The Way You Look Tonight – Band Accompaniment 1
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Start Your Free TrialHave you ever wanted to learn piano accompaniment in a band setting? Well then this workshop is just for you! Using the popular jazz standard, “The Way You Look Tonight” by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, I will show you several band accompanying techniques including playing 2-hand open voicings, 2-hand, 4-note quartal voicings, and left-hand 4-note rootless voicings with right-hand melodic fills. That, coupled with a beautiful intro and ending and you’ll be able to play a complete arrangement of the song by the end of the workshop.
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The Way You Look Tonight – Band Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 4
Left Hand Rootless Voicings, Right Hand Fills
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