Lead Sheets

Intro/Outro, Playing With the Track

Improvisation Techniques

Learn the Melody

Jazzing Up the Chords, Changing the Time Signature, Practice Tips

Bossa Nova Technique, Application to Silent Night

Soloing Techniques

Melody & Chords, Analysis

Playing with the Backing Track

Learn a New Orleans Blues Rhumba version of Silent Night with slides, tremolos, rolls, and blues improv. If Dr. John ever got his hands on Silent Night, this is how he might play it!

Rhumba Groove Exercise

Melody, Chords, Rhumba Left Hand

Right Hand Rhumba, Hands Together

Right Hand Harmonies, Slides, Fills, Tremelos

Intro, Outro, & Soloing Techniques: C Bluesy Pentatonic Scale, C Dorian Scale

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