Intermediate
This is for players with some experience playing piano, who want to fill in the gaps of their knowledge & try new styles of music.
Intermediate Content
158 Courses
886 Lessons
374 Smartsheets
Play Hoagy Carmichael's "Heart and Soul" on piano in 5 levels—from beginner to pro. Apply pro tips for jazz, stride and contemporary pop styles.
In this comprehensive jazz swing course, we'll learn how to accompany on Fly Me to the Moon in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
4-Note Quartal Voicings with Extensions & Alterations
Putting it All Together
Left Hand Rootless Voicing Chords with Right Hand Fills
Open Voicing 7th Chords, 2-Hand Voicings, Rhythmic Hits
Lead Sheet Melody
Intro & Ending
In this comprehensive jazz swing course, we'll learn how to accompany on Fly Me to the Moon in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
Discover a fun improv practice game for expanding your jazz vocabulary with original 2-5-1 jazz licks using 3 different dominant scales.
How do Hollywood film composers like John Williams, Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer create gripping chord progressions? Learn 3 tricks to create cinematic chords on piano.
How do Hollywood film composers like John Williams, Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer create gripping chord progressions? Learn 3 tricks to create cinematic chords on piano.
This comprehensive course covers major block chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.
Block Chord Exercise (Ab, Eb, Db)
Block Chord Exercise (C, F, Bb)
"Locked Hands in Peace" (Swing)
Definition & Positions
Block Chord Exercise (A, D, G)
"Blocked Call" (Bossa Nova)
"Shearing the Hedges" (Ballad)
Block Chord Exercise (F#, B, E)
