Soloing in Styles – Track 1
Learn soloing and improvisation techniques specific to different styles. This track focuses on soloing techniques for blues, jazz, pop and funk.
Blues Soloing
Learn essential techniques for blues soloing.
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The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1
Learn the most important piano scale for improvising over any musical style - the Major Blues Scale. We’ll cover essential exercises to master finger control, dexterity and speed, and we'll explore several techniques for improvising with this scale over various styles.
The 10-Lesson Blues Challenge 1
The most comprehensive course on Blues improvisation! Learn essential techniques for generating blues lines, including 8ths, triplets, lower/upper positions, slides, harmonies, patterns, & more.
Jazz Soloing
Learn soloing techniques used over common jazz progressions.
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Soloing Over a Turnaround 1
Learn to confidently solo over this essential jazz progression. The 1 6 2 5 progression will help you master important improv concepts such as phrasing, connecting scales, and more.
Extended Turnaround Improv 1
Learn how to improvise over the Extended Turnaround Progression, including 3 accompaniments, 4 right hand soloing techniques, and 6 piano improv exercises.
Breaking Down a Jazz Solo 1
Learn how jazz pianists construct a solo in this note-for-note analysis workshop. Using the major turnaround, you'll understand how to elegantly combine rhythmic and melodic ideas.
Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge
Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.
Pop Soloing
Explore riffs and techniques common to pop soloing.
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The Love Progression Challenge
Learn the art of improvisation with the Love Progression Challenge. In this challenge, discover techniques like 3rds, 6ths, patterns, & effects to create beautiful improvisations.
Pop Piano Improv Happy Monday
Jam on one of the happiest piano progressions ever! In this course, you'll learn the "Happy Monday" Progression plus how to improvise over it with the pentatonic scale, riffs, and harmonized notes.
Film Improvisation
Explore the sounds of John Williams, Hans Zimmer, & Danny Elfman in the Film Improv course. You'll learn this essential progression used by many film composers, common melodic riffs, and improv tools.
Funk Soloing
Master common soloing approaches for funk.
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Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1
Master the funk and smooth jazz styles! You'll learn the funk progression, 3 right hand chord options, 4 right hand rhythm options, 6 bass lines, and 6 licks.
Funk Improvisation
The most comprehensive Funk improv course! Learn the Funk progression, how to build sweet 4, 5, & 6-note lines, funky riffs, and funk left hand bass accompaniments.
Funky Blues Soloing 1
Master the soloing techniques of Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, & Richard Tee with this comprehensive course. Learn soloing scales, lower/upper position, line building tips, riffs, & more.
Latin Jazz Soloing
Have fun with Latin Jazz progressions and soloing techniques.
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Latin Jazz Soloing
This in-depth soloing course covers scales, single and double note riffs, octave riffs, and runs. Latin inspired melodies are included as the starting point of improvisations.
Bossa Nova Soloing Challenge
Discover how to solo over Brazilian Bossa Nova. Topics include the Bossa Nova rhythm, left hand accompaniment grooves, soloing scales & exercises, turns, brushes, outlining chords, & enclosures.
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Soloing in Styles
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Learn soloing and improvisation techniques specific to different styles. This track focuses on soloing techniques for blues, jazz, pop and funk.
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