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Want to learn how to make a chord sound jazzy? Master 3 simple formulas to play advanced jazz piano voicings, even if you're a beginner.
Fast is fun! There's just something exhilarating about pushing things to the limit. Learn to play piano with lightening-fast speed today!
"What should I be practicing?" Include these 5 pillars of piano practice every day for a well-rounded routine to take you to the next level!
Learn a beginner arrangement of "Jingle Bells" like no other with Jonny's simple jazz piano arrangement of this holiday classic.
In this workshop, we'll learn a fun swing arrangement of We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Discover how to transform the lead sheet with different rhythms, bass lines, reharmonizations, and melodic fills.
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with 7th chords. We'll review the sounds of major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, and dominant 7th chords. Then we'll go through song examples and learn to identify chords that fit with each melody.
Learn to play "Silent Night" in a jazz ballad style with diatonic 7th chords, extensions, alterations, secondary dominants & reharmonization.
No ending? No problem! Learn these 7 beautiful endings for jazz tunes to hold your audience's attention to the last note every time!
In this workshop, we’ll take some classic holiday tunes and learn to identify the melodies, 7th chords, and inner voicings. Then we’ll apply various styles to each tune. By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to sit at the piano and entertain your friends & family for the holidays!
Learn simple and effective ways to create hip jazz piano chord substitutions.
In this workshop, we'll learn how to play holiday tunes by ear. We’ll master the melodies, chords, bass notes, harmonies, and apply various accompaniment techniques.
Learn to transform any hymn into a gospel piano arrangement with these essential gospel piano techniques on "Amazing Grace."
Learn the bossa nova chord progression and melt into the Brazilian jazz piano sound pioneered by composer Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Halloween is simply way more fun when you add these spooky sounds to your piano bag of tricks.
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with triad inversions. We'll be arpeggiating triads in order to hear the intervals that make up each chord. Then we'll go through song examples to train our ear in a progressive, step-by-step way.
How to approach "Autumn Leaves" on piano in a jazz trio setting including tasty 4-note and 6-note chord voicings for two hands.
We will analyze the Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach. Going phrase by phrase, we will label the chords and their harmonic functions to understand how the music works, while exploring devices such as “sequencing” and “pedal point."
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with triads. We’ll master the sound of major/minor chords, intervals, and how to identify popular chord progressions.
Learn to solo confidently with the most important scale for piano improv that works on any song in any style over any chord progression.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to solo over the 2-5-1 progression with enclosures. We’ll explore upper & lower enclosures, along with a variety of exercises and example lines for each chord in the progression. By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand how to use enclosures to create a more interesting piano solo.
In this course, you'll learn an original jazz ballad tune written by Yannick: Why Do I Fall in Love. Phrase by phrase, you'll learn the notes and rhythms, explore dynamics and articulation, decipher the harmony, and discover soloing techniques. Finally you'll combine all these techniques to perform this piece with expression.
