In part 2 of this tutorial on “Embraceable You”, we focus on the second half of the form. We create bigger voicings to add a sense of climax and finale.
In this course we explore stride drills for beginners, harmonising and reharmonising the melody, adding runs and fills, and techniques for improvisation and soloing.
We create a bigger and more powerful sounding arrangement by playing the right hand melody in octaves above a stride left hand style.
Learn the tune “Georgia On My Mind” in the soulful style of Ray Charles, starting with the most basic arrangement techniques and gradually increasing the complexity.
In this lesson we are going to identify the chords within the 1625 and 3625 where we have the freedom to change the chord qualities.
In this course we explore gospel chord progressions, hymns, time signatures, introductions, leading tones, holy shout music, and vocal accompaniment.
Left hand 10th intervals establish a strong foundation of the harmony and free up the right hand for melodic decoration and embellishment.
Learn the voicings and arrangement of the tune “Please Send Me Someone To Love” in the style of New Orleans piano legend James Booker.
We explore various rootless voicing options that incorporate chord extensions and chord alterations using the tune Body & Soul.
Commonly associated with the film “Casablanca”, this classic is written in Eb Major and follows a standard 32 bar A-A-B-A form.