Dominant 7th Chord Exercises

Master your Dominant 7th chords with 17 exercises to easily play them all.  We’ll explore each chord from multiple angles, including the Circle of 5ths, chromatically, with inversions, & progressions.

America the Beautiful Rag Challenge

Learn America the Beautiful in a Ragtime Style.  Starting with the lead sheet, we apply rag rolls and the ragtime-stride left hand.  An essential Ragtime course!

Coloring Dominant Chords – Extensions 1

Transform how you comp (accompany) over Dominant 7 chords in a jazz or blues tune. We explore how to build chords with extensions, most common positions, groove patterns, & jamming with a band.

Jonny’s Jumpin Boogie

The complete course for all playing levels on how to play Boogie Woogie. In this course, we cover Boogie chords, the form, left hand techniques, and classic Boogie riffs.

Jazz Walking Bass Lines 2

Master jazz walking bass lines with 9 different approaches used by the pros.  We’ll work through one of the most common jazz progressions using techniques like 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, and tritones.

Jazz Walking Bass Lines 1

Learn 9 techniques for walking jazz bass lines, including outlining chords, chromatic connectors, 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, & more.

Cycle of Fifths in 3 Jazz Styles 2

Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano (Jazz Ballad). An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon.

Cycle of Fifths in 3 Jazz Styles 1

Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

The Jazz Ballad Challenge 2

Learn how to create a gorgeous cocktail jazz ballad with Stride-Ballad left hand techniques, rootless voicings, and right hand embellishment using extensions, fills, runs, and more.

The Jazz Ballad Challenge 1

The most comprehensive course on Cocktail Jazz (Jazz Ballads). Discover how to develop a lead sheet, stylize the left hand, harmonize the right hand, add fills, & improvise.

Dominant 7th Chord Theory and Application

In this comprehensive course on Dominant 7 Chords, you’ll learn how to build Dominant 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Dominant 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Dominant 7 progressions.

The Sentimental Progression 2

Learn the sad progression used in hundreds of different songs. Discover the chords, harmonization approaches, 7 accompaniments with song examples, & improv techniques.

The Sentimental Progression 1

Learn the sad progression used in hundreds of different songs. Discover the chords, harmonization approaches, 5 accompaniments with song examples, & improv techniques.

Transposing a Lead Sheet 2

Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet to any key! With the Number Chart method, we analyze a lead sheet, “convert” it to numbers, and apply it to 2 new keys.

Transposing a Lead Sheet 1

Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet. Using the Number Chart method, we’ll analyze a melody and chords, “convert” them to numbers, and apply the numbers to a new key.