Scales

Dm7 Diatonic Triad Soloing

C Major 7 Diatonic Triad Soloing

Learn to play bebop piano in 6 steps. This lesson explores upper & lower neighbors to generate sweet bebop lines with that chromatic "rub."

Learn to play bebop piano in 6 steps. This lesson explores upper & lower neighbors to generate sweet bebop lines with that chromatic "rub."

The complete guide to jazz scales, learn the best and most important scales for improvisation over the most common chord types for jazz piano!

The complete guide to jazz scales, learn the best and most important scales for improvisation over the most common chord types for jazz piano!

In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 progression using the Upper and Lower Neighbor technique. We’ll explore a variety of exercises to master Upper and Lower Neighbors, plus examples for how to use them in your solos. By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand how to use these beautiful passing tones to create a more interesting piano solo full of tension and resolution.

2-5-1 Neighbor Targets: Roots

2-5-1 Neighbor Targets: 3rds

Upper & Lower Neighbors Explained

2-5-1 Neighbor Targets: 7ths

Putting it all Together

2-5-1 Neighbor Targets: 5ths

2-5-1 Accompaniment

6 Upper & Lower Neighbors Exercises

Q&A

In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 progression using the Upper and Lower Neighbor technique. We’ll explore a variety of exercises to master Upper and Lower Neighbors, plus examples for how to use them in your solos. By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand how to use these beautiful passing tones to create a more interesting piano solo full of tension and resolution.

Want to embellish the traditional 12-bar blues form with a bebop sound? Learn to play bebop blues piano in 3 simple steps for all levels.

Want to embellish the traditional 12-bar blues form with a bebop sound? Learn to play bebop blues piano in 3 simple steps for all levels.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression with Bebop scales. You'll learn 2 left hand accompaniments, 4 common grooves, and 3 bebop scales for soloing in the jazz style. Then we’ll practice various exercises for connecting scales and targeting chord tones to get that smooth jazzy solo sound.

Line Building: Targeting the 5th