Holiday

Learn a fun swing arrangement of O Christmas Tree.  Discover how to transform the lead sheet with swing techniques like shells, slides, fills, & tremolos, plus learn to improvise over it.

Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords

Left Hand Chord Shells, Swinging the Melody

Harmonizing the Melody, Swing Variations, Slides, Fills, Tremolos

Creating Phrases in Your Improvisation, Outro, Final Touches

3 Intro Options, Improvisation Scale: F Bluesy Pentatonic

Learn a super fun Jingle Bells accompaniment that you can sing along with! You'll discover how to play "through-lines" to create a more interesting accompaniment.

Take the Jingle Bells Rag Challenge, where you'll learn how to develop the lead sheet into a super fun ragtime arrangement. Explore Rag Rolls, the Stride Left Hand, and more.

Stride Left Hand, Bass Note & Chord Range

Right Hand Rag Rolls

Putting the Hands Together

Melody & Basic Chords

Master this flashy ragtime rendition of Jingle Bells, arranged by Disneyland Main Street Pianist Johnny Hodges.  Learn the Christmas "Bell" Introduction, Rag Rolls, Bass Crossover, and more.

Chorus 1 with Rag Rolls, Left Hand Variations

Bass Crossover Solo

Verse 2, Final Chorus, Outro

Christmas "Bell" Introduction, Verse 1 with Stride Left Hand and Chromatic Ornaments

A beautiful jazz rendition of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, exploring guide tones, turns, & the waltz-swing style.

Play a Jazz Stride Waltz over this classic holiday tune using roots and shells, in the style of Vince Guaraldi.

Play a Jazz Stride Waltz over this classic holiday tune using roots and shells, in the style of Vince Guaraldi.

A fun boogie version of Go Tell It On the Mountain with Boogie-shuffle, 2nd inversion Gospel chords, & blues-slides.