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12 Courses
74 Lessons
33 Smartsheets
6 Keys to Crafting a Memorable Solo
Top 6 Smooth Jazz Runs
This year-long practice plan features 12 sequential blues piano lessons for beginners...learn blues chords, scales, licks, soloing and more!
This year-long practice plan features 12 sequential blues piano lessons for beginners...learn blues chords, scales, licks, soloing and more!
Want to be able to play piano by ear? In this lesson, you'll discover ear training exercises to improve your aural skills and 8 steps to learn any tune by ear.
Want to be able to play piano by ear? In this lesson, you'll discover ear training exercises to improve your aural skills and 8 steps to learn any tune by ear.
Want to make big gains in the next 12 months? It's all right here—Jonny's Jazz Piano 1-Year Practice Plan, with daily exercises for all levels.
Want to make big gains in the next 12 months? It's all right here—Jonny's Jazz Piano 1-Year Practice Plan, with daily exercises for all levels.
In this workshop, we’ll learn a variety of exercises to train your voice. We’ll explore common accompaniment patterns for vocal warm ups, and learn about resonance and breath support. Finally, we will apply what we learn in a performance of the classic folk song, “Shenandoah.”
Song Application - Shenendoah
Vocal Exercises 1
Vocal Exercises Part 2
Song Application - Intermediate
In this workshop, we’ll learn a variety of exercises to train your voice. We’ll explore common accompaniment patterns for vocal warm ups, and learn about resonance and breath support. Finally, we will apply what we learn in a performance of the classic folk song, “Shenandoah.”
In this course we will learn the major turnaround in all 12 keys using 7th chords. We will cover two positions for the chords, and explore a variety of rhythms to use for comping and playing lead sheets. This progression is essential to master for jazz and pop songs.
Key of Eb, Ab, Db
Key of C, F, Bb
Key of Gb, B, E
Key of A, D, G
In this course we will learn the major turnaround in all 12 keys using 7th chords. We will cover two positions for the chords, and explore a variety of rhythms to use for comping and playing lead sheets. This progression is essential to master for jazz and pop songs.
Discover and eliminate 10 common piano technique mistakes. These pesky little habits are "The Usual Suspects" behind many performance slips.
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