Jazz Ballads
Learn the lush voicings, colorful scales and improvisational techniques behind your favorite jazz ballads.
Jazz Ballads Content
73 Courses
468 Lessons
187 Smartsheets
Discover how to professional jazz pianists use voice leading techniques on piano to approach harmony from a melodic perspective.
Your ultimate guide for understanding the dreamy Major 7th chord on piano! Learn easy ways to construct them & how to use them in your music.
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a solo setting, this workshop is for you! Using the iconic song, “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg from "The Wizard of Oz," we'll explore various solo accompanying techniques so you’ll sound like a pro!
Putting it all Together
Intro & Ending
Lead Sheet Melody
3-Note Voicings, Bass Groove
Two-Hand Voicings, Melodic Fills
Shells with Open Voicings
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a solo setting, this workshop is for you! Using the iconic song, “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg from "The Wizard of Oz," we'll explore various solo accompanying techniques so you’ll sound like a pro!
Looking to play beautiful jazz piano chords like Bill Evans? Rootless voicings are the sound you're after, and this is your complete guide!
Looking to play beautiful jazz piano chords like Bill Evans? Rootless voicings are the sound you're after, and this is your complete guide!
Gain a behind the scenes perspective on solo piano performance of the Latin jazz standard "The Girl from Ipanema" by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Want to make big gains in the next 12 months? It's all right here—Jonny's Jazz Piano 1-Year Practice Plan, with daily exercises for all levels.
Want to make big gains in the next 12 months? It's all right here—Jonny's Jazz Piano 1-Year Practice Plan, with daily exercises for all levels.
Discover essential jazz ballad performance techniques for crafting a solo piano arrangement of the popular standard "When I Fall In Love."
Discover essential jazz ballad performance techniques for crafting a solo piano arrangement of the popular standard "When I Fall In Love."
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a duo setting, then this workshop is for you! Using the great Holiday standard, “Auld Lang Syne”, we will explore various accompanying techniques so you’ll ring in the New Year like a pro!
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a duo setting, then this workshop is for you! Using the great Holiday standard, “Auld Lang Syne”, we will explore various accompanying techniques so you’ll ring in the New Year like a pro!
3-Note Voicings with 2-Feel Bass
Lead Sheet Melody
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