Two Page Piece: Stella
Rootless voicings with added tension, upper structure triads, four way close voicings, minor ii-V chord scales and the half-whole symmetric dominant chord scale are the components that make up this single chorus solo piano composition based on the chord changes to the standard tune Stella By Starlight. Watch the lesson to see how these techniques are used in the piece and then download the annotated pdf file of the tune and play it for yourself to bring these concepts to life.

Lesson Stats
When added: 9/20/09; Duration: 12 minutes

Prerequisites
Moderate keyboard proficiency. Ability to read notation and play all 12 major scales. These lessons are good prerequisites: The Five Essential 7th Chords, Comping with Inversions, Rootless Voicings with Added Tension, Rootless Voicings in the Real World, Solo Jazz Piano, Upper Structure Triads, Introduction to Chord Scale Theory, The Minor ii-V-i Progression

Quizzes
There are no quizzes for this lesson.

Practice Sessions & Playalongs
The entire piece with technical annotations is included as a pdf file for download from the lesson window.