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Jazz Piano Accompaniment
Getting Started
Welcome! (7:14)
Getting Started (6:52)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - Backbeat and Swing Feel (8:06)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - More Skills to Know (4:17)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - Jazz Rhythms To Practice (6:09)
Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - The Walking Bass Line (3:00)
**NEW** Prepare to Play Jazz Piano - Improvisation (12:23)
Section 1: The Basic Blues
Introduction to the Blues (4:48)
The Learning Protocol (2:00)
The Blues (6:16)
The Walking Bass Line (6:12)
Blues Melody (4:32)
Comping Figure (3:45)
Putting It All Together (7:01)
**NEW** The Basic Blues - Improvisation (10:02)
Section 2: The Jazz Blues
Talking through the Jazz Blues (0:54)
Ex #1 LH Root RH Chord (2:41)
Ex #2 LH Walking Bass RH Chord (1:20)
Ex #3 Sing the Melody (1:30)
Ex #4 LH Walking Bass RH Comp (0:54)
Ex #5 - The Whole Wazoo (1:23)
**NEW** Ex #6 Improvising on The Jazz Blues (3:59)
Section 3: Jazz Standards
Introduction to jazz standards (2:07)
#1 LH Root RH Chord (2:47)
#2 LH Walking Bass RH Chord (1:50)
#3 Learn the Melody/Sing the Melody (4:18)
#4 LH Walking Bass RH comp Charleston Figure (3:43)
#5 LH Walking Bass RH comp Charleston Figure, SING on top (1:44)
**NEW** Ex #6 Improvising on a Standard (5:19)
Additional Homework (1:09)
Section 4: All About Comping
Introduction to comping (3:29)
Ex #1 Two 8th Notes (9:28)
Ex #2: Charleston Figure (11:39)
Additional Homework (1:10)
Section 5: The 2-5-1 Chord Progression
Ex #1 Jazz theory is not to be feared! (6:55)
Ex #2 The 2-5-1 Progression in Major (20:19)
Ex #3 Play the 2-5-1's in 12 Keys Using Voice Leading (9:00)
Ex #4 Identifying 2-5-1's (6:15)
**NEW** Ex #5 Improvising over 2-5-1's (6:02)
Section 6: 2 Note Shell Voicings on the Blues
What are voicings? (1:12)
Ex #1 LH Root/RH 3rd and 7th (4:15)
Ex #2 LH Root RH 7th and 3rd (4:56)
Ex #3 and #4 Voice leading the voicings (5:58)
Section 7: 2 Note Shell Voices on the 2-5-1 Progression
Ex #1 Practicing voice leading - Starting with the 3rd on the bottom and the 7th on top (8:54)
Ex #2 Practicing voice leading - Starting with the 7th on the bottom and the 3rd on top (4:37)
Ex #3 Applying 2 Note Shell voicing to a song (3:47)
Section 8 - Playing Ballads and Bossa Novas
Ex #1 Ballads (3:08)
Ex #2 Bossa Nova (9:29)
Section 9: 3 Note Shell Voicings - Blues and 2-5-1 progressions
Ex #1 3 Note Shell Voicings - LH Root, RH 3-7-9 (6:40)
Ex #2 3 Note Shell Voicings - LH Root, RH 3-7-9 (5:03)
Ex #3 Voice Leading on the Blues (Starting with 3-7-9) (4:29)
Ex #4 Voice Leading on the Blues (Starting with 7-3-13) (3:15)
Ex #5 Voice Leading the 2-5-1 (Starting with 3-7-9) (6:51)
Ex #6 Voice Leading the 2-5-1 (Starting with 3-7-9) (4:36)
Ex #7 Application of 3 Note Shell Voicings (2:50)
Section 10: Playing in Minor
Introduction to Section 10 (4:57)
Ex #1 The 2-5-1 Progression in Minor (4:19)
Ex #2 - 2-5-1's Voice Leading (2:41)
Ex #3 2 Note Shell Voicings (Starting with 3rd on Bottom) (2:58)
Ex #4 2 Note Shell Voicings (Starting with 7th on Bottom) (2:19)
Ex #5 3 Note Shell Voicings on 2-5-1 in Minor (Starting with RH 3-b5-7) (5:00)
Ex #6 3 Note Shell Voicings on 2-5-1 in Minor (Starting with RH 7-3-b5) (4:56)
**NEW** Ex #7 Improvising in Minor (5:02)
Conclusion
Conclusion: YOU DID IT!! (1:52)
Additional Resources
How to Practice Singing and Playing at the Same Time (8:29)
Additional Print Materials
How to Use the Metronome in Jazz (9:28)
How to Use the Drum Genius App (7:15)
Ex #2 Bossa Nova
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