Soloing Fundamentals – Track 2
Learn more advanced soloing and improvisation techniques. This track focuses on mastering blues scales, modes, and advanced jazz techniques over 2-5-1 progressions.
Advanced Improvisation Concepts
Learn essential scales and techniques for advanced improvisation.
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The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 2
Discover the most important piano scale for improvising over any musical style - the Major Blues Scale. We’ll cover left hand accompaniments, right hand embellishments, and we'll explore several advanced techniques for improvising with this scale over various styles.
How to Improvise A Solo With the Major Scale 2
In this workshop, you will learn advanced techniques for improvising piano with the Major scale. We'll cover the notes of the scale, 4 essential soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions & voicings, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn advanced techniques for improvising piano with the Dorian scale. We'll cover the notes of the scale, 4 essential soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, 3 common chord progressions, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Mixolydian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano over major chords with the Mixolydian scale. We'll cover 4 advanced soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, 7 common chords, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Aeolian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn advanced techniques for improvising piano with the Aeolian scale. We'll cover the notes of the scale, 4 essential soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions & voicings, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Lydian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano over major chords with the Lydian scale. We'll cover 4 advanced soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, 11 common chords, and we'll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
Jazz Soloing Approaches
Learn advanced soloing techniques used over the 2-5-1 chord progression
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Scales for Improv on 7th Chords
Learn the essential scales used to improvise over the most common 7th chords found in jazz and popular music. Scales are the musical building blocks used to create interesting solos.
2-5-1 Soloing with Bebop Scales
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.
2-5-1 Soloing with Upper & Lower Neighbors
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 Soloing with Enclosures
In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 progression with enclosures. We’ll explore upper & lower enclosures, along with a variety of exercises and example lines for each chord in the progression. By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand how to use enclosures to create a more interesting piano solo.
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Soloing Fundamentals
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Learn more advanced soloing and improvisation techniques. This track focuses on mastering blues scales, modes, and advanced jazz techniques over 2-5-1 progressions.
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