This Quick Tip is the ultimate cure for the common chord progression with 10 unique techniques to harmonize your favorite jazz tunes on piano.
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Building Jazz Vocabulary with “the Rock Climber”
Learn the techniques to expand your jazz vocabulary with three useful exercises. First Austin explains how to play arpeggios over all the changes. Next, he covers the “Rock Climber” exercise, and finally he provides a brief overview of “upper structures.”
3 Steps to Get a Pro Jazz Swing Feel for Piano
Most jazz piano students spend hours drilling chords and scales—fewer work on their jazz swing feel. Use these 3 techniques to balance your practice.
O Holy Night Contemporary Piano – 2
Learn an advanced contemporary arrangement of O Holy Night. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll learn the melody & chords, how to stylize the left hand, how to harmonize the right hand, and other advanced contemporary techniques.
Minor 2-5-1 Rootless Voicings Chord Reference
Learn how to play rootless voicings in the A and B position for the chord types in a minor 2-5-1 progression with 2 essential exercises
O Holy Night Contemporary Piano – 1
Learn how to play O Holy Night in a contemporary piano style. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll learn the melody, chords, how to stylize the left hand, harmonize the right hand, and other accompaniment techniques.
Piano Accompaniment 6 Steps from Beginner to Pro
Beginner and intermediate pianists can apply these “must-hear” tips for any pop piano accompaniment to go from beginner to pro in just 6 steps.
How to Play Piano Like Shaun Martin (Snarky Puppy)
Learn essential piano techniques used by Shaun Martin of Snarky Puppy to play neo soul and contemporary gospel, including passing chords, slip notes & more.
Play Beautiful Piano With Only 2 Chords
Learn a simple approach to play and improvise beautiful piano music right now for beginner and intermediate piano students using only 2 chords!
Summertime – Slow Blues 2
Learn how to craft a slow jazzy blues piano arrangement of George Gershwin’s classic tune “Summertime.” Using the lead sheet, we’ll stylize the left hand chords, embellish the right hand melody, compose an intro/outro, and complete the arrangement with an advanced solo!
How to Compose a Piano Waltz
Learn how to compose a beautiful jazz waltz with Jonny’s essential arranging techniques. We’ll master left hand accompaniments, melodic writing, and harmonization.
Summertime – Slow Blues 1
Learn the classic George Gershwin tune “Summertime” in the slow jazzy blues style.
How to Play a Funk Piano Solo
Learn to play a funk piano solo using essential techniques for beginner and intermediate pianists such as Funky 4ths, Stacked 4ths and the C Blues Scale.
Key of E Major – In the Country
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of E Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “In the Country.”
How to Add Jazz Scales to Your Blues Piano Solo
Mix jazz scales into your blues piano improv to add interest and variety with this breakdown of the Dominant Diminished scale for all playing levels.
How to Instantly Make Major Chords Sound Jazzy
Transform your piano sound by enhancing your major chords with jazzy chord extensions found in smooth jazz and R&B styles using this simple trick.
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.
Slow Jazz and Blues Piano Improv
Learn slow jazz and blues piano improvisation right now! Essential chords & professional techniques for beginner, intermediate & advanced jazz pianists.
Essential Jazz Piano Exercise – Chromatic Neighbors
A quick and comprehensive guide for understanding, practicing and applying chromatic neighbors in jazz piano improvisation for all levels.
Piano Pedal Essentials
Learn everything you need to know about the piano pedals, including pedaling techniques, exercises, and how to use the pedal on a variety of styles.
Modulation Essentials – How to Modulate a Song 2
Discover advanced piano modulation techniques to elevate any arrangement using the Danny Boy lead sheet as an example.
