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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Come Rain or Come Shine"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Georgia"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "I Remember You"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "It Could Happen To You"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Joy Spring"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Misty"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Lady Bird"

Learn the basic root position chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "My Romance"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Soon"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

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Five Essential Seventh Chords - Chord Changes to "Winter Wonderland"

Learn the root position seventh chords to this classic standard tune.

Finding ii-V-I Progressions

An introduction to harmonic analysis, this course will explore how major and minor ii-V-I progressions occur in tunes such as "Autumn Leaves," "Rhythm Changes," and "How High the Moon."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Part 1 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Minor A Form Part 2 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Major B Form Part 3 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Minor B Form Part 4 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Voice Leading the Two Forms Part 5 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Voicing Dim, Sus and other Chords Part 6 of 6

These standard one-handed voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Ask Me Now"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Ask Me Now."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Autumn Leaves" in E Minor

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Autumn Leaves" in e minor.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Autumn Leaves" in G Minor

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Autumn Leaves" in g minor.

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Blame it on My Youth"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Blame it on My Youth."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Body and Soul"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Body and Soul."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Come Rain or Come Shine"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Come Rain or Come Shine."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Dolphin Dance"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Dolphin Dance."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Georgia"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Georgia."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "I Remember You"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "I Remember You."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "It Could Happen To You"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "It Could Happen to You."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Joy Spring"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Joy Spring."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Lady Bird"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Lady Bird."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Misty"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Misty."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "My Romance"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "My Romance."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Someday My Prince Will Come"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Someday My Prince Will Come."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Soon"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Soon."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "There is No Greater Love"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "There is No Greater Love."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "These Foolish Things"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "These Foolish Things."

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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension - Chord Changes to "Winter Wonderland"

How to voice lead A and B forms of rootless voicings with added tension over the chord changes to "Winter Wonderland."

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Left Hand Comping Part 1: Rhythmic Placement, Duration and Activity

This course will teach you the rhythmic aspects of playing chords to complement and accompany right hand melodies and improvised lines.

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Left Hand Comping Part 2: Improvised Comping

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Left Hand Comping Part 3: Stylistic Considerations

The third and final part of the left hand comping series, students will take their comping knowledge and apply it to three common rhythmic feels in jazz: latin/bossa, 3/4 waltz time and ballad.

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Solo Jazz Piano Part 1 - Spread Voicings with Independent Lead

Get started playing solo jazz piano with this course by learning spread voicings with independent lead.

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Spread Voicings with Independent Lead - "Autumn Leaves"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread voicings with independent lead.

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Spread and Rootless Voicings - "Autumn Leaves"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread and rootless voicings.

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Spread Voicings with Independent Lead - "Misty"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread voicings with independent lead.

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Spread and Rootless Voicings - "Misty"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread and rootless voicings.

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Spread Voicings with Independent Lead - "It Could Happen to You"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread voicings with independent lead.

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Spread and Rootless Voicings - "It Could Happen to You"

Learn to realize this standard tune using spread and rootless voicings.

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Solo Jazz Piano Part 2 - Combining Rootless & Spread Voicings

Continue your solo jazz piano journey by learning to combine rootless voicings with added tension with spread voicings with independent lead in this course.

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Solo Jazz Piano Part 3 - Improvising While Playing Solo

The third and final course in this series shows you how to add improv to your spread and rootless voicings.

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Two-Handed Voicings Part 1 - Open Fifth Voicings

The open fifth voicing technique introduced in this lesson is perhaps most associated with the style of Red Garland.

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Two-Handed Voicings Part 2 - "So What" and Pure Fourth Voicings

The music on Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" was influential on many levels: it ushered in the style of modality, it introduced a new voice . . .

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Two-Handed Voicings Part 3 - Upper Structure Triad Voicings

This chord voicing technique produces a rich, bitonal effect that can be used for harmonizing melodies, comping and improvising melodic lines.

