Willie is a Berklee-trained pianist, clinician, and bandleader who founded Jazzedge Academy to help students worldwide learn jazz and contemporary piano through a clear, step-by-step method.
In this 10 tips lesson, we are going to focus on the left hand. Using the first four-measures of Night And Day, I’ve created 10 different left-hand accompaniment examples that you can add to your arrangements. This will give you 10 different options when approaching a lead sheet.
In this collection, we are going to cover different left-hand accompaniment examples that you can add to your arrangements. We will also cover several different modulation techniques that you can use to move between keys. Pivot chords, diminished sequences, how to use the pedal and some stride piano techniques are also included!