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
213 Courses
1212 Lessons
581 Smartsheets
Adding the 9th Extension
Left Hand Shells, RH 3-1 to 7-5 Pattern, Backing Track
Reverse Guide Tones
Roots Plus Guide Tones, Backing Track
3 Simple Swing Grooves
Demo, Cycle of 5ths Progression, & Practice Tips
Discover 5 Jazz approaches for how to comp, or accompany, over the Cycle of 5ths Progression. We cover the chords, common comping rhythms, & 5 essential harmonic approaches.
The most comprehensive course on Cocktail Jazz (Jazz Ballads). Discover how to develop a lead sheet, stylize the left hand, harmonize the right hand, add fills, & improvise.
In this comprehensive course on Dominant 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Dominant 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Dominant 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Dominant 7 progressions.
Learn the sad progression used in hundreds of different songs. Discover the chords, harmonization approaches, 5 accompaniments with song examples, & improv techniques.
Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet. Using the Number Chart method, we'll analyze a melody and chords, "convert" them to numbers, and apply the numbers to a new key.
4 Fancy 8th-Note Runs, 4 Fancy Triplet Runs
Learn how to transform a lead sheet into a jazz waltz with the Jazz Waltz Challenge. Learn the chords, rootless voicings, stride-waltz bass, & how to embellish the melody with turns & fills.
Learn to confidently solo over this essential jazz progression. The 1 6 2 5 progression will help you master important improv concepts such as phrasing, connecting scales, and more.
3 Beginner, 2 Intermediate, & 5 Advanced Options with Modern Jazz Techniques
Learn 6 Passing Chords using Inversions and Secondary Dominants. A super valuable tool.
Learn Away In A Manger in a Contemporary Style & how to transform major/minor chords into Sus 2 & Sus 4 chords.
If you love Herbie Hancock and funk piano, then you'll love this easy lesson including a sweet pentatonic funk riff, chords, and funky blues bass line.
A fun boogie version of Go Tell It On the Mountain with Boogie-shuffle, 2nd inversion Gospel chords, & blues-slides.
It's time to swing with this jazz-swing rendition of O Christmas Tree. Learn jazzy chords, chord extensions, inner-voice movement.
Learn how to play the classic blues shuffle for beginner piano. This lessons includes the basic left hand pattern, style, chords, and some blues slides!