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Two-Handed Comping

The application of voicings, voice leading, and rhythmic styles is discussed in the context of standard tunes in common jazz styles such as mid tempo swing, up tempo swing, ballad, latin and 3/4 waltz time.

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Two-Handed Comping - Chord Changes to "Sophisticated Lady"

The application of two-handed voicings, voice leading, rhythmic placement, duration and activity is discussed in the context of this standard tune.

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Two-Handed Comping - Chord Changes to "Tune Up"

Watch and imitate the comping demonstrated in this course. Voicings, voice leading, rhythmic placement, duration and activity will be discussed.

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Block Chord Harmonization

Block-chord harmonization (also known as locked-hands playing) is the technique of harmonizing each note of a melody with a three- or four-note chord to create a lush, full- bodied sound reminiscent of the sax sections of the swing era big bands.

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Block Chord Harmonization - Soon

Block-chord harmonization (also known as locked-hands playing) is the technique of harmonizing each note of a melody with a three- or . . .

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Artist Voicings - Danny Grissett

Each course in the series examines a transcription of a major jazz pianist (Danny Grissett and Taylor Eigsti) and looks at how they voice chords, the ways in which they use them and shows you strategies for applying them to tunes.

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Artist Voicings - Taylor Eigsti

Each course in the series examines a transcription of a major jazz pianist (Danny Grissett and Taylor Eigsti) and looks at how they voice chords, the ways in which they use them and shows you strategies for applying them to tunes.

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Improvisation - The Concept

Learn how Hank Mobley uses chord tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns to create a masterful bebop solo.

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Improv Drill: Chord Tones

The Improv Drill series of courses is a critical group of courses that will get you deep into the changes of any tune by teaching you how to isolate and drill the four components of melodic construction.

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Improv Drill - Approach Patterns Part 1

The Improv Drill series of courses is a critical group of courses that will get you deep into the changes of any tune by teaching you how to isolate and drill the four components of melodic construction.

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Improv Drill - Approach Patterns Part 2

The second installment in the Improv Drill series of lessons, this lesson builds on the fundamentals outlined in the first lesson, Improv Drill: Chord Tones.

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Improv Drill - Arpeggios

The Improv Drill series of courses is a critical group of courses that will get you deep into the changes of any tune by teaching you how to isolate and drill the four components of melodic construction.

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Improv Drill - Chord Scales

Improv Drill - Chord Scales presents nine drills that aim to help you develop an exhaustive command of the chord scales to "Rhythm Changes" . . .

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Improv Drill - Major ii-V-I Progression

The Improv Drill series of courses is a critical group of courses that will get you deep into the changes of any tune by teaching you how to isolate and drill the four components of melodic construction.

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Improvising Over Summertime

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over It Could Happen to You

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over If I Should Lose You

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over the Blues - Cedar Walton

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over All of Me

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Someday My Prince

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over the Blues - Sonny Clark

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Pachelbel's Canon

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over In Your Own Sweet Way

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over the Blues - Wynton Kelly

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Just In Time

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Yardbird Suite

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Lady Bird

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Improvising Over Confirmation

The "Improvising Over . . ." series of courses provides insight into how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire.

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Negotiating Passing Diminished Chords

This course will show you a couple of his strategies for negotiating passing diminished chords and how you can adopt them to your own solos

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Improvising with Motivic Development

Learn how to use this technique in your own improvisations by watching a motivic analysis of Keith Jarrett's solo over the Jaki Byard tune "Chandra" from his 1994 recording "At the Deer Head Inn."

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Major ii-V-I Progression

This lesson will introduce you to this universal and ever-present jazz progression.

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Minor ii-V-i Progression

Minor iiVi progressions, along with their major counterparts are the most common progressions in jazz.

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Diatonic Interval Ear Training

Learn to identify the seven diatonic intervals by associating them with the first two notes of standard jazz tunes.

