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Creating Phrases in Your Improvisation, Outro, Final Touches

Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords

Left Hand Chord Shells, Swinging the Melody

3 Intro Options, Improvisation Scale: F Bluesy Pentatonic

Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.

Beg/Int: Pentatonic Scale, Low Position Lines, 8ths, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: 4 Advanced Scales, Connecting Scale Exercise

Beg Int: Upper Position 8th Notes, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: Up-lines, Downlines, Combined Lines, Chromatic Notes

Beg/Int: Combined Upper/Lower Position Lines, 8th Notes, Triplets, Multiple Octaves Int/Adv: Triplet Up/Down Lines, Fast Runs

The Turnaround Progression, Basic Chords
Beg/Int Players: Easy & Medium Groove
Int/Adv: Easy & Medium Groove

Make sense of jazz standards by analyzing the chord progression for All the Ways You Love, inspired by All the Things You Are.  You'll discover that jazz chords progressions follow predictable patterns.

Lead Sheet & Melody, Diatonic 7th Chords

Diatonic 7th Chords in All 12 Keys

Song Analysis: Part 1

Song Analysis: Parts 2, 3, & 4

Song Analysis: Part 5

Q&A, Soloing Techniques

Learn a beautiful Jazz Ballad accompaniment for Silent Night using rootless chords.

Play a Jazz Stride Waltz over this classic holiday tune using roots and shells, in the style of Vince Guaraldi.

Play a Jazz Stride Waltz over this classic holiday tune using roots and shells, in the style of Vince Guaraldi.

Play this classic song with full jazz chords, extensions, and interesting reharmonization. This is the perfect song to serenade your friends with on New Year's eve.

Root Position Chords & Rootless Chords

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