Intermediate/Advanced Live Q+A (April 2021)
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In the April 2021 Live Q&A for Intermediate/Advanced, Jonny answered all of your music questions.
02:29 – Q: How do I play a G/A with only left hand?
04:00 – Q: Can you explain the D#o7 in Fly Me to the Moon?
07:16 – Q: Can you share exercises to use with iReal Pro?
11:48 – Q: Why do some sheets need to be purchased?
13:15 – Q: What exercises do you recommend for jazz swing?
17:53 – Q: Can you demonstrate the level 5 blues lick?
20:31 – Q: Any suggestions for improving left hand accompaniment in jazz improv?
29:57 – Q: How do I swing whole notes, half notes, or quarter notes?
32:20 – Q: Any tips for accompanying Honeysuckle Rose?
34:16 – Q: Is there a jazz improv learning track?
35:58 – Q: When soloing on Fly Me to the Moon, do you use both endings?
37:25 – Q: What upper structures can you use with minor & major 7ths chords?
40:01 – Q: Can you play That’s All?
42:14 – Q: When playing rootless voicings, is it ok for right hand melodies to overrun the LH chords?
44:34 – Q: When playing chord shells in stride, how to find the missing note in 1, 3, 7?
46:10 – Q: Can you mix rootless voicings and guide tones?
47:56 – Q: How to transition to diminished scale in Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge?
49:16 – Q: Tips for playing with an injured finger?
50:48 – Q: When improvising over blues form, how to switch between major and minor blues scale?
56:00 – Q: How long does it take to reach your level of playing?
57:03 – Q: Tips for increasing speed playing full rootless voicings for After You’ve Gone?
58:58 – Q: Can you play the major blues scale right hand with left hand 2-5-1?
1:00:00 – Q: Who are your favorite or most influential contemporary pianists?
1:01:56 – Q: What’s the difference in crochet and quiver?
1:02:16 – Q: Can I use techniques from Blues in G to solo in St. Louis Blues?
1:03:27 – Q: Best finger strengthening exercises?
1:04:18 – Q: Why isn’t a minor used as the 5th of the D natural minor scale instead of A7?
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