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
If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!
If you want to get that lush cocktail sound like you'd hear at a classy lounge, then you need to know how to play rootless voicings on a jazz piano ballad.
Stuck with playing root position chords in the left hand? Level up your accompaniment voicings on the piano using easy shell chords on a jazz ballad!
Exploring the chords from Misty, learn 2 approaches to harmonize a jazz ballad: Block Chords and Drop 2 Voicings.
Learn one of the most important "sad" progressions used in hundreds of songs and countless genres.
If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!
If you want to get that lush cocktail sound like you'd hear at a classy lounge, then you need to know how to play rootless voicings on a jazz piano ballad.
Stuck with playing root position chords in the left hand? Level up your accompaniment voicings on the piano using easy shell chords on a jazz ballad!
Exploring the chords from Misty, learn 2 approaches to harmonize a jazz ballad: Block Chords and Drop 2 Voicings.
Harmonize the chord progression from Misty with beautiful inverted 9th chords.
Harmonize the chord progression from Misty with beautiful inverted 9th chords.
The complete course on how to create a gorgeous cocktail jazz ballad. You’ll learn Stride-Ballad Left Hand techniques, rootless voicings, and right hand embellishment with extensions, fills, runs, and more.
Bass Note & Chord "Money Range", Inverted Chords
Rootless Voicings
Stride-Ballad Left Hand with Rootless Voicings
Harmonizing the Bass With 10ths, 5ths, & 7ths
Harmonizing the Right Hand with Chord Tones
Adding Extensions & Alterations, Fills, Passing Chords, Flashy Runs, Creating an Intro
Putting It All Together, Practice Tips
Root Position Chords, Stride-Ballad Left Hand with 3-7 Guide Tones
Take our most comprehensive course on Cocktail Jazz. Discover how to develop a lead sheet, stylize the left hand, harmonize the right hand, add fills, & improvise.
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