Accompanying
Learn how to accompany singers and instrumentalists on the piano.
Accompanying Content
65 Courses
419 Lessons
128 Smartsheets
Normal & Spread Position, Major & Minor Progressions, Adding Colorful Notes
Primary & Secondary Chords, Normal & Spread Position, Example Song, Second Cluster Open & Spread Positions
Pop Grooves 1 & 2, Arpeggiated Patterns 1 & 2, Extra Patterns, Playing In All Keys
Learn a super fun Jingle Bells accompaniment that you can sing along with! You'll discover how to play "through-lines" to create a more interesting accompaniment.
Learn 6 gorgeous jazz runs up the piano that you can use as intros or outros (endings) for just about any jazz tune. You'll learn the formulas behind these upper structures plus the "setup chord".
Runs 3, 4, 5, & 6; 8 Resting Place Chords
The Setting, the "Prep" Chord, Intro Setups, Run 1, Run 2
Discover how to comp with walking bass lines, shells chords, and crunchy rootless voicings. After this course, you'll be able to confidently accompany other musicians on tunes like Route 66!
Rootless Voicings, Altered Chords
Right Hand Shells
Developing a Bass Line: 5ths, Upper Neighbors, Swung 8th Notes
Missouri Blues Melody
Learn the art of jazz comping on the Jazzy-Blues chord progression, used in tunes like Route 66. You'll discover how to add colored notes to the chord, use chord shells, and develop blues fills.
Adding 2 & 6 Colors to Chord, Blues Fills
Root Position 7th Chords
Left Hand Shell Chords & Groove
Right Hand Chord Tones
Missouri River Blues Melody
Learn a super fun Jingle Bells accompaniment that you can sing along with! You'll discover how to play "through-lines" to create a more interesting accompaniment.
Learn 6 Passing Chords using Inversions and Secondary Dominants. A super valuable tool.
Create a relaxing atmosphere with this beautiful Bossa Nova accompaniment of the classic Christmas tune Silent Night. With jazzy chord voicings and the Bossa rhythm, you'll never hear it the same way again.
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