We’ll focus on setting goals, defining what success looks like, and creating practice plans that are both effective and enjoyable.
Discover ballad stride piano using the tune “Smile”. We explore left-hand bass, chord patterns, and hand independence drills and exercises.
In this beginner focused seminar we’ll explore useful techniques for runs, fills, and melodic embellishment and ornamentations.
Learn essential fingering techniques for our beginner jazz standards: My Foolish Heart, My Funny Valentine, Misty, Autumn Leaves, and Moon River.
A beginner-focused session on essential left hand ballad techniques. We explore shell voicings, stride movements, and how to ‘roll’ chords with the sustain pedal.
Transform your holiday repertoire into a smooth-flowing Christmas setlist. Learn to connect the songs seamlessly into a polished ready-to-play festive performance.
"Georgia on My Mind" – Jazz Piano Improvisation Welcome to this lesson on jazz improvisation using "Georgia on My Mind" as our study piece. In this session, we explore the essential techniques for crafting a rich and expressive solo over this jazz standard. We cover major and minor blues scales, chord tone arpeggios, grace notes, […]
Discover the importance of melody note analysis; an essential skill for reading lead sheets and choosing suitable chord voicings.
Follow Hayden’s thought process when arranging jazz standards. Learn how to select appropriate chord voicings and analyse the melodic and harmonic landscape.
Follow Hayden’s thought process when presented with unfamiliar chord charts. Learn to analyse the melodic and harmonic landscape and select appropriate chord voicings.
Learn how to transpose any song to any key. Using example songs we explore functional harmony and modulations.
Learn to improvise over common progressions using major and minor 6th voicings. 6th chords can be applied over any chord progression, thus very helpful in improvisation.
An interactive Zoom workshop on jazz piano improvisation. Tuomo explains ways to transform random notes into cohesive and thematic improvised solos.
In this seminar we arrange the tune ‘My Favorite Things’ in the style of Bill Evans, and we create a jazzy version of “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”.
With the holidays approaching, now is the time to brush the dust off your jazzy Xmas tunes. We explore 3 jazzy arrangements of Xmas classics.
In this workshop we study melody, harmony, and improvisation over the jazz standard “Tune Up” as well as listening to different notable versions of the tune.
We explore 5 levels for arranging jazz standards starting with the most basic and gradually increasing in difficulty. We use the tune “The Nearness Of You” to demonstrate the concepts.
In tandem with the launch of the “Bluesy Stride Piano” course, we take a deep dive into the tune Georgia On My Mind covering voicings, reharmonisations, and improvisation principles.
In this beginner-focused lesson we explore the beauty and subtlety of sus voicings. We will discuss theory, song application, and useful practice drills and exercises.
In this seminar explore 4 important elements of solo jazz piano performance. We discuss a range of theory areas and apply the techniques to a well-known jazz standard.
In this seminar, Jovino will demonstrate how to play the accompaniment and the melody of Triste (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and Summer Samba (Marcos Valle) in the Bossa Nova style, including a harmonic analysis and tips for players.
In this seminar we take a deep dive into the tune “Over The Rainbow”. We explore the chord changes and also discuss common chord progressions, substitutions, and reharmonisations in the key of Eb Major.
Learn to sing and play the classic jazz standard “The Way You Look Tonight”. We start with triads and 7th chords, and then enhance our voicing and accompaniment.
In this live seminar, Tuomo explains best practices for memorising and understanding jazz standards. We cover modulations, common A/B sections, forms, and other related concepts.
Explore beginner jazz improvisation with “Corcovado” by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Explore chord tones, melodic phrasing, and navigating over common progressions.
Explore improvisation over Beautiful Love with a focus on minor ii-V-I progressions. We’ll develop melodic ideas, target chord tones, and create flowing improvised lines.
Learn to incorporate ‘tension and release’ in your improvised melodic vocabulary. We’ll explore the stability of chord tones and how to anticipate chord changes with enclosures and approach patterns.
