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
203 Courses
1154 Lessons
522 Smartsheets
You've learned professional jazz piano voicings, but now what? Explore adding countermelody and tensions with beautiful inner voice movement.
You've learned professional jazz piano voicings, but now what? Explore adding countermelody and tensions with beautiful inner voice movement.
Minimize your improv materials to maximize your results. Explore 5 techniques for all levels to improvise on piano with just 1 scale!
Minimize your improv materials to maximize your results. Explore 5 techniques for all levels to improvise on piano with just 1 scale!
Learn 6 essential jazz piano chord voicings used by Bud Powell, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, George Shearing, and McCoy Tyner.
Learn 6 essential jazz piano chord voicings used by Bud Powell, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, George Shearing, and McCoy Tyner.
Drawing inspiration from world-renowned musicians, this blog explores less common approaches to practicing that can help you break out of a rut. Some of the "off instrument" techniques could even help you double your practice time.
Discover how the path to reaching your full potential as a musician includes using your head, hands and heart. Each of these areas are a unique focus in practice, and work together synergistically to create meaningful progress.
In this workshop, we'll be learning Erik Satie's beautiful piece, Gymnopedie No 1. Going phrase by phrase, we'll learn the notes, analyze the harmony, explore dynamics and articulation, and master a variety of compositional techniques.
In this workshop, we'll be learning Erik Satie's beautiful piece, Gymnopedie No 1. Going phrase by phrase, we'll learn the notes, analyze the harmony, explore dynamics and articulation, and master a variety of compositional techniques.
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In this course, we'll learn how to play the popular tune - Canon in D. We'll start by reviewing the basic melodies & chords. Then we'll learn a variety of left hand accompaniments, right hand embellishments, and soloing techniques. Lastly, we'll learn how to play this tune with other instrumentalists.
In this course, we'll learn how to play the popular tune - Canon in D. We'll start by reviewing the basic melodies & chords. Then we'll learn a variety of left hand accompaniments, right hand embellishments, and soloing techniques. Lastly, we'll learn how to play this tune with other instrumentalists.
Left Hand Accompaniment
Accompanying Other Instruments
Putting It All Together
Soloing & Fills
Scales & Chords
Melodies
Right Hand Embellishments