In this course, Jonny will walk you through the piano lead sheets of 8 different chord progressions and show you how to utilize various piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound. You’ll learn how to implement piano chord shells, guide tones, and right hand filler harmony in the top 3 jazz styles: jazz swing, bossa nova, and jazz ballad.
By the end of the course, you will be confident in adding your own personal style to a lead sheet.
Course Objectives
Discover the top 8 chord progressions used in fake books
Color the root position chords with shells and guide tones
Create rich chords with right hand filler harmony
Explore the top 3 jazz styles: jazz swing, bossa nova, and jazz ballad
Learning Focus
Analysis
Chords
Lead Sheets
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I wish I knew these concepts years ago.
This Course helped me out alot to be able to play melodies and spread the voicings out between both hands for a more professional sound. The understanding of having the essential tones Root, 3rd and 7th of the chords plus adding the missing note in the right hand is so helpful. I can see that you can also add more color tones in the right hand such as the 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths, for even more flavor. I wish I had this information many years ago. Thank you Jonny for being a master teacher that you are.
Learned alot
I like the way Jonny helps me put concepts together. I have a long way to go, but as someone who has been playing his whole life (64), I still have a long way to go. But, Jonny is great at helping me to put 2 and 2 together and I am seeing connections on the piano with theory I have never noticed before. Really, really great.
Amazed at the quality of the training and exercises!
Clear, concise instruction with outstanding examples is invaluable. I am progressing!
Thorough and Fun!!
I loved learning each of the progressions and working on them in the various styles!! I especially appreciated that there was room for me to adequately challenge myself and make it my own without it being overwhelming. Great course!!!
Play Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones
It's a super course. The approach to it makes it easy to follow. I like the tunes a lot.
I'm going to practice this course until I get it down because not only is it helpful but very important.
This Course helped me out alot to be able to play melodies and spread the voicings out between both hands for a more professional sound. The understanding of having the essential tones Root, 3rd and 7th of the chords plus adding the missing note in the right hand is so helpful. I can see that you can also add more color tones in the right hand such as the 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths, for even more flavor. I wish I had this information many years ago. Thank you Jonny for being a master teacher that you are.
Learned alot
I like the way Jonny helps me put concepts together. I have a long way to go, but as someone who has been playing his whole life (64), I still have a long way to go. But, Jonny is great at helping me to put 2 and 2 together and I am seeing connections on the piano with theory I have never noticed before. Really, really great.
Amazed at the quality of the training and exercises!
Clear, concise instruction with outstanding examples is invaluable. I am progressing!
Thorough and Fun!!
I loved learning each of the progressions and working on them in the various styles!! I especially appreciated that there was room for me to adequately challenge myself and make it my own without it being overwhelming. Great course!!!
Play Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones
It's a super course. The approach to it makes it easy to follow. I like the tunes a lot.
I'm going to practice this course until I get it down because not only is it helpful but very important.
Learn the essential building blocks of Jazz harmony with chord shells and guide tones. Master these voicings with exercises for major, dominant, and minor 7th chords in all 12 keys.
In this lesson for all playing levels, you'll transform the lead sheet Autumn Trees into a fun swing tune using the essential techniques of swing. Fills, walking bass lines, and rootless voicings are all covered.
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