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Discover how a major scale exercise that's rooted in a jazz piano musical context can empower your playing beyond traditional scale drills.

Discover how a major scale exercise that's rooted in a jazz piano musical context can empower your playing beyond traditional scale drills.

Play captivating chord melodies with Drop 2 Voicings, a sophisticated arranging techniques used by pianists like Bill Evans and Barry Harris.

Play captivating chord melodies with Drop 2 Voicings, a sophisticated arranging techniques used by pianists like Bill Evans and Barry Harris.

This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the minor 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, incorporate chord extensions & alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Alone Together.

This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the minor 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, incorporate chord extensions & alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Alone Together.

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"A-B-A" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys

"B-A-B" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys

This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, how to incorporate chord alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Satin Doll.

This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, how to incorporate chord alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Satin Doll.

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Adding the b9, #9, b13

"B-A-B" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys

Adding the b9, #11, b13

"A-B-A" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys

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Learn how to play piano lead sheets using quartal 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.

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