You'll learn how to use grace notes and double stops to add a bluesy "gritty" sound to your improvisation. This gives you that classic blues piano improvisation…
By mixing chord tones and arpeggios, this lesson will show you how to create more focus in your improvisation by utilizing guide tones and chord tones.
In this lesson you'll learn how to put together all of the techniques from previous lessons in this course to create your very own blues jam with improvisation!
In this lesson we're going to learn Stevie Wonder's hit "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." This song features some exciting jazz devices such as the use of the…
In this lesson we will learn a popular jazz standard by a famous bossa nova musician and composer - Desafinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim. We will learn how to cre…
In this lesson we focus on a classic Stevie Wonder recording. This popular song uses many "jazz" chords and voicings despite the fact that it is undeniably a po…
This lesson features one of the greatest and most-covered songs of all-time. "Sunny" was written by Bobby Hebb 60 years ago and has been recorded by Stevie Wond…
This lesson features a classic multi-generational tune that fits well in both the pop and jazz styles. The arrangement uses an easy approach on the verse featur…
This lesson features a classic pop-funk tune that is often played in the jazz repertoire. The song features a 4-measure chord progression that repeats throughou…
In this exercise we will work on a smooth jazz / funk improvisation groove using the dorian scale. You'll learn how to create and transpose sequences for your s…
A big part of accompanying yourself or others is knowing how to play in different styles. We will be covering accompaniment patterns for 7 styles in this lesson…
