We’re going to stack the chord tones sequentially in thirds, playing the 7th chord in our left hand, and the 9, #11, and 13 in our right hand.
We are going to take advantage of our practice time to build a set arrangement of voicings to support our singer throughout the performance.
We use the minor blues progression to explore pentatonic, blues scale, and modal improvisation. We apply these concepts to the famous tune “Mr P.C.”
Welcome to this video where we will work on more advanced exercises for melding your singing and playing, learning Body and Soul, and advancing your connection to the piano.
We explore ways that we can add variety by utilising the different registers of the piano. We’ll also add in some interesting chord reharmonisations.
Welcome to part 2 of this lesson on the tune Stardust. In part 1 we explored the 16 bar introduction and now we’re going to move into the main tune.
Diminished 7th chords are not as common as major, minor and dominant chords and so you don’t see them as often in jazz standards.
This jazzy Christmas song tutorial is based on the chords and changes from the Bill Evans arrangement… check that out if you haven’t already!
Stella by Starlight is one of the most famous songs in the jazz repertoire and any serious jazz musician will know the chord changes to this important tune.
In part 2 of this tutorial, we dive straight into the chord changes with two handed voicings and create an advanced ballad arrangement.