Very fun to learn such a pretty ballad
A very good challenge. Each week added more difficulty, but with consistent practice am able play this piece better as the weeks go by. Definitely use the smart sheets to help with the timing of the rhythm.
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