Mid Intermediate Piano Foundations – Level 5

Learn the higher-level foundations of melody, harmony, and rhythm with a focus on shells, chord extensions and alterations. These courses are essential for playing all styles of music, especially jazz.

Section 1

Chord Shells & Guide Tones

Learn shells to play the essential building blocks of chords.

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Chord Shell & Guide Tone Exercises

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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2
Play Piano Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones

Learn how to transform piano lead sheets with chord shells, guide tones, and right hand filler harmonies. Using 8 common chord progressions, you'll understand how to apply these piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound.

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Section 2

Extensions and Alterations

Master extensions and alterations to get a more sophisticated sound.

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Piano Chord Extensions

Demystify chord extensions with this comprehensive theory course on learning the most common extensions over major 7, dominant 7, and minor 7 chords.

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Coloring Dominant Chords With Extensions

Transform how you comp (accompany) over Dominant 7 chords in a jazz or blues tune. We explore how to build chords with extensions, most common positions, groove patterns, & jamming with a band.

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2
Piano Chord Alterations

Learn the most common chord alterations for dominant chords. Discover helpful tricks for finding each alteration, and practice them with exercises in 2 positions.

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3
Coloring Dominant Chords With Upper Structures

Discover 5 Upper Structure Triads that you can use to harmonize any dominant.  This course is a must if you want to comp (accompany) in a jazz style.

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4
2-5-1 Chord Extension & Alteration Exercises

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.

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4 Note Comp Voicings Over Cycle of 5ths

Learn 4 note voicings over the major and minor 251 patterns in 2 positions. This sheet applies drop 2 and quartal harmony with common jazz extensions on all 12 keys.

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Play Piano Lead Sheets with Extensions & Alterations

Learn how to transform piano lead sheets with chord extensions & alterations. Using 8 common chord progressions, you'll understand how to apply these piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound.

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Section 3

Hand Coordination, Passing Chords, and Modulation

Practice chord inversions, finger technique, rhythm, two hand coordination, and modulation.

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Two-Hand Coordination Exercises 2

Master two-hand coordination, rhythm, syncopation, speed, and finger control with 48 exercises exploring the most common chord progressions and rhythms in popular music.

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Passing Chords & Reharmonization 2

Learn 5 essential techniques for adding passing chords or reharmonizing any song. Techniques include Secondary Dominant Series, Tritone Substitutes, 2-5-1 Progression, Elongated 2-5-1, & Chromatic 2-5-1.

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Modulation Essentials – How to Modulate a Song 1

In this workshop, you'll learn how to modulate any arrangement to create an exciting lift in your piano songs.

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Learning Focus
  • Learn chord shells and guide tones
  • Master extensions and alterations of chords
  • Discover passing chords and modulation techniques
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Learn the higher-level foundations of melody, harmony, and rhythm with a focus on shells, chord extensions and alterations. These courses are essential for playing all styles of music, especially jazz.

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