Jazz Ballads
Learn the lush voicings, colorful scales and improvisational techniques behind your favorite jazz ballads.
Jazz Ballads Content
77 Courses
491 Lessons
192 Smartsheets
Hone your intuitive sense of swing in this dedicated lesson on jazz articulation with ghost notes. Includes tips for bass, melody & harmony.
Hone your intuitive sense of swing in this dedicated lesson on jazz articulation with ghost notes. Includes tips for bass, melody and harmony.
Play minor 2-5-1 progressions in 5 levels—from beginner to pro. These voicings are perfect for minor tunes like "Summertime" and "Beautiful Love."
Play minor 2-5-1 progressions in 5 levels—from beginner to pro. These voicings are perfect for minor tunes like "Summertime" and "Beautiful Love."
Learn how to play jazz melodies in the classy Locked Hands piano style (aka "Block Chords") of Milt Buckner made popular by George Shearing.
Learn how to play jazz melodies in the classy Locked Hands piano style (aka "Block Chords") of Milt Buckner made popular by George Shearing.
Create rich polychordal jazz piano voicings using the minor triad as an upper structure for major, minor, dominant, altered dominant sounds.
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.
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