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.
May 9 · 2023
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Seminar Description
In tandem with our new course launch, we explore stride piano technique, chord voicings, fills, and improvisation for the jazz ballad “The Nearness Of You”.
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karl1 says
Loved the lesson Hayden. Thanks again
Hayden says
Thanks Karl, I am half way through uploading the new course and lesson pages.
I will post a comment here once it is finished.
Cheers, Hayden
Hayden says
Here’s the first draft of the course Karl: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/ballad-voicings-fills-improv/
I still need to upload the improv module which will be ready early next week, and the PDF downloads are in production.
Cheers, Hayden
karengvent says
I caught a brief comment about using the blues scale/s in improv before the video turned off, and I’d like to know more details, please.
It still won’t run the next day, am traveling, but wonder why it won’t run on a fairly new iPhone….
Hayden says
Hi Karen,
Thanks for letting me know about this.
I have updated the video so it should play for you now without issues.
Please let me know if I can help further and enjoy the seminar!
Cheers, Hayden
SteveS says
Great session Hayden just finished this really enjoyed the blues additions and the passing chords.. Steve
Hayden says
Thanks Steve, I’m really glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
The full course is almost uploaded to the website. In these lessons I cover the concepts of this seminar in much more detail. I have added most of the lessons and I am currently populating the pages in the improv module with descriptions, practice tips, and other information. Here is the new course page where you can dive right in:
https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/ballad-voicings-fills-improv/
I’m aiming to have the demonstrations from all lessons notated by the end of the month and available in PDF format in the ‘downloads’ section of each page.
Cheers, Hayden
karengvent says
Hi Hayden, You mentioned a new jazz course, starting at the beginner level, but I can’t find it in the beginner area. What’s the name of the new course, please? Thanks, Karen
Hayden says
Hi Karen 👋
Yes here is the course: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/ballad-voicings-fills-improv/
Let me know if I can help further!
Talk soon, Hayden