Exercises
Please consider sharing your recordings and I particularly recommend Soundcloud for doing this. Week 2 Exercises Learn to play “Moanin’” unaccompanied by heart, both the tune, the voiced chords for …
Course: Learn jazz piano: Improvising on Jazz Standards
Improvising on “Equinox” with a playalong
We illustrate improvising on “Equinox” over the McCoy Tyner vamp with a playalong.
The McCoy vamp in two positions
We discuss how to play the McCoy vamp for “Equinox” in two positions.
Playing “Equinox” with a playalong
We play the tune “Equinox” and its McCoy Tyner underlay together with a playalong. Click here for a playalong for “Equinox”.
The Coltrane Minor Blues “Equinox”
We introduce John Coltrane’s minor blues “Equinox”, discuss the underlying chord sequence and look at playing the tune and its McCoy Tyner underlay separately with a playalong. You can download …
Playing Skeletal Minor Blues Sequence with a playalong using upper voicings
We discuss the Skeletal Minor Blues Sequence and how to play it with a playalong using upper voicings. You can download the minor blues sequence in Cm (2) in PDF …
Playing Skeletal Minor Blues Sequence with a playalong using lower voicings
We discuss the Skeletal Minor Blues Sequence and how to play it with a playalong using lower voicings. You can download the minor blues sequence in Cm (1) in PDF …
Improvising on “Moanin'” with a playalong using F American Blues Scale and Thirds
This time we improvise on “Moanin’” with a playalong using the F American Blues Scale in the A sections and attempt to exploit the thirds in the middle 8.
Improvising on “Moanin'” with a playalong using F Dorian
We analyse the chord sequence of “Moanin’” and improvise on it with a playalong using the F Dorian scale. Click here for a playalong for “Oleo”.
Playing “Moanin'”
I play a solo piano transcription I have produced for the blues-inflected piece “Moanin’”. You can download the “Moanin” chart in PDF format at the bottom of this step.
Introduction to Learn Jazz Piano: II. Improvising on Jazz Standards
Welcome to Introduction to Learn Jazz Piano: II. Improvising on Jazz Standards. In this course we look at 9 news tunes including minor blues, modal tunes, “Moanin’” – which I …
Viewing and Listening
Here are some suggestions, but see what else you can come up with for the tunes “I Got Rhythm” and “Oleo”. Ella Fitzgerald “I Got Rhythm” (1959) George Gershwin Songbook …
Learning Outcomes
At the end of Week 1 you should be able to: Play “I Got Rhythm” with a playalong using upper and lower voicings played both legato and stabbed Play “Oleo” …