What is Side-Slipping?Side-slipping is a technique used by Jazz pianists. It works by transposing the chord voicing you're playing up or down by a step (either a half-step or whole-step).By transposing the chord voicing like this, ' in parallel

Jazz Piano Reharmonization. 3 Techniques for playing Jazz Standards

Aug 20th, 2020 13m 2s

What is Jazz Reharmonization?Reharmonization is when a Jazz musician changes the original chords of a song, and plays a different chord or chords of their own choosing.Reharmonization is a subtle form of composition, where the Jazz musician ad

4 Upper Structure Triads Every Jazz Pianist Needs to Know (chord voicing lesson)

Aug 19th, 2020 14m 51s

What is an Upper Structure Triad?Upper Structure Triads are a style of chord voicing used by Jazz pianists.Upper Structures are large voicings, consisting of 5-7 notes, and require two hands to play.In the left hand, the pianist plays the chord

Open Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds muddy, try this instead

Aug 19th, 2020 13m 11s

What is an Open Voicing?Open voicings are when you take an ordinary 7th chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes so that they span a wider range.Most open voicings span at least a 10th, if not a 12th, or even

Fourth Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds bland, try this instead

Aug 19th, 2020 10m 47s

What is a Fourth Voicing?Fourth voicings are when you take an ordinary chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes in fourths, instead of thirds.For example, C major 7 would normally be played C E G B, each note

Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Piano. If your playing sound bland, try this instead

Aug 19th, 2020 18m 52s

#7. Discover how to write an authentic walking bass line to any jazz song. In this episode, we'll discuss 'target notes', and how to move to each chord's root note using steps, leaps, and chromatic movement.I'll also show you how to practice wa

Jazz Piano Intros and Song Endings. This is how you add them to any Jazz Standard

Aug 19th, 2020 16m 53s

#5. Have you ever wondered how to intro a jazz song? Or how to end a jazz song?Don't worry - in this episode, we cover jazz piano intros and endings. I'll show you how to intro a song, and end a song in style.We cover 'turnarounds', and which s

Beginner Improvisation Lesson for Jazz Piano. If your improvisation sounds boring, try this

Aug 19th, 2020 15m 42s

Discover 3 jazz piano improvisation techniques to help you sound more professional today. In this episode I'll show you 'chord tone soloing', how to use the 1 3 5 7 9 of each chord to write authentic solos, the 'half-step below approach pattern

Beginner Jazz Scales Method for Jazz Pianists. Use this simple rule to choose which scale to play over any Jazz chord

Aug 18th, 2020 17m 53s

#4. Have you ever wondered which scale you should be playing over any chord? In this episode, we cover jazz scales - and I'll show you a simple rule to follow when choosing which scale to play from.We'll cover the 'chord tone + whole-step' prin

Chord Extensions Lesson for Beginner Jazz Piano. If you're confused about the 13th, 6th, 9th, and 11th, this is how chord extensions work

Aug 18th, 2020 16m 5s

#2. In this episode, we'll look at chord extensions in jazz. You'll discover how to find the 9th, 11th, and 13th above any chord - whether it's a major chord, a minor chord, half-diminished, or other.You'll also discover how to find altered cho

Jazz Analysis of 'Satin Doll'. This is how Jazz Standards work

Aug 18th, 2020 19m 42s

In this episode, you'll discover how jazz song harmony works. Today we look at song key signatures (flat keys and sharp keys), I'll show you how to quickly identify a song's 'home key'. I'll also explain modulation in jazz, and how jazz songs w

All The Jazz Chords Piano Players Need To Know. Major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, half-diminished, diminished 7, and minor major 7 chords explained

Aug 18th, 2020 24m 22s

#1. In this episode, we'll look at the six types of 7th chord found in jazz - including the major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, half-diminished, diminished 7, and the minor-major 7 chord.We'll also look at 6 chords - the major 6 and minor 6 chords, a

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