Jazz Ballads
Learn the lush voicings, colorful scales and improvisational techniques behind your favorite jazz ballads.
Jazz Ballads Content
80 Courses
508 Lessons
197 Smartsheets
Upper Structure Triads 4 & 5
Extensions, Alterations, The Progression, Left Hand 3-7 Guide Tones
F7 Extensions & Voicings; G7 Extensions & Voicings
Combining Chords Option 1, Various Grooves
Combining Chords Option 2, Adding the Root or 5th On Top, Q&A
Dominant 7 Chords Explained, Extensions, 2 Dominant Voicings
Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.
Questions & Conclusion
Rootless Voicings
Swing Groove, Bass Line Tips, Passing Tones
Latin Groove, Syncopation, Both Hands
Ballad Style, Melody, Root-Chord Left Hand
Quartal Voicings, Comping
Improv Techniques, the A Blues Scale
The Progression, Root Position Chords, & Shell Voicings
Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.
Root on Bottom, Chord Spread
Walking Bass, Half Notes, Swung Rhythm
The Latin Approach, Both Hands
Jazz Ballad Style, Improv Tips
Improvisation Techniques, Shells, A Blues Scale
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