In this class we will be working on creating an advanced arrangement for a classic "standard" song. We will couple this with The Confident Improviser™ class to…
In this class we will be working on the first part of the Whitney Houston song "Saving All My Love For You" be creating an arrangement suitable for advanced pla…
In this class we will be working on the first part of the Whitney Houston song "Saving All My Love For You" be creating an arrangement suitable for beginners.
In this class we will be working on the first part of the Whitney Houston song "Saving All My Love For You" be creating an arrangement suitable for advanced pla…
In this class we will be working on the first part of the Whitney Houston song "Saving All My Love For You" be creating an arrangement suitable for beginners.
In this lesson you'll learn how to create a full arrangement, using the 4-step Standards Approach, from a lead sheet for Baby It's Cold Outside, a popular Chris…
In this 2-part workshop we cover how to master and use your rootless chords. Rootless chords are an important tool in both group and solo piano playing. In sess…
In this 2-part workshop we cover how to master and use your rootless chords. In session 2 we will apply rootless chords to jazz standards so you can see how to…
This lesson features a song by one of the most famous folk singer-songwriters of all time, James Taylor. A beautiful piece that is familiar to a large audience,…
In this lesson we'll be learning the jazz-funk classic "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. We will be learning and applying various jazz techniques - such as d…
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 will be learning a quintessential jazz standard by one of the most famous musicians in jazz - 'Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk. We'll be exa…
In this lesson we will learn a famous jazz standard written by a great jazz pianist, George Shearing. We will treat each 'A' section differently (3 in total) so…
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…
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 a classic pop-funk tune that is often played in the jazz repertoire. The song features a 4-measure chord progression that repeats throughou…
This lesson features a classic jazz ballad popularized by the great jazz singer Tony Bennett. We will investigate how to effectively play a jazz ballad, includi…
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 one of the most classic and recognizable pieces of piano repertoire of all time. The piece, by Vince Guaraldi from "A Charlie Brown Christm…
