How To Accompany Singers

“How To Accompany Singers” is a vocal accompaniment taught by Lyndol Descant – a singer, jazz pianist, and composer – based out of Brooklyn, NYC. Lyndol shares a wealth of insight from her extensive musical education and also from her experience performing on the NYC jazz scene.

This course will teach you:

— How to work with singers to achieve their best performance.

— What chords and voicings to play underneath a singer.

— When (and when not!) to play the melody.

— How to start and end the tune when working with vocalists.

— How to take a solo, and how to accompany a singer’s scat solo!

— How to transpose songs to find the right key for every voice.

— Exercises and drills to develop your ability to sing and play.

Jazz Standard Singing Tutorials

The theory and concepts are applied to the famous tunes "Autumn Leaves", "Summertime" and "Body & Soul". Learn to sing and play over these classic jazz standards.

A Unique Insight Into Vocal Accomapniment

Lyndol gives a rare and unique insight into the art of accompaniment from the perspective of both the singer and the jazz pianist. To create this course, we were specifically looking for a teacher who could sing and play jazz piano. Lyndol is a master at both of these arts.

Whether you sing and play yourself, or if you want to learn to accompany others, this step-by-step course is packed with actionable tips and insight to take you to the next level.