We outline the expectations of you as an accompanist and provide tips on working with singers to help them achieve their best performance.
We start with simple voicings and then add in extensions, alterations & embellishments to add interest to the repetitive chord changes & melody.
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.
Widely quoted as one of Gershwin’s finest compositions, the harmony and melody is challenging with unusual changes and large leaps in the melody.
In this lesson we explore the 1625 progression and it’s variations to create and intro and outro for the tune “Blue Moon” by Richard Rodgers.
We start this lesson by discussing the tune’s form and then we highlight the repeated 1625 progression that appears throughout the chord changes.
This is a nice simple Christmas ballad with a repetitive melody and straight forward changes. The tune follows an ABAC Form and is written in C Major.
The tune follows an AABA form with a 16 bar B section which makes the tune 36 bars long. It’s often played a fast tempos with a syncopated swingin’ feel.
In this part of the tutorial we will study the construction of improvised introductions and endings using common jazz chord progressions.
We explore ways that we can add variety by utilising the different registers of the piano. We’ll also add in some interesting chord reharmonisations.
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