In this workshop, you’ll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression with the outlining chords technique. You’ll explore different chord options, common rhythms, and a variety of exercises for outlining chords. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to create your own lines using this soloing technique.
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Play Bebop Blues Piano in 3 Steps
Want to embellish the traditional 12-bar blues form with a bebop sound? Learn to play bebop blues piano in 3 simple steps for all levels.
Easy Piano Improv – 4 Steps for Beginners
Learn to play beautiful pop piano improv using super easy pinkie grips that sound great! Then explore descending rolls to add gorgeous fills.
2-5-1 Soloing with Bebop Scales
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression with Bebop scales. You’ll learn 2 left hand accompaniments, 4 common grooves, and 3 bebop scales for soloing in the jazz style. Then we’ll practice various exercises for connecting scales and targeting chord tones to get that smooth jazzy solo sound.
2-5-1 Soloing with Chord Tone Targets
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 chord progression using chord tone targets. You’ll explore chord substitutes, left hand accompaniments, common rhythms, and a variety of exercises to master chord tone targets. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to invent your own jazz lines by targeting chord tones.
Modern Jazz Piano Soloing – Quartal Shapes
Learn modern jazz piano soloing techniques to enhance your sound by improvising with quartal shapes that sound amazing!
Jazz Piano Chords – The Complete Guide
What makes certain chords sound jazzy? Learn everything you need to know about jazz piano chords and simple steps for constructing voicings.
Turn Classical Music Into Jazz Piano – 4 Steps
Learn how to take a classical piece of music and turn it into a swinging jazz piano tune using jazz rhythms, chords, and fills on Für Elise!
5 Essential Piano Exercises
Improve your speed, strength, clarity, coordination and control with these 5 essential piano exercises for all playing levels.
The Most Romantic Piano Chords – The Love Progression
Learn these sweet romantic piano chords in what we call the “Love Progression” with a beautiful left hand accompaniment and 3 improvisation techniques!
How to Improvise A Solo With the Major Scale 2
In this workshop, you will learn advanced techniques for improvising piano with the Major scale. We’ll cover the notes of the scale, 4 essential soloing techniques, 5 left hand accompaniments, common chord progressions & voicings, and we’ll learn how to solo over multiple chords.
Jazz Standard Analysis 1
In this workshop, we’ll analyze the chord progression for Autumn Leaves. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the melody/chords, analyze the chord functions and chord qualities, learn how to add color with the 2-5-1 trick, and more.
To a Wild Rose
In this course, we’ll be learning and deconstructing an elegant classical piece, To a Wild Rose.
Improvise Beautiful Piano with the Hope Chord
The Hope Chord allows beginners to play complex chord progressions with ease. This lesson also includes 2 grips for improvising beautiful piano lines.
10 Jazz Songs to Learn and Practice
The top 10 must-know jazz songs/standards that every good jazz pianist should learn and practice, with a variety of chord progressions, keys, and styles.
Jazz Piano Accompaniment – The Definitive Guide
Everything you need to know when accompanying a singer in the jazz swing style.
Fly Me to the Moon for Beginner Piano
Play “Fly Me to the Moon” in a jazz swing piano style as a beginner using 3 steps including the lead sheet melody, diatonic 7th chords, and a swing groove.
How to Play Piano Like Norah Jones
Learn to play chill, relaxed piano vibes in the style of nine-time Grammy award winning singer, songwriter and pianist Norah Jones.
How to Improvise a Solo With the Major Scale 1
In this workshop, you will learn how to improvise piano with one of the most important scales – the Major scale. We’ll cover the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 5 left hand accompaniments, 2 block positions, 4 rhythm exercises, 3 soloing techniques, and more.
Slow Blues Piano for Beginners
Learn how to play sweet slow blues piano for beginners in C. Create pro sounding licks using 6 simple chords, 1 easy scale, and 3 awesome improv techniques!
Autumn Leaves Jazz Swing 1
In our most comprehensive jazz swing piano course, we’ll learn how to play Autumn Leaves in a jazz swing style. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the melody/chords, stylize the left hand, embellish the right hand melody, master a variety of improv & rhythm techniques, and more!