Jazz Ballads

Learn 3 exercises to master Cocktail Jazz Piano over the Turnaround Progression using Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale), 8ths, triplets, and slides.

Learn 3 essential exercises to master Cocktail Jazz Piano over the Turnaround Progression. We explore shells, rootless voicings, the Major Blues Scale (gospel scale), 8th notes, triplets, and slides.

Learn Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique if you want to improvise modern jazz.

Learn Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique if you want to improvise modern jazz.

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

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Latin Bossa Nova - Ode to Joy

Jazz Swing - Ode to Joy

Lead Sheet & Developing the Harmony

Jazz Ballad - Ode to Joy

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Latin Bossa Nova Style - Ode to Joy

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Jazz Swing Style - Ode to Joy

Jazz Ballad Style - Ode to Joy

Lead Sheet & Developing the Harmony

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Learn to improvise using the "Gospel Scale," also known as the pentatonic b3 scale. This can be used over almost any style.

Learn to improvise using the "Gospel Scale," also known as the pentatonic b3 scale. This can be used over almost any style.

In this lesson, you'll learn the melody to "The Way You Look Tonight", lead sheet chord shells, cocktail stride left hand, right hand harmonies, and improv