Discover the beautiful tune “It Could Happen To You”. We’ll explore harmonic analysis, spread voicings, reharmonizations, melodic embellishment, & playing at fast tempos.
A deep dive into the beautiful Hoagy Carmichael song ‘The Nearness Of You’. We explore harmony, melody, and performance dynamics for solo piano.
Understand the intricacies of the tritone relationship and how it can be used to change the colour and flavour of our upper structure triad voicings.
Explore the essential voicing principles for upper structure triad voicings, and how to apply this information to any lead sheet or chord chart.
Explore the melody and harmony of “Christmas Time Is Here”. Discover ways to play the song from simple voicings to more advanced concepts.
An exploration of Herbie Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance”. We listen to the original recording and analyse Herbie Hancock’s solo.
Discover the secrets to playing “Someday My Prince Will Come” for jazz piano. We covers chord progressions, melody interpretation, and advanced voicings.
Learn how to break old habits and choose your chord voicings creatively and spontaneously when playing jazz piano and arranging jazz standards.
A session dedicated to melodic phrasing. Learn how to craft memorable phrases and enhance your melodic creativity.
A deep-dive exploration of the tune “My Foolish Heart”. We explore harmony, fills, improvisation, and general arranging principles.
In this workshop we explore Bill Evans’ most famous compositions and discuss the style and influences of his harmonies.
We study the melody and harmony of “Emily”, listen to different versions of the tune, and study the solo piano arrangement based on Bill Evans’ versions.
A Zoom workshop exploring the melody and harmony of ‘Over The Rainbow’. We will listen to notable versions and discuss variations of the tune’s harmony.
In this Zoom workshop we explore the song, melody, and harmony, as well as listening different versions of this brilliant piece. We also examine a transcription of Bill Evans solo piano version.
In this workshop we study the song’s melody, lyrics and harmony, as well as listening to different versions of this brilliant piece.
A detailed study of the tune “My Foolish Heart” with a breakdown and analysis of the iconic Bill Evans 1961 Village Vanguard recording.
Take a deep dive into this classic tune. We explore the unusual form, chord voicings, reharmonisations, and improv tips and principles.
Take a deep dive into the tune “Pennies From Heaven” using the iconic Stan Getz & Oscar Peterson recording.
In this lesson we explore the tune “My Funny Valentine”. We analyse the harmony and voicing options and discuss some simple but effective improvisation techniques.
In this seminar we study Eddie’s arrangement of the tune “Over The Rainbow” examining his voicings, fills, and reharmonisations.
An exploration of Beegie Adair’s arrangement of “Autumn In New York”. We breakdown her solo piano introduction and analyse her voicing choices, fills, and embellishments.
A listening and transcription session on Beegie Adair’s arrangement of “A Time For Love”. We explore her voicing choices, fills, and embellishments on this beautiful tune.
Explore 2 tunes with Brazilian piano guru Jovino Santos Neto. We take the ballad “Campinas” and the Baião “Bebê” and explore melody, harmony, and improvisation with a Brazilian flavour.
Learn the Brazilian tunes “Café Com Pão”, “Joãozinho Boa Pinta”, & “Samba de Orly”. Jovino teaches the melody, harmony, accompaniment, and arrangement principles.
An exploration of “The Shadow Of Your Smile”, “Dindi”, and “Meditação”. We discuss harmony, accompaniment, and improvisation over these Bossa Nova classics.
In this workshop we explore a number of less-well-known samba jazz standards. Learn how to create the authentic samba jazz sound for solo piano performance.
In this live seminar we take a deep dive into the tune “Moon River”. We explore techniques to embellish the melody and add creative fills, ornamentation, and reharmonisations.
In this live seminar Jovino explains how we can envisage musical trails to develop intuitive and logical pathways when improvising over tunes and chord progressions.
Refine your trio ballad skills with ‘The Nearness Of You’. Learn how to interpret the tune with sensitivity and style in a jazz trio context.
