Show Type: Updates

In June, we released 2 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 1 blog, 4 Smart Sheets, 8 Backing Tracks, and more!

In May, we released 2 new Course, 4 Quick Tips, 1 blog, 5 Smart Sheets, 10 Backing Tracks, and more!

In March, we released 2 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, and 16 Backing Tracks.

New Courses:
All The Things You Are – 2
Moonlight Sonata

New Quick Tips:
Jazz Piano Chord Voicings: The Complete Guide
How to Improvise Piano with 1 Scale
Create Inner Voice Movement for Jazz Piano
10 Ways to Spice Up a Chord Progression

Other events:
Live Q&A (Beginner/Intermediate)
Live Q&A (Intermediate/Advanced)
Q&A Submissions (Beginner/Intermediate)
Q&A Submissions (Intermediate/Advanced)
Student Assessment

Office Hours:
March 1 (Beginner/Intermediate)
March 1 (Intermediate/Advanced)
March 8 (Beginner/Intermediate)
March  8 (Intermediate/Advanced)
March 15 (Beginner/Intermediate)
March 15 (Intermediate/Advanced)
March 21 (Beginner/Intermediate)
March  21 (Intermediate/Advanced)
March 29 (Beginner/Intermediate)
March  29 (Intermediate/Advanced)

 

In April, we released 1 new Course, 5 Quick Tips, 1 blog, 6 Smart Sheets, 12 Backing Tracks, and more!

New Course:
Chopin’s Prelude in Em

New Quick Tips:
Play Canon in D in 5 Easy Steps
5 Tips on Piano Accompaniment for Singers
Reharmonization: Play Any Note with Any Chord
The Diminished Scale Demystified
Diatonic Chords: The Complete Guide

New Blog:
The Musical Genius of Herbie Hancock

Other events:
Live Q&A (Beginner/Intermediate)
Live Q&A (Intermediate/Advanced)
Q&A Submissions (Beginner/Intermediate)
Q&A Submissions (Intermediate/Advanced)
Student Assessment

Office Hours:
April 5 (Beginner/Intermediate)
April 5 (Intermediate/Advanced)
April 12 (Beginner/Intermediate)
April  12 (Intermediate/Advanced)
April 19 (Beginner/Intermediate)
April 19 (Intermediate/Advanced)
April 26 (Beginner/Intermediate)
April 26 (Intermediate/Advanced)

Standout Performances:
Scott Jones – Georgia on My Mind
Karen Rigdon – Sometime Ago
Mette – Jonny’s Jumpin Boogie
Ho Ting Ting – Fly Me to the Moon
Sebastian Simian – Go the Distance

In January, we released 3 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 8 Smart Sheets, and 6 Backing Tracks.

New Courses:
Ear Training with 7th Chords 2
All the Things You Are 1
The Girl From Ipanema 1

New Quick Tips:
How to Play the Piano Fast
How to Make a Chord Sound Jazzy
4 Steps to Play Neo Soul Chords on Piano
Tritone Substitution: The Complete Guide

New Smartsheet Arrangement:
Carousel Blues

Other events:
Live Q&A (Beginner/Intermediate)
Live Q&A (Intermediate/Advanced)
Q&A Submissions (Beginner/Intermediate)
Q&A Submissions (Intermediate/Advanced)
Student Assessment
Office Hours – Jan 18 (Beginner/Intermediate)
Office Hours – Jan 18 (Intermediate/Advanced)
Office Hours – Jan 25 (Beginner/Intermediate)
Office Hours – Jan 25 (Intermediate/Advanced)

Standout Performances:
David Hahn – Autumn Leaves
Shanti Kosasih – All the Things You Are
Robert L Primrose – St. Louis Blues
Gillian Marty – Sunny Side of the Street
Mark Wilson – Happy Birthday

Member Spotlight:
Congratulations to our January Member Spotlight – Eiress Lamy! You can click here to watch her interview.

In December, we released 2 new Courses, 5 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, and 2 Backing Tracks.

New Courses:
Ear Training with 7th Chords 1
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

New Quick Tips:
7 Beautiful Endings for Jazz Tunes
Silent Night Jazz Ballad
Jimin Park Stride Piano Tips
Jingle Bells Beginner Jazz Piano
5 Things to Practice On Piano Every Day

Other events:
Holiday Awards Show
O Christmas Tree Student Collaboration
Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate
Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced
Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced
Student Assessment

In November, we released 2 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, and 6 Backing Tracks.

Other events:
Halloween Student Collaboration
Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate
Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced
Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate
Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced
Student Assessment

New Courses:
Ear Training with Holiday Songs 1
Ear Training with Holiday Songs 2

New Quick Tips:
The Jobim Chord Progression
Amazing Grace Gospel Style
Solo Breakdown of the Brilliant Sony Rollins
Hip Jazz Piano Chord Substitutions

Standout Performances:
Harrison Moss – Something
Max Althoff – Footsie Woman
Matt Thompson – O Christmas Tree
Michael Unger – You Make My Dreams Come True
Eiress Lamy – Blues Fella
Yannick – Winter Wonderland

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Frank Scaccia! You can click here to watch his spotlight interview.

