Improvisation
Learn how to improvise jazz lines over your favorite jazz standard.
Improvisation Content
99 Courses
653 Lessons
228 Smartsheets
Adding 10ths, Impovisation
Anticipations, Inverted Chords, 3/7 Approaches
Root Chords, Quarter Note Patterns
Lead Sheet, Melody and Chords
Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.
Questions & Conclusion
Rootless Voicings
Swing Groove, Bass Line Tips, Passing Tones
Latin Groove, Syncopation, Both Hands
Ballad Style, Melody, Root-Chord Left Hand
Quartal Voicings, Comping
Improv Techniques, the A Blues Scale
The Progression, Root Position Chords, & Shell Voicings
Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.
Root on Bottom, Chord Spread
Walking Bass, Half Notes, Swung Rhythm
The Latin Approach, Both Hands
Jazz Ballad Style, Improv Tips
Improvisation Techniques, Shells, A Blues Scale
Demonstration, Root Position Chords
Create the classic slow blues sound with this original tune. "Bernie's Blues" covers all the essentials to groove in this style with fills, slid notes, and reharmonization.
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