In part 2 we create a full solo piano arrangement incorporating chord extensions, suspended chords and altered dominant chords.
In this lesson we will explore different ways to create solo piano introductions which can be applied to jazz standards and church hymns.
Winter Wonderland follows an AABA Form and is a beautiful tune to get into the festive mood. Enjoy this fantastic ballad arrangement!
We will examine the minor line cliche in the A Sections and then discuss the use of suspended chords in the bridge of the tune.
In this lesson we explore the 1625 turnaround to create a continuous stream of 3 jazz Christmas arrangements in the key of C Major.
In this lesson we create a simple but beautiful arrangement of the well-known Christmas tune “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”.
We create a solo piano arrangement using just triads and 7th chords. This is a beautiful tune to share with your friends and family.
We explore inner voice movement over major, minor, and dominant chords, and then we will apply this information to a well-known jazz standard.
Michel Legrand’s ‘What are you doing the rest of your life’ is a challenging tune to learn and contains some difficult-to-navigate chord changes.
We explore various ways to add harmonic interest over dominant chords using tritones. We use the tunes ‘Body and Soul’ and ‘Misty’.