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Improvisation over the song "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables.

I love this song. In this lesson, you'll learn my re-harmonization for this classic piece. You'll also learn some tips that I have gotten from players like Keith Jarrett. This is an advanced lesson. THERE IS NO SHEET MUSIC FOR THIS LESSON.

In this lesson I'm going to show you how to really 'lock in' and own your chords at the piano.

Learn from Tish and I how to work with a singer or other instrument. Learn about comping, endings, cueing and turnarounds.

In this lesson you'll learn some advanced warmup techniques that I like ot use to get ready for a performance.

This lesson will teach you improvisation techniques over Satin Doll and Canon in D. You’ll learn both Jazz and Pop/Rock improvisation styles. You’ll also learn about approaches into chord tones.

Learn the basics of what makes the Blues, the Blues. We will cover basic progressions, rhythmic cells, transposition and putting the hands together with improvisation.

Learn different chord tips that I've learned over the years and use in my playing to this day.

This audio lesson is a great listen to get your piano practice focused. It speaks about our assessments which have now been replaced by our Piano Transformation Paths. However the information and resources are great to have.

Learn how to master the first ten Hanon exercises while also learning how to be creative!

Great tips for players of all levels. See how I practice and work on new ideas in my playing.

Learn how to improvise from the ground up. This first lesson covers some basics about improvisation while also teaching you how to create melodic lines.

Expanding upon what we did in Volume 1, Volume 2 will cover take-off and landing notes, approaches, tensions, minor chords, rhythmic segmenting and more. We will also apply these concepts to the first 8 measures of Blue Bossa.

In this third volume, we will be covering how to create bebop lines using a variety of different scales. We will also discuss using diminished chords for upper structures.

In this lesson we will cover ALL of the modes of the Major scale and how to incorporate them into your soloing.

Learn your chords! This DVD will cover all of the Major, Minor and Dominant 7th chords. You'll also learn my Magic chord voicings and real world examples.

Part 2 of the Chord Voicings Made Easy DVD. On this DVD you will learn my Chord Gems, Upper Structure Triads, Comping and Tri-Tone Substitutions. You should go through DVD701 before watching this DVD.

Learn how to break apart your chords between two hands. You'll also learn what to play in your hands when playing with a group. 2-5-1's and 2-5-1-6's are also covered with tensions.

These 25 lessons are a great place to start your JazzPianoLessons.com experience. Only a few of the lessons have a handout. For many, you'll want to get the Real Book. Topics like building chords, posture, chord shells, funk grooves, approaches, 4th voicings and more are covered.

Learn an easier version of Ben's Blues in this class I did for Suzuki students.

This lesson helps you understand better what to play when you see a chord symbol in the music. You'll also learn simple ways to create your chords. We will discuss tensions and how to add them to your chords.