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The Love Progression

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Intermediate
01:46:35

Learn the beautiful progression used in hundreds of love songs, the Love Progression. Discover improv techniques for creating gorgeous melodies and a flowing left hand contemporary accompaniment.

Course Objectives
  • Discover the chords of the love progression & learn 6 left hand patterns
  • Understand how to create memorable melodies
  • Learn to harmonize melodies with 3rds and 6ths
  • Discover 4 beautiful musical effects with bells, rocking, and ostinatos
Learning Focus
  • Basslines
  • Chords
  • Improvisation
Featured Reviews

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I Love This Progression
The notes of this progression, exudes beauty and almost reaches the point of ecstasy. Jonny is right when he says to close your eyes and let the tenderness of the notes absorb into your being and just sway with the rhythm. If this progression had no name, I couldn’t think of any other better name than the love progression. It conveys its sense of romance and love openly and clearly through the melodic language of the piano, in this case.. I see the potential for composition. How can one help but comprehend the opportunities offered to get creative, even at first hearing. I highly recommend it. You will not regret the choice, especially with gentleman Jonny May as our virtuoso instructor and guide. It will melt your heart (or, perhaps the heart of a special someone in your life.)
Simply Wow!
That was Great
So Much Great Information for Improvising!
This course has just three lessons, but it is packed with information! I will need to come back and review many more times, but it was inspiring to go through!
Love the improv tips
Enjoyed this course a lot. The last lesson was really helpful with the “beautiful effects” section. At the end he took what I call the “money chord” (1sus2) and used it in different effects and patterns over the entire chord progression. Easy to transpose into any key when you think of it like that.
Great new insights
This was a wonderful course. The improv foundational material was a totally new leap for me and I am excited to spend time getting comfortable with the framework and the patterns.

Course Lessons

1
The Love Progression – Lesson 1
21:44

The Progression, Chord Inversions, Common Tones, Melody

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2
The Love Progression – Lesson 2
42:59

The Progression, Chord Inversions, Common Tones, Melody

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3
The Love Progression – Lesson 3
41:52

Target Notes, Rhythms, Effects, Bell-Style, Ostinato

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

I Love This Progression
The notes of this progression, exudes beauty and almost reaches the point of ecstasy. Jonny is right when he says to close your eyes and let the tenderness of the notes absorb into your being and just sway with the rhythm. If this progression had no name, I couldn’t think of any other better name than the love progression. It conveys its sense of romance and love openly and clearly through the melodic language of the piano, in this case.. I see the potential for composition. How can one help but comprehend the opportunities offered to get creative, even at first hearing. I highly recommend it. You will not regret the choice, especially with gentleman Jonny May as our virtuoso instructor and guide. It will melt your heart (or, perhaps the heart of a special someone in your life.)
Simply Wow!
That was Great
So Much Great Information for Improvising!
This course has just three lessons, but it is packed with information! I will need to come back and review many more times, but it was inspiring to go through!
Love the improv tips
Enjoyed this course a lot. The last lesson was really helpful with the “beautiful effects” section. At the end he took what I call the “money chord” (1sus2) and used it in different effects and patterns over the entire chord progression. Easy to transpose into any key when you think of it like that.
Great new insights
This was a wonderful course. The improv foundational material was a totally new leap for me and I am excited to spend time getting comfortable with the framework and the patterns.
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