Composition
Learn how to compose your own music for the piano.
Composition Content
6 Courses
31 Lessons
9 Smartsheets
Discover the techniques used by composer Joshua Foy to improvise various moods used in film music on the piano.
Learn how to compose a beautiful jazz waltz with Jonny's essential arranging techniques. We'll master left hand accompaniments, melodic writing, and harmonization.
Harmonizing the Melody
Beginner Left Hand Accompaniment
Intermediate Left Hand Accompaniment
Melodic Writing
Advanced Left Hand Accompaniment
Learn how to compose a beautiful jazz waltz with Jonny's essential arranging techniques. We'll master left hand accompaniments, melodic writing, and harmonization.
Minor Turnaround Progression and Soloing Techniques
Midnight Strutters - Section 2
Midnight Strutters - Section 3
Midnight Strutters: Section 1
Midnight Strutters - Section 4
Master the techniques used by jazz pianists to solo over a minor turnaround progression. Utilizing scale theory, enclosures, triad shifting, and more, Jonny deconstructs his top techniques for soloing.
Question and Answer
In this workshop, Jonny will break down a notated jazz solo to show you exactly how jazz pianists construct a solo.
Snappin' at Coney - Lesson 3
Snappin' at Coney - Section 1
Major Turnaround Progression and Soloing Techniques
Snappin' at Coney - Section 4
Snappin' at Coney - Section 3
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