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Chromatic Interval Ear Training

Learn to identify the five chromatic intervals by associating them with the first two notes of standard jazz tunes.

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Tendency Tones Ear Training

In this lesson, learn to hear diatonic and chromatic tendency tones.

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Introduction to Chord Scale Theory

Chord scale theory describes the interdependent relationship of harmony and melody.

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Chord Scales of Major ii-V-I Progressions

Chord scales for major ii-V-I progressions are derived their component 13th chords and used by Miles Davis in his improvised solo over the tune "It's Only A Paper Moon."

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Chord Scales of Minor ii-V-i Progressions

The derivation of chord scales for minor ii-V-i progressions is less straightforward than with major ii-V-Is. Each minor key has three scales whereas . . .

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Dominant Chord Scales

While the mixolydian mode is the default dominant chord scale, there exists a whole world of dominant chord scale choices, each . . .

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Four Components of Melodic Construction

Strong, harmonically clear melodic lines are composed of four primary building blocks: chord tones, arpeggios, scale passages . . .

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Blues Progression

Jazz piano students are always asking about the blues. What chords are used in the blues? What is the blues scale? How do I improvise . . .

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Jazz Blues Progression

When the blues is played in a jazz context the chord progression is more sophisticated in the number and types of chords . . .

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Line Cliché

The line cliche is a well worn reharmonization device that creates the illusion of harmonic progression over a single . . .

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Related ii Chords

In combination with dominant chords, related ii chords can dramatically increase the reharmonization potential of any progression . . .

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Substitute Dominants

How many times have you played the same chord changes, chorus after chorus of "Autumn Leaves" or "Blue Bossa" or "All the . . .

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Lydian Ending

A classic ending that adds a professional touch to standard tunes and ballads.

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Three Oscar Peterson Intros

Studying transcribed intros from recordings can yield a wealth of useful information. Not only can you use them to open an . . .

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Reharmonization Techniques

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "My Country Tis of Thee"

The application of the principles of reharmonization to this American (and British!) national anthem transform the simple I, IV, V harmony into a subtly rich backdrop for this enduring melody.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "Misty"

A range of voicing, reharmonization and arranging techniques are used to create the arrangement of this classic standard tune.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "Silent Night"

The profoundly simple Christmas carol "Silent Night," is gently reharmonized to subtly add jazz flavor.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "My Romance"

A range of voicing, reharmonization and arranging techniques are used to create the arrangement of this classic standard tune.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "Adeste Fidelis"

Enjoy playing this full two-handed arrangement or try your hand at applying the techniques used in this course to the BONUS tune "We Saw Three Ships."

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "I Hear a Rhapsody"

Starting out life as a Big Band staple, this hit tune of 1941 soon became a jazz standard through the recordings of John Coltrane . . .

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "But Beautiful"

A range of voicing, reharmonization and arranging techniques are used to create the arrangement of this "beautiful" Jimmy Van . . .

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "Star Spangled Banner"

Here is a jazz arrangement of our national anthem which incorporates a wide range of reharmonization and arranging devices: substitutions, upper structures, deceptive cadences and non-functional harmony.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "America the Beautiful"

The principles of reharmonization are applied to this folk tune to transform it into a lush jazz ballad.

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From Lead Sheet to Arrangement - "The Safflower"

Sarah Jane Cion's jazz ballad, "The Safflower," is presented in the first lesson of this series to demonstrate how to get from . . .

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How to Read Lead Sheets

The lead sheet is the basic form of notation for the jazz repertoire. Composed of the melody, written in treble clef, and chord . . .

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Stride Left Hand

Stride piano is a captivating solo piano style anchored by the left-hand pattern of low bass notes that alternate with mid-range . . .

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Gospel Blues

Gospel music and the Blues are intimately linked. Gospel tunes are often based on the blues progression and because of this the . . .

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Circles

This charming little jazz prelude starts off with clean, perfectly voice-led, diatonic 7th chords in C major moving through the cycle . . .