One of the best ways to learn a piece of music is to first learn how to accompany it. This tutorial demonstrates using the tune “Corcovado”.

The first jazz standard lesson in this course is “Corcovado” written by the great Antonio Carlos Jobim and lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes.

Using a simple 25 progression, we will demonstrate the key differences between improvising with a straight feel, and with a swing feel.

Minor progressions often contain altered tones which can be used to add interesting colours to your progressions and groves.

In this lesson, we explore rhythms, voicings and comping patterns for common chord progressions in major keys such as the 25, 251, & 1625.

We examine the components of both the right and left hand and explore the interplay between the drums, the bass lines, and harmony.

We start this course with a brief overview and history of Brazilian music and we distinguish the key differences between Samba & Bossa Nova.

This song is played in many different keys, but we’re going to cover it in the original key which is Eb, also adding the verse into the arrangement.

In this lesson, we’re going to create a solo piano arrangement of the well-known standard ‘On Green Dolphin Street’, written by Bronislau Kaper.