August 2019 Q&A
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In the August 2019 Q&A, Jonny answered all of your questions about the piano and music in general.
06:20 – Q: Struggling with soloing challenge?
12:49 – Q: How to create interesting lines?
17:26 – Q: List of songs that would fit each chord progression?
19:46 – Q: How many courses do you recommend doing in an hour practice?
22:33 – Q: General advice to classical pianist?
24:40 – Q: Difficulty in hand coordination?
29:44 – Q: Changing scales for different chords?
31:29 – Q: Creating lines as dialogues?
35:37 – Q: Should I focus on mastering one style?
36:46 – Q: Are you planning on adding Country courses?
37:43 – Q: Rootless voicings course?
38:45 – Q: Starting and ending notes during a solo?
40:58 – Q: Courses on left hand independence?
42:36 – Q: Approaching runs?
44:43 – Q: Do you have any stock endings for blues?
46:30 – Q: Blues comping?
47:17 – Q: Struggling with hand coordination?
49:10 – Q: How do you determine your playing level?
50:15 – Q: Bebop courses?
51:08 – Q: How does the Learning Tracks work?
53:09 – Q: Exercises for swing and cocktail?
55:26 – Q: How to accompany a vocalist doing jazz standards?
58:16 – Q: Playing by ear course?
1:03:57 – Q: Applying the “pop-stinato” to Yellow Submarine?
1:05:32 – Q: Stock blues endings course?
1:06:30 – Q: Reversing root-chord LH?
1:08:40 – Q: Exercises for both hands?
1:09:00 – Q: How do you choose your piano soud?
1:10:33 – Q: Blues before Jazz?
1:11:13 – Q: First 8 measures of “Sway”?
1:14:02 – Q: How to end Happy Birthday after the crossover section?
1:15:41 – Q: How to download sheet music/backing tracks from PWJ?
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