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Learn Jazz Piano
Getting Started
Welcome! (7:14)
Getting Started (6:52)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - Backbeat and Swing Feel (8:06)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - Jazz Rhythms to Practice (6:09)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - More Skills to Know (3:46)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - The Walking Bass Line (5:24)
Getting Started - Jazz Improvisation (12:23)
**How to read chord symbols** (16:02)
Understanding Jazz Chords - 9ths and 11ths and 13ths - oh my!
Understanding Jazz Chords Part 1 **PRINTABLE AND CHEAT SHEETS!** (11:40)
Understanding Jazz Chords Part 2 (11:37)
Section 1: The Basic Blues
Ex #1 - Introduction to the Blues (4:48)
Ex #2 - Learning Protocol (2:00)
Ex #3 - The Blues (6:16)
Ex #4 - The Walking Bass Line (6:12)
Ex #5 - Blues Melody (4:32)
Ex #6 - Comping Figure (3:45)
Ex #7 - Putting it all Together (6:38)
Ex #8 - Learn to Improvise! (10:34)
Section 2: The Jazz Blues
Talking through the jazz blues (0:54)
Ex #1 - LH Root RH Chord (2:04)
Ex #2 - LH Walking bass RH Chord (1:17)
Ex #3 - Sing the Melody (1:30)
Ex #4 - LH Walking bass RH Comp (0:54)
Ex #5 - The Whole Wazoo (1:28)
Ex #6 - The Jazz Blues - Improvisation (3:59)
Section 3: Jazz Standards
Introduction to Jazz Standards (2:07)
Ex #1 - LH Root RH Chord (2:44)
Ex #2 - LH Walking Bass RH Chord (1:50)
Ex #3 - Learn to sing the melody (4:18)
Ex #4 - LH Walking Bass RH Comp (3:43)
Ex #5 - The whole wazoo (1:43)
Additional work (1:09)
Ex #6 - Jazz Standards Improvisation (5:19)
Section 4: All About Comping
Introduction to Comping (3:22)
Ex #1 - Two Eighth Notes (9:16)
Ex #2 - The Charleston Figure (11:34)
Additional Work (1:10)
Section 5: The 2-5-1 Progression
Ex #1 - Jazz Theory is not to be feared! (6:55)
Ex #2 - The 2-5-1 progression in major (20:19)
Ex #3 - Play the 2-5-1's in 12 Keys Using Voice Leading (9:00)
Ex #4 - Identifying 2-5-1's (5:40)
Ex #5 - Improvising over 2-5-1's (6:33)
Section 6: Two Note Shell Voicings on the Blues
What are voicings? (3:00)
Ex #1 LH Root/RH 3rd and 7th (4:15)
Ex #2 LH Root RH 7th and 3rd (4:56)
Ex #3 and #4 Voice leading the voicings (5:58)
Section 7: 2 Note Shell Voices on the 2-5-1 Progression
Ex #1 - Practicing voice leading - Starting with the 3rd on the bottom and the 7th on top (8:54)
Ex #2 - Practicing voice leading - Starting with the 7th on the bottom and the 3rd on top (4:37)
Ex #3 - Applying 2 Note Shell voicing to a song (3:47)
Section 8: Playing Ballads and Bossa Novas
Ex #1 - Ballads (3:08)
Ex #2 - Bossa Nova (9:29)
Section 9: Three Note Shell Voicings
Ex #1 - 3 Note Shell Voicings - LH Root, RH 3-7-9 (6:40)
Ex #2 - 3 Note Shell Voicings - LH Root, RH 3-7-9 (5:03)
Ex #3 - Voice Leading on the Blues (Starting with 3-7-9) (4:29)
Ex #4 - Voice Leading on the Blues (Starting with 7-3-13) (3:15)
Ex #5 - Voice Leading the 2-5-1 (Starting with 3-7-9) (6:51)
Ex #6 - Voice Leading the 2-5-1 (Starting with 3-7-9) (4:36)
Ex #7 - Application of 3 Note Shell Voicings (2:50)
Section 10: Playing in Minor
Introduction to Playing in Minor (4:57)
Ex #1 - The 2-5-1 Progression in Minor (4:19)
Ex #2 - 2-5-1's Voice Leading (2:41)
Ex #3 - 2 Note Shell Voicings (Starting with 3rd on Bottom) (2:58)
Ex #4 - 2 Note Shell Voicings (Starting with 7th on Bottom) (2:19)
Ex #5 - 3 Note Shell Voicings on 2-5-1 in Minor (Starting with RH 3-b5-7) (5:00)
Ex #6 - 3 Note Shell Voicings on 2-5-1 in Minor (Starting with RH 7-3-b5) (5:04)
Ex #7 - Improvising in Minor (5:02)
Autumn Leaves FULL Workshop!
