Lead Sheets

The Stride Left Hand Pattern, Bass Walk-Ups

Learn America the Beautiful in a Ragtime Style.  Starting with the lead sheet, we apply rag rolls and the ragtime-stride left hand.  An essential Ragtime course!

Lead Sheet, Melody, & Chords

A deep dive on Ragtime stylization using the tune America the Beautiful. Learn the stock Ragtime intro, forward rag rolls, reverse rag rolls, triplet rag rolls, ornaments, & the bass treatment.

Ornamentation, Song application, When the Saints Go Marching, The Entertainer

Arrangement Preview, Melody, Chords, Left Hand

Rag Rolls, Introduction, Ending

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.

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.

A deep dive on Ragtime stylization using the tune America the Beautiful. Learn the stock Ragtime intro, forward rag rolls, reverse rag rolls, triplet rag rolls, ornaments, & the bass treatment.

Soloing, Pentatonic Scale, Blues Scale, Combining both

Rolls & Tremolos, Apply to Each Chord

Intro, Outro, Dynamics, & Phrasing

The Bass Walk-Up, Harmonizing the Melody

Lead Sheet, Melody & Chords

The Rhumba Groove, Add Pops and Slides

Most Common Dominant 7 Progressions

B7, C#7, F#7, & "Little Biggle Band"

Eb7, Ab7, Bb7, & "Downtown Funk"

A7, D7, E7, & "Rollin' Along"

C7, F7, G7, & "Jesse's Blues"