Lead Sheets
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Lead Sheets Content
114 Courses
653 Lessons
148 Smartsheets
Transform the Amazing Grace piano hymn into the Slow Gospel Blues style. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll add a left hand gospel groove, right hand embellishments, a stock gospel intro, and discuss how to improvise a solo.
Amazing Grace Lead Sheet & Basic Chords
Jazzing Up the Chords
Amazing Grace - Traditional (Easy)
Embellish the Right Hand
Slow Gospel Blues Left Hand
Put the Hands Together
Blues Gospel Intro & Improv
Transform the Amazing Grace hymn into the Slow Gospel Blues style. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll add the bass line, chords, right hand harmonies, and discuss how to improvise a solo.
In this lesson, you'll learn a melody inspired by "The Way You Look Tonight," lead sheet chord shells, cocktail stride left hand, right hand harmonies, and improv.
Learn how to improvise a jazz piano solo on any jazz standard. Using the "parent scale" method, soloing and improv on jazz tunes has never been easier.
Learn how to improvise a jazz piano solo on any jazz standard. Using the "parent scale" method, soloing and improv on jazz tunes has never been easier.
Learn how to play stride piano in the style of Fats Waller. Building from a lead sheet, you'll learn the stride left hand and right hand embellishments.
Learn how to play stride piano in the style of Fats Waller and James P Johnson. Building from a lead sheet, you'll learn the stride left hand and right hand embellishments.
How to Play A Jazz Piano Lead Sheet in 4 Steps
Master the essential techniques to play cocktail jazz piano accompaniments. You will learn a variety of patterns for both hands to create beautiful textures over the most common jazz progressions.
Major Turnaround: Lead Sheet Melody & Chords
Major Turnaround: 3 Left Hand Accompaniments
Major Turnaround: 3 Right Hand Accompaniments
Minor Turnaround: Lead Sheet Melody & Chords
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