Stride
Take your ragtime playing to the next level with these demanding stride piano techniques.
Stride Content
13 Courses
55 Lessons
24 Smartsheets
Form Review, Play Through, Tag, Chord-Roll Endings 1, 2, & 3
Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords
Left Hand Stride Waltz, Right Hand Techniques: Chords, Walkups/Walkdowns, Rocking, Triplet Roll, Sweeping
Apply Right Hand Techniques to Melody
Stride-Waltz Intro
Lead Sheet Melody & Chords, Stride Waltz, & Right Hand Techniques: Chords, Rocking, Triplet Roll, & Sweeping Roll
Learn a super fun Jingle Bells accompaniment that you can sing along with! You'll discover how to play "through-lines" to create a more interesting accompaniment.
Jazzify Greensleeves in the spirit of Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas Special arrangement. Learn 2 left hand accompaniments, jazz harmonies, turns, walking bass, & how to improvise a solo.
Left Hand Approach 1: Root to 3-7 Guide Tones Left Hand Approach 2: Rootless Voicings
Right Hand Embellishments: Chord Tones & Turns Left Hand Techniques: Quick 5-1, Easy Walking Bass, Medium Walking Bass, Scales for Soloing Q&A
Lead Sheet Melody & Basic Chords
Learn how to create an easy waltz-swing arrangement of Greensleeves. We explore the lead sheet, simple left hand shells, 2 waltz grooves, how to harmonize the right hand, and soloing tricks.
Right Hand Chord Tones, B Section Chords
2 Easy Jazz Waltz Rhythms, Scale for Soloing, Q&A
Learn a super fun Jingle Bells accompaniment that you can sing along with! You'll discover how to play "through-lines" to create a more interesting accompaniment.
Lead Sheet Melody, Left Hand Shells
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.
Learn the tools behind the Bluesy Broadway Kickline Style with this exciting arrangement. Discover how to combine techniques such as sliding, tremolos, blues rolls, and punched notes.
Learn the tools behind the Bluesy Broadway Kickline Style with this exciting arrangement. Discover how to combine techniques such as sliding, tremolos, blues rolls, and punched notes.
Learn the fundamentals of the Broadway Kickline style with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star like you've never heard it. Explore how to bluesify the lead sheet with slides, chord punches, & more.
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