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How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn advanced techniques for improvising piano with the Dorian scale. We’ll cover the notes of the scale, 4 essential soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, 3 common chord progressions, and we’ll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 2
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano with the Dorian scale – a must-know scale for jazz, blues, latin, and funk. We’ll start with learning the notes of the scale along with 7 chords and 3 chord progressions you can use when soloing. Then we’ll learn 5 left hand accompaniments, including rock, … Continue reading “How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 2”
How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 1
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano with the Dorian scale – a must-know scale for jazz, blues, latin, and funk. We’ll start with learning the notes of the scale along with 3 common chord progressions you can use when soloing. Then we’ll learn 5 left hand accompaniments, including chording, rock, latin, … Continue reading “How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 1”
How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Mode 1
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano with the Dorian scale. We’ll cover the notes of the scale, essential soloing techniques, left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions and rhythms, and we’ll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
Improvise Piano With the Dorian Scale
There’s nothing like having “the perfect fit” for the occasion. It might be a tool in the garage, a dress in the closet, or a simply-stated greeting card. Being able to fit the moment is an important skill. As a pianist, you too often need to come up with “the perfect fit.” In fact, musicians … Continue reading “Improvise Piano With the Dorian Scale”
Improvise Piano With the Dorian Scale
Captivate your audience with mysterious and awe-inspiring piano textures reminiscent of popular film scores using the dorian scale and 3 improv techniques.
Dorian Scale: The Complete Guide
Many music students often find the topic of minor scales to be rather confusing. This is not surprising given that there is not just one version of the minor scale. Rather, professional musicians must learn how to navigate a number of unique minor scale variations that are each suited for different harmonic situations. For jazz … Continue reading “Dorian Scale: The Complete Guide”
5 Scales to Improvise on Major Chords
Have you ever felt stuck when improvising over major chords? Of course, you can draw on the major scale, but that often sounds a bit bland and repetitive. Well, in today’s Quick Tip, Jonny demonstrates 5 alternate scales to improvise on major chords that sound amazing! These 5 scales are game changers for piano students … Continue reading “5 Scales to Improvise on Major Chords”
How to Improvise Film Music on Piano
In this interview, Jonny sits down with pianist, composer and educator Joshua Foy to explore how to improvise film music on piano. PWJ members can view the full interview here. Joshua is an award-winning composer, educator, and music director. He received his Bachelors of Music from Chapman University in Music Composition and his Master of … Continue reading “How to Improvise Film Music on Piano”
The Best Scale to Improvise Over Minor Chords
A work of great craftsmanship is truly inspiring to behold. But how does one become a master craftsman or craftswomen? Craftsmanship describes the work of an artisan who is highly skilled and seasoned with experience. A master craftsman also tends to have a lot of tools. The focus of today’s Quick Tip is to give … Continue reading “The Best Scale to Improvise Over Minor Chords”
The Best Scale to Improvise Over Minor Chords
Confidently improvise jazz piano over minor chords with authentic lines using the Dorian mode & essential techniques including enclosures & chord outlining.
How to Play Beautiful, Flowing Piano
Think of how rewarding it would be to be able to sit at the piano and improvise beautiful, flowing soundscapes. In today’s Quick Tip, Jonny May shares a fascinating arranging technique that piano students can use to create sublime, cinematic style background music. You’ll learn: Introduction What is interval rocking on piano? Beautiful Flowing Piano … Continue reading “How to Play Beautiful, Flowing Piano”
Unlocking the Backdoor 2-5-1 Progression
Do you ever get the sense that professional composers, songwriters and performers have learned some harmonic secrets that they’re keeping from you? Perhaps you’ve heard a song with intriguing harmonic movement that sounds nothing like the diatonic chord progressions that you’ve been taught. Well, in today’s Quick Tip, Unlocking the Backdoor 2-5-1 Progression, John Proulx … Continue reading “Unlocking the Backdoor 2-5-1 Progression”
Minor 11th Chords for Piano: The Complete Guide
If you’re looking to play rich and beautiful minor chords on piano, then look no further than minor 11th chords. In today’s lesson, Minor 11th Chords for Piano: The Complete Guide, Jonny May shares pro tips on how to play these gut-wrenching minor chords. You’ll learn: Intro to Minor 11th Chords What are minor 11th … Continue reading “Minor 11th Chords for Piano: The Complete Guide”
Blues Scale for Piano: Beginner Guide
Do you want to learn how to play amazing blues solos at the piano? If so, then you need to master your blues scales. While many students learn the notes of the blues scale, fewer students learn to use those notes effectively when improvising. In today’s Quick Tip, Blues Scale for Piano: Beginner Guide, Jonny … Continue reading “Blues Scale for Piano: Beginner Guide”
The 10 Most Important Jazz Scales
The topic of improvisation can be quite overwhelming for jazz students when they consider all the various chords and scales that exist in jazz music. Fortunately, in today’s Quick Tip, The 10 Most Important Jazz Scales, Jonny May helps students get ahead by sharing the “go to” scales that he relies on most often when … Continue reading “The 10 Most Important Jazz Scales”
The Ultimate Guide to Music Theory Terms & Jazz Definitions
The jazz piano student’s indispensable online dictionary of music theory terms, concepts, definitions and vocabulary words! How to Use this Dictionary of Music Theory Terms & Jazz Concepts Like any high-level discipline, professional jazz musicians use a host of specialized terms to define music theory concepts and techniques. Therefore, we’ve compiled this free online dictionary … Continue reading “The Ultimate Guide to Music Theory Terms & Jazz Definitions”
Minor 7th Chords on Piano – The Complete Guide
If you want to play hip minor chords on piano, minor 7th chords are the perfect harmonic pallet to explore. These intermediate level, 4-note chords are commonly used in jazz, Latin, R&B, neo soul and other contemporary keyboard styles. In today’s Quick Tip, Minor 7th Chords on Piano – The Complete Guide, John Proulx shares how … Continue reading “Minor 7th Chords on Piano – The Complete Guide”
The 11 Most Important Piano Chord Progressions
Whether you’re just curious about chord progressions as a beginner or if you’re looking to expand your harmonic palette as a songwriter, today’s Quick Tip on The 11 Most Important Piano Chord Progressions has you covered! In this piano tutorial, you’ll discover: Intro to Chord Progressions for Piano What is a chord progression? Understanding the Raw … Continue reading “The 11 Most Important Piano Chord Progressions”
Play ‘My Funny Valentine’ Lead Sheet on Piano
Whether you are a piano hobbyist, a semi-pro or a professional, the classic Rodgers and Hart ballad “My Funny Valentine” is a beloved jazz standard that is richly rewarding to play. In today’s Quick Tip, Play ‘My Funny Valentine’ Lead Sheet on Piano, John Proulx helps you go beyond the fake book when performing this … Continue reading “Play ‘My Funny Valentine’ Lead Sheet on Piano”
The Top 5 Stevie Wonder Chord Progressions
When it comes to harmonic ingenuity, we can all learn a lot from 25-time Grammy Award winning songwriter Stevie Wonder. In today’s Quick Tip, The Top 5 Stevie Wonder Chord Progressions, Jonny May explores the harmonic inner workings of 5 beloved Stevie Wonder hits. Not only will you learn how to play 5 iconic Stevie Wonder … Continue reading “The Top 5 Stevie Wonder Chord Progressions”
