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66 Courses
464 Lessons
137 Smartsheets
Discover the professional secrets behind ragtime with this in-depth workshop. You'll learn the 4 essential Rag Rolls and the Ragtime stride left hand which we will apply to a traditional song.
Lead Sheet Melody & Chords, Stride Left Hand, Forward Rag Roll
Triplet Roll, Combined Rolls, Bass Walkups, Ornaments
Reverse Rag Roll, 8th-Note Roll
Learn how to rag up a simple song with beginner rag rolls and the jumping left hand. After this course, you'll have a working knowledge of how to "ragify" any melody you encounter.
Lead Sheet Melody & Chords, Forward Rag Roll
Reverse Rag Roll, 8th-Note Roll, Combined Rolls
Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords, 2 Techniques to "Bluesify" Chords
Left Hand 10ths, Chord Inversions, Chord Range, Quick 5-1, Quick 8-1
Right Hand 5-Note Chords, Adding Chord Extensions
Melody Punchs & Anticipations, Slides, Tremelos
Blues Rolls, Combined Techniques, Chromaticism, Practice Tips
More Bluesy Left Hand Chords, Stride Left Hand
Right Hand Blocked Chords, Chord Extensions
Right Hand Punches, Chromaticism, Blues Slides
Tremelos, Blues Rolls, Combined Techniques
Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords
Inverted Chords
Counter Clockwise, Blocked & Broken
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