Jazz Ballads
Learn the lush voicings, colorful scales and improvisational techniques behind your favorite jazz ballads.
Jazz Ballads Content
76 Courses
486 Lessons
191 Smartsheets
Create rich polychordal jazz piano voicings using the minor triad as an upper structure for major, minor, dominant, altered dominant sounds.
Learn to comp and improv on "Giant Steps"…one of the most feared and revered jazz tunes. Then master reharmonization using Coltrane changes.
Learn to comp and improv on "Giant Steps"…one of the most feared and revered jazz tunes. Then master reharmonization using Coltrane changes.
An essential guide for understanding and mastering various two-hand voicings techniques used by jazz pianists when comping in an ensemble.
An essential guide for understanding and mastering various two-hand voicings techniques used by jazz pianists when comping in an ensemble.
In this comprehensive jazz ballad course, we'll learn how to accompany on Misty in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
In this comprehensive jazz ballad course, we'll learn how to accompany on Misty in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
4-Note Quartal Voicings
Intro & Ending
Rootless Voicings Chords with Right Hand Fills
Putting it all Together
Lead Sheet Melody
Open Voicing 7th Chords
In this comprehensive jazz ballad course, we'll learn how to accompany on Misty. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, review some basic left hand patterns, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
In this comprehensive jazz ballad course, we'll learn how to accompany on Misty. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, review some basic left hand patterns, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
Shells with Open Voicings - RH 3rd & 7th, LH Roots
Stride with Fills & Altered Chord Extensions
Lead Sheet Melody
3-Note Voicings with 2-Feel Bass
Intro & Ending
Putting it All Together
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