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
Minor Turnaround
Chromatic Walk-Up
Extended Turnaround
Blues Progression
Sentimental Progression
Turnaround Progression
Misty Progression
Learn how to transform piano lead sheets with chord extensions & alterations. Using 8 common chord progressions, you'll understand how to apply these piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound.
How do jazz legends develop a powerful command of jazz piano skills? Not without a plan! Explore the 5 Pillars in our Jazz Piano Practice Guide.
How do jazz legends develop a powerful command of jazz piano skills? Not without a plan! Explore the 5 Pillars in our Jazz Piano Practice Guide.
Discover how to improvise jazz piano with the half-whole diminished scale (or "dominant diminished"), including scale exercises in all 12 keys.
Everything you need to know about reharmonization—what it is, how to do it, modern techniques, examples, exercises, charts and more!
Everything you need to know about reharmonization—what it is, how to do it, modern techniques, examples, exercises, charts and more!
Discover best practices in piano accompaniment for singers while exploring Erroll Garner's timeless jazz standard, "Misty."
Discover best practices in piano accompaniment for singers while exploring Erroll Garner's timeless jazz standard, "Misty."
To play piano with an original sound think "stylization, not complication." Here are 10 ways to spice up a simple piano chord progression.
You've learned professional jazz piano voicings, but now what? Explore adding countermelody and tensions with beautiful inner voice movement.
You've learned professional jazz piano voicings, but now what? Explore adding countermelody and tensions with beautiful inner voice movement.
Minimize your improv materials to maximize your results. Explore 5 techniques for all levels to improvise on piano with just 1 scale!
Minimize your improv materials to maximize your results. Explore 5 techniques for all levels to improvise on piano with just 1 scale!
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