Songs

Beginner & Advanced B Section & 3rd A Section

2 Bonus Endings, Advanced Minor Latin Groove

Blues Form, 7th Chords, Inversions, Shuffle Grooves 1 & 2

Learn a beautiful Jazz Ballad accompaniment for Silent Night using rootless chords.

Learn a New Orleans Blues Rhumba version of Silent Night with slides, tremolos, rolls, and blues improv. If Dr. John ever got his hands on Silent Night, this is how he might play it!

Rhumba Groove Exercise

Melody, Chords, Rhumba Left Hand

Right Hand Rhumba, Hands Together

Right Hand Harmonies, Slides, Fills, Tremelos

Intro, Outro, & Soloing Techniques: C Bluesy Pentatonic Scale, C Dorian Scale

Discover the professional secrets behind ragtime with this in-depth workshop. You'll learn the 4 essential Rag Rolls and the Ragtime stride left hand which we will apply to a traditional song.

Lead Sheet Melody & Chords, Stride Left Hand, Forward Rag Roll

Triplet Roll, Combined Rolls, Bass Walkups, Ornaments

Reverse Rag Roll, 8th-Note Roll

Learn how to rag up a simple song with beginner rag rolls and the jumping left hand. After this course, you'll have a working knowledge of how to "ragify" any melody you encounter.

Lead Sheet Melody & Chords, Forward Rag Roll

Reverse Rag Roll, 8th-Note Roll, Combined Rolls

Bossa Nova Rhythm, Left Hand Bass Line, Right Hand Chords

Bossa Technique #1: Harmonizing with 1, 2, or 3 Notes

Bossa Technique 2: Left Hand 10ths to Rootless Chords

B Section, Q&A