We explore how we can simply rearrange and rephrase the notes of the melody to create a structure and framework around which we improvise.
In this lesson Tuomo demonstrates comping voicings and improvisation over the tune “Billie’s Bounce” which is a blues in the key of F.
In this course we explore harmony and voicings, guidance for playing hymns, and improvisation techniques for jazz standards, gospel hymns, and church songs.
The A Section of the tune repeats 3 times and so we can use passing chords to add interest to otherwise identical harmonic passages.
In this lesson we explore the head melody, comping voicings and improvisation over the tune “There Will Never Be Another You”.
We play the Diatonic 7th Chords from the F Major Scale. In jazz piano we use 7th chords as the minimum to create jazzy sounding voicings.
Expand your knowledge of functional harmony. We explore common voicings and progressions and then apply this information to well-known jazz standards.
We create a full solo piano arrangement of the tune “Moon River” incorporating interesting voicings, fills, and reharmonisations.
Explore the most common chord progressions in C Major including the 251 and the 36251 with many variations in voicings and alterations.
In this lesson we explore voicing options for the diatonic chords of C Major. We cover all chord types: major, minor, dominant and -7b5.