Accompanying
Learn how to accompany singers and instrumentalists on the piano.
Accompanying Content
65 Courses
419 Lessons
130 Smartsheets
Demystify chord extensions with this comprehensive theory course on learning the most common extensions over major 7, dominant 7, and minor 7 chords.
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.
2-5-1 Shells in Gb, B, E
2-5-1 Shells in A, D, G
2-5-1 Shells in Eb, Ab, Db
2-5-1 Shells in C, F, Bb
Exercise 3: Minor 7 Shells Around the Circle of 5ths
Exercise 1: Major 7 Shells Around the Circle of 5ths
Exercise 2: Dominant 7 Shells Around the Circle of 5ths
Chord Shells and Guide Tones
Learn the essential building blocks of Jazz harmony with chord shells and guide tones. Master these piano voicings with exercises for major, dominant, and minor 7th chords in all 12 keys to build your foundation for advanced jazz harmony.
Learn 3 techniques for slow blues piano improv, including blues chords, 12-bar blues form, the harmonized blues scale, 8th lines, triplet lines, and slides.
Learn 3 techniques for slow blues piano improv, including blues chords, 12-bar blues form, the harmonized blues scale, 8th lines, triplet lines, and slides.
4 Right Hand Harmony Techniques
Ornaments & Counter-Melodies
Story Arch & Form
Targeting Consonant Notes
Motifs, Sequencing, Mirror Image, & Rhythmic Displacement
Scale, Step-Wise Motion, & Skips
Chord Sheet & 3 Left-Hand Accompaniment Options
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