When we play 10th intervals in our left hand it creates a strong foundation which frees up the right hand for melodic decoration.
In a previous lesson we added passing chords into the harmony, and now we take it a step further with chord substitution & reharmonisation.
Learn to play the slow blues in the key of C. We cover the basic chord changes, and then explore chord substitutions and improvisation over the 12 bar blues form.
The A Section of the tune repeats 3 times and so we can use passing chords to add interest to otherwise identical harmonic passages.
In this lesson we explore the head melody, comping voicings and improvisation over the tune “There Will Never Be Another You”.
Learn to comp and improvise over the tune “The Days Of Wine & Roses”. Study 2 comping choruses and an improvised solo over 2 choruses.
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 practice improvisation over 2 chord vamps and discuss the most important principles when constructing improvised lines,
We examine the slight variations on the A Sections and we will then learn how to connect the A & B Sections together using turnarounds.
We add the B Section to “Georgia” so that we can play the whole tune in its entirety. We also discuss the modulation to the relative minor.
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