Technique
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Technique Content
15 Courses
36 Lessons
24 Smartsheets
Turnaround Progression - "Over the Meadow"
Blues Progression - "Treat Me Right"
Extended Turnaround - "Gone Away"
Minor Turnaround - "In this Quiet Hour"
Cycle of 5ths Progression - "Fly on By"
Hone your intuitive sense of swing in this dedicated lesson on jazz articulation with ghost notes. Includes tips for bass, melody & harmony.
Hone your intuitive sense of swing in this dedicated lesson on jazz articulation with ghost notes. Includes tips for bass, melody and harmony.
Learn how to play piano lead sheets using drop 2 voicings to create a richer and more interesting sound, including 8 songs with the most common progressions in fake books. You'll also learn melody embellishments and various bass lines.
Treat Me Right - Blues Progression
When You Said Goodbye - Sentimental Progression
Going Along - Misty Progression
In This Quiet Hour - Minor Turnaround
My Heart is Jumpin - Chromatic Walk-Up
Gone Away - Extended Turnaround
Over the Meadow - Turnaround Progression
Fly On By - Cycle of 5ths Progression
Learn how to play piano lead sheets using drop 2 voicings to create a richer and more interesting sound, including 8 songs with the most common progressions in fake books. You'll also learn melody embellishments and various bass lines.
Learn to read, interpret and personalize jazz melody from a lead sheet using established melodic and rhythmic idioms of jazz expression.
Learn to read, interpret and personalize jazz melody from a lead sheet using established melodic and rhythmic idioms of jazz expression.
Learn the essential exercises to master chord extensions and alterations on the 2-5-1 chord progression in all 12 keys. We cover the most commons voicings using the 9, 11, and 13, along with their alterations.
Learn the essential building blocks of Jazz harmony with chord shells and guide tones. Master these voicings with exercises for major, dominant, and minor 7th chords in all 12 keys.
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