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3 Jazz Education Questions Revealed With A Video Response
The goal for this site has been to always provide a 21st century jazz education experience. So, in today’s lesson I thought it would be fun to create a personalized video response to some of the questions I’ve received through … Continue reading
Learn Jazz Piano Chords in 4ths
In today’s jazz piano lesson we’re going to learn how to play some very cool jazz piano chords built in 4ths. These types of chords using quartal harmony can really add a more modern sound into your jazz playing. New … Continue reading
Posted in Chord Lessons, Jazz 101, Jazz Piano Lessons, Two Handed Comping Tagged jazz piano chords, jazz piano lessons 8 Comments
5 Ear Training Tips For Hearing The Extensions Of A Chord
Chord extensions, tensions, alterations, color tones, whatever you want to call them, I am always interested! I can’t write enough about this subject because it’s so important for learning jazz piano. As pianists we have the ability to create so … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz 101, Jazz Articles, Jazz Blog Tagged ear training, jamey aebersold, jazz practice 6 Comments
12 Jazz Questions Answered
You’ve got jazz questions you say? I have jazz answers! Today’s post I’m going to try something I’ve never done before. This will be an experiment of sorts. I’m going to publish and answer several of the email questions I’ve … Continue reading
The Blues Scale For Piano: A Simple Guide
If you want to learn how to play the the blues scale on piano you’ve come to the right place! This scale can add a lot of soulfulness and richness to your piano playing. You can hear the blues scale … Continue reading
7th Chords Guide Part 2
Welcome to our second free piano tutorial on 7th chords! In today’s piano chord lesson we’re going to continue our exploration of basic 7th chords. If you’ve always wondered how to play minor major 7th chords, fully diminished seventh chords, … Continue reading
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A Basic Guide To 7th Chords Part 1
In today’s free jazz tutorial we’re going to learn how to build and play basic 7th chords. These types of chords are used in almost every single jazz standard, lots of rock songs, R&B songs, and even classical music too. … Continue reading
Posted in Chord Lessons, Jazz 101, Jazz Blog, Jazz Piano Lessons, Left Hand Voicings Tagged 7th chords, beginner jazz, piano chord tutorial, piano lesson 2 Comments
Learn How To Play Minor 7 Flat 5 Piano Chords
In today’s free piano lesson we’re going to learn how to play the minor 7 (flat 5) chords in a fun and interesting way. After teaching piano lessons for over 15 years now I’ve noticed an overwhelming trend in regards … Continue reading
