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No Bull Guide To Jazz Piano™ (Beginner)

To celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, my No Bull Guide to Jazz Piano™ will show you how to improvise like a jazz player! This beginner course will teach you how to improvise, even if you have never improvised before! Course too easy? Check out my advanced course.

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Master Every Chord At The Piano Using This Exercise

In this lesson you'll learn how to master your chords using this simple randomization technique.

NBGJP (Preparation Lesson)

In this lesson you'll learn how to prepare for the No Bull Guide to Jazz Piano course from No Bull Piano™. These technique exercises are a must! Be sure to go through each exercise slowly at first before ramping up the speed.

NBGJP Lesson #1 - 3 Basic Rhythms

Learn the 3 basic rhythms you need for improvisation and comping.

NBGJP Lesson #2 - 12 Bar Blues Form and Chords

Learn the 12 bar blues form, its analysis along with basic 7th chords.

NBGJP Lesson #3 - Anyone Can Play The 12-Bar Blues

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the 12-bar blues form along with 7th chords.

NBGJP Lesson #4 - Chord Shells

Chord shells make it easier to accompany yourself quickly.

NBGJP Lesson #5 - Comping Chords

Learning how to "comp" chords is essential if you want to accompany yourself or others at the piano.

NBGJP Lesson #6 - Comping & Rhythmic Improvisation

In this lesson you'll learn how to comp chords in your left hand while playing a rhythmic improvisation in your right.

NBGJP Lesson #7 - Jam Over The Blues

In this lesson you'll learn how to create licks to jam over the blues by combining rhythms and notes.

NBGJP Lesson #8 - The Blues Scale Demystified

The blues scale doesn't have to be scary. In this lesson you'll learn how create tetrachords to make improvising using the blues scale easier.

NBGJP Lesson #9 - How To Improvise Over The Blues

Learn how to use licks, tetrachords and the blues scale to improvise over the blues form.

NBGJP Lesson #10 - How To Improvise Over The Blues Part 2

Learn how to use licks, tetrachords and the blues scale to improvise over the blues form.

NBGJP Lesson #11 - Blues Notes and Licks Part 1

In this lesson you'll learn about blues notes and how to use them to embellish your improvisation.

NBGJP Lesson #12 - Blues Notes and Licks Part 2

In this lesson you'll learn about blues notes and how to use them to embellish your improvisation.

NBGJP Lesson #13 - Blues Triplet Rhythm

In this lesson you'll learn how to transform the lick you learned in lesson 12 using triplets.

NBGJP Lesson #14 - Blues Rolls, Tremolos and Grace Notes

Tremolos and Grace Notes really make your blues playing sparkle. In this lesson you'll learn how to use both.

NBGJP Lesson #15 - Blues Double Stops

In this lesson you'll learn how to use double-stops in your improvisation. Double stops create a lot of nice tension in your solo.

NBGJP Lesson #16 - Minor Blues Progression with Rootless Chords

In this lesson you'll learn how play a minor blues progression with rootless chords.

NBGJP Lesson #17 - How To Play a Easy Bass Line for Minor Blues

In this lesson you'll learn how play a minor blues progression walking bass with the rootless chords we learned in lesson #16.

NBGJP Lesson #18 - How to Improvise Over Minor Blues

In this lesson you'll learn how improvise over the minor blues progression we have been working on for the past couple of lessons.

NBGJP Lesson #19 - Alternate Minor Blues Bassline

In this lesson you'll learn how play an alternate minor bassline. This new bassline is based off the bassline we learned in lesson #17.

NBGJP Lesson #20 - Rhythms To Make Your Improv Sound Advanced

In this lesson you'll learn how 2 new triplet-based rhythms along with how to apply them to licks.

NBGJP Lesson #21 - Jazz Walking Bass Made Easy

In this lesson you'll learn how to create and play an easy walking bassline that you can use for both jazz and blues songs.

NBGJP Lesson #22 - Easy Boogie-Woogie Bass

You'll learn how to play an easy boogie-woogie bass pattern in this lesson.

NBGJP Lesson #23 -Boogie-Woogie Bass With Licks

In this lesson you'll learn how to alter the boogie bass pattern and play licks over this boogie-woogie bass pattern.

NBGJP Lesson #24 -Three Easy Blues Intros

In this lesson you'll learn three easy introductions you can use in your blues and jazz playing.

NBGJP Lesson #25 -Three Easy Blues Endings

In this lesson you'll learn three easy endings you can use in your blues and jazz playing.

NBGJP Lesson #26 - 5 Blues Improvisation Scales

In this lesson you'll learn 5 scales that are great for both jazz and blues improvisation.

NBGJP Lesson #27 - 5 Killer Blues Licks Part 1

In this lesson I'll teach you 5 cool jazz and blues licks for improvisation along with the bassline. This is part 1.

NBGJP Lesson #28 - 5 Killer Blues Licks Part 2

In this lesson I'll teach you 5 cool jazz and blues licks for improvisation along with the bassline. This is part 2.

NBGJP Lesson #29 - Easy Blues Piano Pentatonic Licks

In this lesson I'll show you how to use the bluesy pentatonic scale to create more improvisation licks over the blues. We will play these licks over both the bassline and boogie-woogie bass pattern.

NBGJP Lesson #30 - How To Use All That You've Learned in This Course

In this lesson I'll show you how to use the concepts you've learned in my No Bull Guide to Jazz Piano™ course. I'll also answer student's questions at the end of the lesson. This was a live lesson.

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