Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (April 2020)

Learn how to play Cocktail Piano Accompaniment. You'll learn 12 accompaniment techniques including Chord Shells, Passing Tones, & Interval Rocking.

Jazz Ballad Composition Workshop (3/18/20)

Learn how to compose an original jazz ballad. We'll discuss a chord sheet, 3 left hand accompaniments, & compositional techniques like step-wise motion, skips, motifs, story arch, form, ornaments, counter-melodies, & harmony.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (3/18/20)

Learn how to compose an original jazz ballad. We will compose an original piece of music together, discuss how to use consonant notes, story arch, form, ornaments, counter-melodies, and right hand harmony.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (2/12/20)

Learn 7 techniques to accompany a singer on a jazz swing tune.  We’ll cover the the basic chords, rootless voicings, walking bass lines, quartal voicings, stride, and re-harmonization.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (2/12/20)

Learn 10 approaches to accompany a singer on a jazz swing tune. We’ll cover the best right hand chord options, 3 right hand rhythms, and 3 left hand bass line options.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (1/15/20)

Learn stride piano with the tune After You've Gone. We cover the lead sheet, stride left hand, right hand embellishments, and how to solo.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (1/15/20)

Learn stride piano with the tune After You've Gone. We'll cover the lead sheet, stride left hand, right hand embellishments, and how to solo.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (12/18/19)

Learn to improvise over the Extended Turnaround Progression, including 2 left hand accompaniments, 12 right hand soloing techniques, 12 improv exercises, and the 3 Line Building Principles.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (12/18/19)

Learn how to improvise over the Extended Turnaround Progression, including 3 left hand accompaniments, 4 right hand soloing techniques, and 6 exercises to master improv.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (11/20/19)

In the November 2019 Workshop, you learned how to play It Came Upon a Midnight Clear lead sheet in a jazz waltz piano style.  We covered rootless voicings, chord pops, right hand harmony, slides, fills, turns, & soloing exercises.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (11/20/19)

In the November 2019 Workshop, you learned how to play It Came Upon a Midnight Clear lead sheet in a jazz waltz piano style.  We covered chord shells, right hand harmony, slides, fills, & turns, 3 exercises for soloing.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (10/23/19)

Get ready to learn 10 intermediate/advanced jazz & blues piano outros and endings that you can use on almost any swing or blues tune, including walkups, walkdowns, country blues, big band, and more.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (10/23/19)

Get ready to learn 10 beginner/intermediate jazz & blues piano outros and endings that you can use on almost any swing or blues tune, including walkups, walkdowns, country blues, big band, and more.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (9/14)

In this workshop, you'll learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (9/14)

In this workshop, you'll learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (8/24)

Learn how to create 48 beautiful accompaniment patterns that work almost over any pop song, including 8 essential right hand techniques, 6 left hand techniques, chord positions, and more.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (8/24)

Learn how to create 48 beautiful accompaniment patterns that work almost over any pop song, including 8 essential right hand techniques, 6 left hand techniques, chord positions, and more.

Intermediate/Advanced Live Workshop (7/27)

In the July live workshop, you learned 6 essential funk & smooth jazz grooves, 6 licks, 5 chord positions, & 4 right hand chord rhythms.

Beginner/Intermediate Live Workshop (7/27)

In the July live workshop, you learned 6 essential funk & smooth jazz grooves, 6 licks, 3 chord positions, & 4 right hand chord rhythms.