Lead Sheets

Make it a swingin' Christmas with O Christmas Tree. We'll build a swing arrangement from the lead sheet with techniques like walking bass, block chords, & jazz fills, plus learn how to improvise!

Soloing Ideas, Putting the Whole Tune Together

Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords, Left Hand Shells

Left Hand Walking Bass, Combined Left Hand Approaches, Swinging the Melody

Blocked Chords, Slides, Fills, Tremelos

Stride Left Hand, Intro 1, 2, & 3; Right Hand Soloing Techniques, Outro

Learn a fun swing arrangement of O Christmas Tree.  Discover how to transform the lead sheet with swing techniques like shells, slides, fills, & tremolos, plus learn to improvise over it.

Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords

Left Hand Chord Shells, Swinging the Melody

Harmonizing the Melody, Swing Variations, Slides, Fills, Tremolos

Creating Phrases in Your Improvisation, Outro, Final Touches

3 Intro Options, Improvisation Scale: F Bluesy Pentatonic

Get your groove on with the funky, bluesy side of G minor. You'll learn the scales and chords that make this key tick, then play and improvise over Flunkalicious, a funky blues original.

The Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Scales

4 Common Chord Progressions

"Funkaliscious" Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, & Groove

G Major Scale, Single & 2 Octave, Both Hands

4 Common Chord Progressions

Original Song, Melody, Chords, Groove

Explore the mysterious, brooding sound of F# minor, a key with a hint of magic. You'll learn its scales and chords, groove and improvise over its progressions, and play Jonny's Ghost Dance, a beautifully eerie original.

The Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Scales