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
209 Courses
1190 Lessons
556 Smartsheets
Stride Left Hand, Bass Note & Chord Range
Right Hand Rag Rolls
Putting the Hands Together
Melody & Basic Chords
Learn 6 gorgeous jazz runs up the piano that you can use as intros or outros (endings) for just about any jazz tune. You'll learn the formulas behind these upper structures plus the "setup chord".
Learn the art of jazz comping on the Jazzy-Blues chord progression, used in tunes like Route 66. You'll discover how to add colored notes to the chord, use chord shells, and develop blues fills.
Adding 2 & 6 Colors to Chord, Blues Fills
Root Position 7th Chords
Left Hand Shell Chords & Groove
Right Hand Chord Tones
Missouri River Blues Melody
Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.
Beg/Int: Pentatonic Scale, Low Position Lines, 8ths, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: 4 Advanced Scales, Connecting Scale Exercise
Beg Int: Upper Position 8th Notes, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: Up-lines, Downlines, Combined Lines, Chromatic Notes
Beg/Int: Combined Upper/Lower Position Lines, 8th Notes, Triplets, Multiple Octaves Int/Adv: Triplet Up/Down Lines, Fast Runs
The Turnaround Progression, Basic Chords
Beg/Int Players: Easy & Medium Groove
Int/Adv: Easy & Medium Groove
A beautiful jazz rendition of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, exploring guide tones, turns, & the waltz-swing style.
Dive into blues soloing with this comprehensive course. Learn 4 left hand accompaniments, slides, turns, rolls, upper/lower positions, Pentatonic lines, big crunchy chords, and more.
12-Bar Blues
Easy Shuffle, Syncopated Chords, 4-On-The-Floor, Medium Shuffle 2
C Blues Scale, Low Position, Upper Position
