Scales
Learn the essential scales that form the foundation of all music, and some colorful scales you can use for soloing.
Scales Content
52 Courses
344 Lessons
105 Smartsheets
Soloing Over Multiple Chords
5 Left Hand Accompaniments
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano over major chords with the Lydian scale. We'll cover essential soloing techniques, left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions and rhythms, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano over major chords with the Lydian scale. We'll cover essential soloing techniques, left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions and rhythms, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
Soloing Technique #1: Steps
Soloing Over Multiple Chords
Soloing Technique #3: Outlining Chords
5 Left Hand Accompaniments
Improv Blocks & Rhythm Exercises
Soloing Technique #1: 3rds
Chords & Progressions to Use Lydian Scale On
This blues lesson is like no other. You will get more beginner blues piano mileage out of 2 chords and 4 notes than you thought possible with these 6 steps!
This blues lesson is like no other. You will get more beginner blues piano mileage out of 2 chords and 4 notes than you thought possible with these 6 steps!
Learn the techniques to expand your jazz vocabulary with three useful exercises. First Austin explains how to play arpeggios over all the changes. Next, he covers the "Rock Climber" exercise, and finally he provides a brief overview of "upper structures."
Learn the techniques to expand your jazz vocabulary with three useful exercises. First Austin explains how to play arpeggios over all the changes. Next, he covers the "Rock Climber" exercise, and finally he provides a brief overview of "upper structures."
Learn to play a funk piano solo using essential techniques for beginner and intermediate pianists such as Funky 4ths, Stacked 4ths and the C Blues Scale.
Learn to play a funk piano solo using essential techniques for beginner and intermediate pianists such as Funky 4ths, Stacked 4ths and the C Blues Scale.
Mix jazz scales into your blues piano improv to add interest and variety with this breakdown of the Dominant Diminished scale for all playing levels.
Confidently improvise jazz piano over minor chords with authentic lines using the Dorian mode & essential techniques including enclosures & chord outlining.
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