In October, we released 2 new Courses, 5 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, and 8 Backing Tracks!

Other events:
Jazz Waltz Student Collaboration
Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate
Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced
Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate
Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced
Student Assessment

New Courses:
Ear Training with Triads 1
Ear Training with Triads 2

New Quick Tips:
7 Signs of an Amateur Accompanist
The Most Important Piano Scale for Improv
Geeking Out on Jazz & John Williams
Autumn Leaves Jazz Trio
5 Techniques to Write Scary Piano Music

Standout Performances:
Barbara Wilcox – Beautiful Love
James Metcalf – Toccata and Fugue
Irina Costei – 1950’s Rock n Roll
Shanti Kosasih – Halloween Challenge
Elisa Carbone – Fly Me to the Moon

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Gwen Walden! You can click here to read her spotlight interview.

In September, we released 4 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, and 23 Backing Tracks!

Other events:
Bossa Nova Student Collaboration
Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate
Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced
Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate
Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced
Student Assessment

New Courses:
2-5-1 Soloing with Diatonic Triads
2-5-1 Soloing with Enclosures
Practice Essentials: Hand Coordination
Why Do I Fall in Love – Jazz Ballad 1

New Quick Tips:
Jazz Scales – The Complete Guide
Block Chords – The Complete Guide
How to Play Bebop Piano in 6 Steps
Improvise Diatonic 7th Chords on Piano

Standout Performances:
Barb/Emily & Masako/Elena – My Favorite Things
Martyn Ramsden – Higher Ground
Clyde Sandry – Summertime
Wilma Hiser – Bernie’s Blues
Simon Till – Improvisation

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Laura Unterweger! You can click here to watch her spotlight interview.

In August, we released 4 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, 20 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, the Student Assessment, and the Live Student Recital!

New Courses:
2-5-1 Soloing with Outlining Chords
2-5-1 Soloing with Upper and Lower Neighbors
Practice Essentials: How to Practice
Girl From Ipanema Accompaniment

New Quick Tips:
Easy Piano Improv – 4 Steps for Beginners
Play Bebop Blues Piano in 3 Steps
The Most Powerful Piano Chords – The Power Progression
How to Play Piano like Hans Zimmer

New Interview:
Artist Interview Featuring John Proulx

Standout Performances:
Khristian Dalumpines – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Isabella Vas – America the Beautiful
Sabine Hohler – Misty
Susana Marta Rolfo – Bernie’s Blues
Masako Cross – Desafinado

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Brendan Dixon! Watch his spotlight interview right here.

In July, we released 3 new Courses, 5 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, 25 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
2-5-1 Soloing with Chord Tone Targets
2-5-1 Soloing with Bebop Scales
Practice Essentials

New Quick Tips:
The Most Romantic Piano Chords – The Love Progression
5 Essential Piano Exercises
Turn Classical Music Into Jazz Piano – 4 Steps
Jazz Piano Chords – The Complete Guide
Modern Jazz Piano Soloing – Quartal Shapes

Standout Performances:
Clyde Sandry – The Nearness of You
Carol Green – Marriange D’Amour
Felicia Seigler – Cruella de Vil
Sindre Skarelven – The Romance
Kevin Slaughter/Barb Christenson – Black Coffee

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Irina Costei! Read her spotlight interview right here.

In June, we released 3 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, 22 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
Jazz Standard Analysis 1
How to Improvise a Solo with the Major Scale 2
To a Wild Rose

New Quick Tips:
Fly Me to the Moon for Beginner Piano
Jazz Piano Accompaniment – The Definitive Guide
10 Jazz Songs to Learn and Practice
Improvise Beautiful Piano with the Hope Chord

Standout Performances:
Vanessa Abad – Dream a Little Dream of Me
Joshua Evans – Come Fly With Me
Ken Zimmerman – Free Fallin’
Harrison Moss – Eleanor Rigby
Martyn Ramsden – Bag’s Groove

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Anthony Shiels! Read his spotlight interview right here.

In May, we released 2 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, 24 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
How to Improvise a Solo With the Major Scale 1
Autumn Leaves Jazz Swing 1

New Quick Tips:
#1 Piano Exercise for Speed, Strength, & Control
How to Improvise Piano with Black Keys Only
Slow Blues Piano for Beginners
How to Play Piano like Norah Jones

Standout Performances:
Anthony Shiels – Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Scaccia / Harrison Moss – Tipitina Duet
Matt Knowlden – Blues Improv
Dan Molnar – One Last Breath
Fercebe San Blas – Alfonsina y el mar

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Masako Cross! Read her spotlight interview right here.

In April, we released 3 new Courses, 5 Quick Tips, 8 Smart Sheets, 16 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
How to Improvise a Solo With the Aeolian Scale 1
How to Improvise a Solo With the Aeolian Scale 2
Bach Prelude in C Harmonic Analysis

New Quick Tips:
1 Blues Piano Lick in 5 Levels of Difficulty
Improvise Jazz Piano with the Dominant Diminished Scale
3 Must-Know Jazz Piano Intros
Piano Chords – The Definitive Guide
Magic Chord Shapes – Major & Minor Piano Chords

Standout Performances:
Chris McMullin – Clair de Lune
Max Althoff – 1950s Rock n Roll
Sindre Skarelven – Fly Me to the Moon
Harrison Moss – Sunny Side of the Street
Andrei Borg – I Wanna Be Like You

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Kat Marie! Watch her spotlight interview right here.

