We create a stride left hand style for “Georgia” and we explore some useful beginner stride piano drills using the harmony of the tune.
We will work on our recognition of major 9th, minor 9th, & dominant 13th rootless voicings using a left hand stride drill.
We explore the gospel stride style using the tune “Down By The River Side”. We cover bass notes, voicings, and right hand melodies.
We build upon what we have covered in the previous tutorials by introducing upper structure triads, sus chords and a stride style.
Learn how to arrange lead sheets using spread voicings and create a stride style in our left hand for the tune “Georgia On My Mind”.
In this lesson we will create the major 251 progression with a left hand stride and rootless voicings exercise and drill.
In part 2 of this tutorial on “Embraceable You”, we focus on the second half of the form. We create bigger voicings to add a sense of climax and finale.
Learn the tune “Georgia On My Mind” in the soulful style of Ray Charles, starting with the most basic arrangement techniques and gradually increasing the complexity.
We start this lesson by applying a stride style in the left hand with some bluesy licks and riffs in the right hand.
Duke Ellington’s ‘In A Sentimental Mood’ is one of the most recognisable jazz ballads. The tune is very accessible and a great for beginners.