In this lesson we will create a solo piano arrangement of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” written by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach.
In this lesson we will create a solo piano arrangement of “How High the Moon” written by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis.
In this lesson we will create a solo piano arrangement of “All of Me”, written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons.
In this 5 minute masterclass we will look at how a pair of triads can define any mode and become a strong sound for improvising and comping.
Augmented chords and scales have become great tools for jazz piano improvisation allowing us to add interesting colours to basic harmonies.
In this 5-minute masterclass, we will walk thought a number of vocal exercises that can help you gain valuable information about your voice.
When we are learning to improvise, we must take lots of little ideas from our favourite recordings and then transpose around all 12 keys.
In this lesson we introduce another simple line based on chord tones and arpeggios and play this over the minor 251 in all 12 keys.
For practice slot 4, we will take a simple chord tone line around all 12 rootless major 251s. Follow this process to learn to improvise.
One of the intricacies of minor harmony is the variety of colours and tensions we can add to the chords in the minor 251 progression.
