Course: Learn Jazz Piano: Advanced and Solo Playing

We investigate putting major or minor triads over our basic seventh chords. You can download the chart for “Bitonality with sevenths” in PDF format at the bottom of this step.

We investigate putting major or minor triads over our basic major seventh chords. You can download the chart for “Bitonality with major sevenths” in PDF format at the bottom of …

We present some examples of thinner voicings, where the voicings typically use fewer notes. In particular, we consider “guide tones” which just consists of playing the third and seventh of …

We illustrate how the same voicing can have a different interpretation. You can download the chart for “Reinterpretation of Chord Voicings” in PDF format at the bottom of this step.

This is the second part of a review of the chords we have met to date. You can download the chart for “Review of Chords II” in PDF format at …

This is the first part of a review of the chords we have met to date. You can download the chart for “Review of Chords I” in PDF format at …

Here are some tracks of tunes covered this week :- Try searching Spotify for Brad Mehldau “Blackbird” (1996) The Art of the Trio, Vol. 1 Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy …

At the end of Week 5 you should be able to :- Play a pentatonic scale in any key Play “Blackbird” unaccompanied and use the pentatonic scale to solo over …

Please consider sharing your recordings and I particularly recommend Soundcloud for doing this. Exercises for Week 5 Practice “getting inside a scale” in different keys using major 7th minor 7th …

Exercises

We illustrate the exercise detailed previously when playing “Stella By Starlight” with a playalong, namely utilising the accompanying scale of each chord, going both up and down the scale and …

We discuss an exercise in playing the jazz standard “Stella By Starlight” with a playalong, where the object of the exercise is to play the notes of the scale accompanying …

We discuss the important jazz standard “Stella By Starlight” and look at the scales which accompany each chord. You can download the chart for “Stella By Starlight” in PDF format …

We consider some diminished scale theory and look briefly at the whole tone, harmonic minor, harmonic major and Spanish Phrygian scales. You can download the charts for “Diminished chords and …

We discuss the Miles Davis standard “Solar” – which utilises the melodic minor ascending scale in the improvisation – prior to playing and improvising on it with a playalong. You …