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
Want to learn how to make a chord sound jazzy? Master 3 simple formulas to play advanced jazz piano voicings, even if you're a beginner.
Want to learn how to make a chord sound jazzy? Master 3 simple formulas to play advanced jazz piano voicings, even if you're a beginner.
Learn to play "Silent Night" in a jazz ballad style with diatonic 7th chords, extensions, alterations, secondary dominants & reharmonization.
Learn to play "Silent Night" in a jazz ballad style with diatonic 7th chords, extensions, alterations, secondary dominants & reharmonization.
No ending? No problem! Learn these 7 beautiful endings for jazz tunes to hold your audience's attention to the last note every time!
No ending? No problem! Learn these 7 beautiful endings for jazz tunes to hold your audience's attention to the last note every time!
Learn simple and effective ways to create hip jazz piano chord substitutions.
Learn simple and effective ways to create hip jazz piano chord substitutions.
Join Jonny and composer Joshua Foy as they discuss the influence of jazz and other compositional devices in the film music of John Williams.
Learn to solo confidently with the most important scale for piano improv that works on any song in any style over any chord progression.
Learn to solo confidently with the most important scale for piano improv that works on any song in any style over any chord progression.
In this course, you'll learn an original jazz ballad tune written by Yannick: Why Do I Fall in Love. Phrase by phrase, you'll learn the notes and rhythms, explore dynamics and articulation, decipher the harmony, and discover soloing techniques. Finally you'll combine all these techniques to perform this piece with expression.
In this course, you'll learn an original jazz ballad tune, Why Do I Fall in Love. Phrase by phrase, you'll learn the notes and rhythms, decipher the harmony, and discover soloing techniques. We also explain how to play with expression and add an intro and ending.
Full Arrangement
Lead Sheet Melody
A Section - Inversions
B Section - Inversions
Soloing Techniques
B Section - Stride & Guide Tones
Lead Sheet Chords
A Section - Stride & Guide Tones
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