Autumn Leaves Mini Workshop Introduction **Printable** (4:27)
#1 - Chords (2:10)
#2 - Melody (1:44)
#3 - Two note shells and accompaniment strategy (8:43)
#4 - 3 note shell voicings (2:48)
#5 - Cannonball Adderley Arrangement (6:35)
#6 - Improvisation (7:23)
#7 - Advanced Improvisation (8:41)
Conclusion
Jazz Piano Accompaniment Conclusion (1:52)
**Jazz Piano Arrangements**
Welcome to Jazz Piano Arrangments (2:45)
Introductions: An Introduction (6:03)
Introduction #1: Last 4 Bars/Last 8 Bars (5:01)
Introduction #2: Pedal 5 (5:52)
Introduction #3: 1 6 2 5 (5:17)
Introduction #4: Composed Intro (2:15)
Introduction #5: Drums alone (2:17)
Introduction #6: Solo Bass (1:18)
Introduction #7: The Bell Tone (1:29)
Introduction #8: The Verse (3:11)
Intruductions #9: Introductions in Minor (5:04)
Introductions Wrap Up (2:39)
**Endings** (2:22)
Endings #1: The Last Chord (14:42)
Endings #2: The Count Basie (5:21)
Endings #3: Take the A Train (2:41)
Endings #4: Tags (7:55)
Endings #5: Descending #4 (5:58)
Endings #6: Vamps (12:22)
Endings Wrap Up (2:43)
Song Tutorials
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Tutorial (11:44)
My Funny Valentine Tutorial (22:15)
BONUS: How to play a Boogie Woogie Blues
Boogie Woogie 2 - LH part (4:06)
Boogie Woogie 1 - The Blues Form (7:00)
Boogie Woogie 3 - The Blues Scale (12:24)
Boogie Woogie 4 - The Pentatonic Scales (9:41)
Boogie Woogie 5 - Recap (4:08)
Solo Jazz Piano Techniques
Introduction and **PRINTABLE** (1:49)
1 - Stride Piano Basics (8:29)
2 - Step 2 Stride Piano (3:55)
3 - Pedaling for Stride Piano (5:58)
4 - Level up (7:37)
5 - How to work on Stride piano (5:10)
6 -Solo Piano Technique -2 (4:18)
7 - Level 2 1-3-7 (6:58)
8 - How to practice (1:40)
9 - Q&A (9:19)
Latin Patterns for the Left Hand - Solo
Latin Patterns for the Left Hand - Introduction **PRINTABLE** (3:14)
LH Latin Grooves #1 - Basic Bossa Nova/Samba Pattern (2:05)
LH Latin Grooves #2: Bossa Nova/Samba Pattern (1:46)
LH Latin Grooves #3: Jazz Bossa Pattern (1:28)
LH Latin Grooves #4: Jazz Bossa Pattern with Octave Leap (1:55)
LH Latin Strategy #5: Busier Jazz Bossa Pattern (1:05)
LH Latin Strategy #6 and #7: Tresillo (2:02)
How to coordinate your hands (2:29)
Ex #3 - Play the 2-5-1's in 12 Keys Using Voice Leading
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