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
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
Soloing Technique 5: Mixed Targets
Left Hand Accompaniments
Soloing Technique 3: 5ths
The 2-5-1 Chord Progression
Soloing Technique 2: 3rds
Soloing Technique 4: 7ths
Soloing Technique 1: Roots
Learn modern jazz piano soloing techniques to enhance your sound by improvising with quartal shapes that sound amazing!
Learn modern jazz piano soloing techniques to enhance your sound by improvising with quartal shapes that sound amazing!
What makes certain chords sound jazzy? Learn everything you need to know about jazz piano chords and simple steps for constructing voicings.
What makes certain chords sound jazzy? Learn everything you need to know about jazz piano chords and simple steps for constructing voicings.
Learn how to take a classical piece of music and turn it into a swinging jazz piano tune using jazz rhythms, chords, and fills on Für Elise!
Learn how to take a classical piece of music and turn it into a swinging jazz piano tune using jazz rhythms, chords, and fills on Für Elise!
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