we explore how we can enhance the form with inversions, passing chords, substitutions and a minor turnaround to take us back to the top.
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the minor blues form and explore the differences to the standard 12 bar form.
In this lesson, we are going to learn about incorporating the voice into our playing, right from the beginning of learning a tune – Body & Soul.
Welcome to this video where we will work on more advanced exercises for melding your singing and playing, learning Body and Soul, and advancing your connection to the piano.
In part 2 of this tutorial, we will introduce extended and altered chord voicings to create a richer and more sophisticated accompaniment.
“How To Accompany Singers” is a vocal accompaniment course taught by Lyndol Descant – singer, jazz pianist, and composer based in Brooklyn, NYC.
“Summertime” is a favorite song amongst both singers and players. The form is nice and simple, and the lyrics are fantastic… particularly the 2nd verse.
Transposition is the process of taking a tune in a certain key such as Amin and transposing, or changing it to another key, such as Cmin.
In this lesson, we discuss a number of important considerations when soloing with a singer. We then cover the most common ways of ending the tune.
Welcome to this lesson on adding fills when accompanying singers. We will discuss the different accompaniment techniques when playing with singers.
