Jazz Ballads

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

Learn to play bebop piano in 6 steps. This lesson explores upper & lower neighbors to generate sweet bebop lines with that chromatic "rub."

Learn to play bebop piano in 6 steps. This lesson explores upper & lower neighbors to generate sweet bebop lines with that chromatic "rub."

The complete guide to jazz scales, learn the best and most important scales for improvisation over the most common chord types for jazz piano!

The complete guide to jazz scales, learn the best and most important scales for improvisation over the most common chord types for jazz piano!

In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression using chord tone targets. You'll explore chord substitutes, left hand accompaniments, common rhythms, and a variety of exercises to master chord tone targets. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to invent your own jazz lines by targeting chord tones.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression using chord tone targets. You'll explore chord substitutes, left hand accompaniments, common rhythms, and a variety of exercises to master chord tone targets. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to invent your own jazz lines by targeting chord tones.

Chord Tone Target Soloing