In March, we released 1 new Course, 4 Quick Tips, 4 Smart Sheets, 17 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A for Beginner/Intermediate, the Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, the Q&A Submissions for Beginner/Intermediate, the Q&A Submissions for Intermediate/Advanced, and the Student Assessment.

New Course:
How to Improvise a Solo With the Dorian Scale 1

New Quick Tips:
The Most Beautiful Minor Chord
Top 10 Reasons You Should Learn Jazz Piano
How to Improvise Jazz Piano with Triad Pairs
The Most Important Jazz Piano Exercise

Standout Performances:
Brian Shankman – Station Break Rag
Michael Unger – Danny Boy
Frank Scaccia – Bernie’s Blues
Komal Genovese-Mausfeld – Autumn Leaves
Kat Marie – Happy Birthday in 7 Styles

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Matt Thompson! Watch his spotlight interview right here.

If you would like to donate to Anika’s treatment, you can click here for her GoFundMe page.

In February, we released 3 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 8 Smart Sheets, and 10 Backing Tracks.

New Courses:
Gymnopedie
Pachelbel Canon in D 1
Pachelbel Canon in D 2

New Quick Tips:
New Orleans Blues Piano – The Complete Guide
Play the Way You Look Tonight on Piano
Piano Chord Shapes for Beautiful Improv
The Beginner Jazz Piano Accompaniment Guide

New Smartsheet Arrangement:
A Simple Sentimental Moment

Other events:
Live Q&A (Beginner/Intermediate)
Live Q&A (Intermediate/Advanced)
Q&A Submissions (Beginner/Intermediate)
Q&A Submissions (Intermediate/Advanced)
Student Assessment
Office Hours – Feb 15 (Beginner/Intermediate)
Office Hours – Feb 15 (Intermediate/Advanced)
Office Hours – Feb 24 (Beginner/Intermediate)
Office Hours – Feb 24 (Intermediate/Advanced)

Standout Performances:
Harry Garland – I Could Have Danced All Night
Barb Christenson – Can’t Help Falling in Love
Laetitia Delfino – Love Progression
Martyn Ramsden – Canned Heat
Iryna Burns – River & Sun

Member Spotlight:
Congratulations to our February Member Spotlight – Josh Walsh! You can click here to read his interview.

In February, we released 3 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 7 Smart Sheets, 22 Backing Tracks, the new Student Collaboration, 2 Live Q&As, the Q&A Submissions, the Student Assessment, and an artist interview with Jimin Park and Jonny May.

New Courses:
How to Improvise a Solo With the Mixolydian Scale 1
How to Improvise a Solo With the Mixolydian Scale 2
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course

New Quick Tips:
How to Improvise Piano for Newbies
How to Play Rock Piano (4 Steps)
Piano Accompaniment for Newbies (3 Steps)
How to Play Beginner Cocktail Piano in 3 Steps

Standout Performances:
Kim Harrison – Turtle Blues
Martyn/Barb/Seun – Love Progression Collab
Vashti Summervill – Original song
David/Laura/Andrea – Watermelon Man Collab
Robb Hoffmann – Against the Wind

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Barb Christenson! Watch her spotlight interview right here.

In December, we released 3 new Courses, 4 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, 19 Backing Tracks, the Student Collaboration, the Live Q&A, the Q&A Submissions, the Holiday Awards Show, Jonny’s Live Christmas Concert, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
Go Tell It On the Mountain – Gospel Funk 1
Go Tell It On the Mountain – Gospel Funk 2
4 Note Comp Voicings over the Cycle of 5ths

New Quick Tips:
O Holy Night Contemporary Piano
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Piano Accompaniment
6 Steps to Beginner Blues Piano
4 Steps to Cocktail Blues Piano

In January, we released 4 new Courses, 6 Quick Tips, 6 Smart Sheets, 18 Backing Tracks, a Live Q&A with Jonny, a Live Q&A with Yannick, the new Student Collaboration, the Q&A Submissions, and the Student Assessment.

New Courses:
How to Improvise a Solo With the Lydian Scale 1
How to Improvise a Solo With the Lydian Scale 2
Major Chord Inversions
Minor Chord Inversions

New Quick Tips:
10 Best Ways to Harmonize a Chord Progression
How to Improvise Piano with the Major Scale
How to Improvise Film Music
The #1 Stride Piano Exercise
How to Easily Memorize 100 Jazz Songs
Advanced Arranging Tips on Misty

Standout Performances:
Barbara Wilcox – A Wink and a Smile
Barb Christenson – Playing for her mom
Shanti Kosasih – Misty
Guillaume Riverie – Go the Distance
Masako Cross – Believe

Congratulations to our Student of the month, Rich Barton! Read his spotlight interview right here.