Learn an important cyclic chord progression used in Jazz & Gospel music, Circular Progression 1. Discover the chords, harmonization approaches, 4-On-The-Floor groove, and improv techniques.
Sheet Type: Lesson Sheet
Holiday Samba Accompaniment
Learn how to play The Christmas Song as a Latin Samba accompaniment. We explore the Samba rhythm, chord progression, how to jazz-up the chords, and chord reharmonizations.
The Amazing Turnaround
Learn one of the most important progressions in jazz, the Turnaround Progression (Rhythm Changes). Explore different chord voicings, bass lines, the outer-inner technique, and how to improvise.
St Louis Blues Challenge
Take the St Louis Blues Challenge, where we’ll develop the lead sheet into a blues shuffle arrangement. Learn techniques like shuffle grooves, melodic embellishments, slides, & chord pops.
Soloing Over a Turnaround 2
Discover how the pros master soloing in this course by practicing the underlying principles such as: how to target notes, how to connect scales, and how to create rhythmic alterations & displacements.
Soloing Over a Turnaround 1
Learn to confidently solo over this essential jazz progression. The 1 6 2 5 progression will help you master important improv concepts such as phrasing, connecting scales, and more.
Soloing Over a 2-5-1 Progression
Learn to solo over the most common progression in all of Jazz. With a step-by-step approach, you’ll discover how to use scales, chord tones, chromaticism, and patterns to express your creativity.
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 2
A total of 8 must-know left hand patterns to take your slow blues playing to the next level. With the shuffle, stride, bass walk-ups & broken 10ths, you’ll have all the tools you need to jam with the pros.
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 1
Learn a total of 8 essential left hand patterns for playing slow blues. You can immediately apply techniques such as 4-on-the-floor or open stride to inject a fresh approach to your blues jams.
Silent Night Rhumba 2
Get ready to learn Silent Night in a fun Blues Rhumba Style with slides, tremolos, and rolls. A Rhumba Intro and Outro are included, along with a valuable toolkit of soloing techniques.
Silent Night Rhumba 1
Learn a New Orleans Blues Rhumba version of Silent Night with slides, tremolos, rolls, and blues improv. If Dr. John ever got his hands on Silent Night, this is how he might play it!
Rockin Blues Bass Lines 2
Learn 12 must-know blues bass lines to rock out with your blues improvisations on just about any blues tune. We dive into walking bass, jazzy-blues, chunky blues, stride blues, & more.
Rockin Blues Bass Lines 1
Learn 12 essential blues accompaniments. If you want to play shuffles, slow blues with walking bass lines, country blues, stride, or boogie, this is the course for you.
Ragtime Crash Course 2
Discover the professional secrets behind ragtime with this in-depth workshop. You’ll learn the 4 essential Rag Rolls and the Ragtime stride left hand which we will apply to a traditional song.
Ragtime Crash Course 1
Learn how to rag up a simple song with beginner rag rolls and the jumping left hand. After this course, you’ll have a working knowledge of how to “ragify” any melody you encounter.
Pop Piano Improv – Happy Monday
Jam on one of the happiest piano progressions ever! In this course, you’ll learn the “Happy Monday” Progression plus how to improvise over it with the pentatonic scale, riffs, and harmonized notes.
Autumn Trees – Lead Sheet
In this lesson for all playing levels, you’ll transform the lead sheet Autumn Trees into a fun swing tune using the essential techniques of swing. Fills, walking bass lines, and rootless voicings are all covered.
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment: The One Chord Wonder
Learn the incredible chord that will transform your pop and contemporary piano accompaniment. If you are playing regular major and minor chords and not sure how to get that gorgeous, lush sound, this course will give you those tools.
Once Upon a Dream – Jazz Waltz 2
Discover Stride-Waltz techniques like chord rocking & sweeping rolls with this beautiful arrangement of the Disney tune Once Upon a Dream. A fun hand cross over solo is included.
Once Upon a Dream – Jazz Waltz 1
Learn this simple, beautiful arrangement of Once Upon a Dream while exploring the building blocks of the Stride-Waltz style, including the rocking techniques, chord sweeping, and more.
O Christmas Tree 2
Make it a swingin’ Christmas with O Christmas Tree. We’ll build a swing arrangement from the lead sheet with techniques like walking bass, block chords, & jazz fills, plus learn how to improvise!
