Scales

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of D Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an upbeat Blues groove.

D Major Scale, Both Hands

4 Common Chord Progressions

Sunrise Blues, Melody & Lead Sheet, Left Hand Patterns

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Put it all together with a fun rock song!

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song "Jonny Darko."

Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales

Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples

Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns

Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.

Beg/Int: Pentatonic Scale, Low Position Lines, 8ths, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: 4 Advanced Scales, Connecting Scale Exercise

Beg Int: Upper Position 8th Notes, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: Up-lines, Downlines, Combined Lines, Chromatic Notes

Beg/Int: Combined Upper/Lower Position Lines, 8th Notes, Triplets, Multiple Octaves Int/Adv: Triplet Up/Down Lines, Fast Runs

The Turnaround Progression, Basic Chords
Beg/Int Players: Easy & Medium Groove
Int/Adv: Easy & Medium Groove

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun minor swing tune, "Long Ago."

4 Common Chord Progressions

"Long Ago," Melody, Chords, Swing Style

Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Major with the scale, diatonic chords, common chord progressions, and inversions. Then put it all together with Jonny's Canon.

Major Scale, 1 & 2 Octaves

Jonny's Canon in C, Melody, Chords, and Patterns