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Learn the most important piano scale for improvising over any musical style - the Major Blues Scale. We’ll cover essential exercises to master finger control, dexterity and speed, and we'll explore several techniques for improvising with this scale over various styles.
Learn how to play smooth jazz piano in 3 steps. You'll learn the most important smooth jazz chord progression, grip, and scale to improvise with freedom.
Learn how to make dissonant piano chords sound beautiful! You'll learn 3 dissonant chords, how to transform them, and how to use them in chord progressions.
Revamp the traditional Amazing Grace hymn into the Slow Gospel Blues style. We'll take the basic lead sheet and add a left hand gospel groove, right hand embellishments, a stock gospel intro and outro, and discuss how to improvise a solo.
Learn how to improvise contemporary piano even if you are are a beginner. You'll learn an essential chord progression and improv techniques.
Learn how to transform a lead sheet with chord shells, guide tones, and right hand filler harmonies. Using 8 common chord progressions, you'll understand how to apply these techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound.
Super-charge your jazz improv with these 3 must-have jazz piano licks. Note-by-note explanation of how professional pianists create authentic improv lines.
Transform the Amazing Grace hymn into the Slow Gospel Blues style. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll add the bass line, chords, right hand harmonies, and discuss how to improvise a solo.
Learn the most beautiful piano chord of all time, the Heaven Chord. Learn how to use it in a chord progression, as an accompaniment, and as a song intro.
In this lesson, you'll learn a melody inspired by "The Way You Look Tonight," lead sheet chord shells, cocktail stride left hand, right hand harmonies, and improv.
Learn how to improvise a jazz piano solo on any jazz standard. Using the "parent scale" method, soloing and improv on jazz tunes has never been easier.
Learn how to play smooth blues piano licks using 3 essential Grips. You'll discover how to connect blues licks and riffs to improvise seamless blues lines.
Learn how to play jazz piano like Herbie Hancock. Learn the Signature Herbie groove used on tunes like Watermelon Man, Cantaloupe Island, & Chameleon.
In this workshop, Jonny will break down a notated jazz solo to show you exactly how jazz pianists construct a solo.
In this workshop, Jonny will break down a notated jazz solo to show you exactly how jazz pianists construct a solo.
Learn how to play stride piano in the style of Fats Waller and James P Johnson. Building from a lead sheet, you'll learn the stride left hand and right hand embellishments.
How to Play A Jazz Piano Lead Sheet in 4 Steps
Learn the essential exercises to master chord extensions and alterations on the 2-5-1 chord progression in all 12 keys. We cover the most commons voicings using the 9, 11, and 13, along with their alterations.
Learn how to play jazz piano if you are a complete beginner. In this lesson, you'll learn 4 essential chords, 1 jazz scale, and 3 improvisation exercises.
Learn 2 essential blues scales for piano improv: Major Blues Scale and Minor Blues Scale. Learn a blues scale exercise and how to improvise a blues solo.
Learn how to improvise jazz piano with chord enclosures. You'll learn an essential enclosure exercise, left hand accompaniment techniques, and how to solo.
