Hayden Hill
Hayden founded PianoGroove in 2015 with the goal of making the world a more musical place. He shares his love for jazz piano through his online courses and manages the community area of PianoGroove.
December 10 · 2025
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Seminar Description
Seminar Description
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.
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Jazz Ballad Technique For Beginners
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Hi, sorry I missed the lesson because I messed up the time zone, but I do have a question…how should we be counting left hand arpeggiation? The answer is probably obvious (guessing each left hand note should take an eighth note value) but I want to make sure… thanks for a great seminar! Gabe
Hi Gabe,
Great question!
Yes indeed I am playing the left hand pattern with 8th notes.
Moon River is written in 3/4 time and so the counting would be: 1-&-2-&-3-&, 1-&-2-&-3-&, 1-&-2-&-3-& etc…
I am playing the left hand arpeggio on the first three 8th notes of each bar which is:
1-&-2
I hope that helps and if you have any further questions just let me know.
Best,
Hayden