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Side-Slipping for Jazz Piano. If your Jazz piano chords sound boring, try this instead

2020-08-2013:22

What is Side-Slipping?Side-slipping is a technique used by Jazz pianists. It works by transposing the chord voicing you're playing up or down by a step (either a half-step or whole-step).By transposing the chord voicing like this, ' in parallel', you almost always move out of the key you're in, into a new key. This creates an interesting sounding modulation - which is perfect for Jazz.When can you use Side-Slipping?Side-slipping can be applied to any type of Jazz piano chord. That...

Jazz Piano Reharmonization. 3 Techniques for playing Jazz Standards

2020-08-2013:02

What is Jazz Reharmonization?Reharmonization is when a Jazz musician changes the original chords of a song, and plays a different chord or chords of their own choosing.Reharmonization is a subtle form of composition, where the Jazz musician adds their own take to a well known Jazz standard.Reharmonization is a great way to add an interesting twist to a Jazz Standard, and give an old song a new modern sound.When can I use Jazz Reharmonization?As a Jazz piano player, you have the freedom ...

4 Upper Structure Triads Every Jazz Pianist Needs to Know (chord voicing lesson)

2020-08-1914:51

What is an Upper Structure Triad?Upper Structure Triads are a style of chord voicing used by Jazz pianists.Upper Structures are large voicings, consisting of 5-7 notes, and require two hands to play.In the left hand, the pianist plays the chord's root, 3rd, and 7th.And in the right hand, the pianist plays a major or minor triad (usually major), built from a specific scale degree above the chord's root - for example a major chord built from the 9th.What type of chord are Upper Structures used ...

Fourth Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds bland, try this instead

2020-08-1910:47

What is a Fourth Voicing?Fourth voicings are when you take an ordinary chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes in fourths, instead of thirds.For example, C major 7 would normally be played C E G B, each note plays a third above the note below it.But you could play C major 7 using a fourth voicing, where you would play B E A D G C (typically the bass player would play the chord's root note below the voicing, which would be C).What type of Jazz chords can I ...

Open Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds muddy, try this instead

2020-08-1913:11

What is an Open Voicing?Open voicings are when you take an ordinary 7th chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes so that they span a wider range.Most open voicings span at least a 10th, if not a 12th, or even a two octave span.What are some types of Open Voicing that Jazz pianists use?Here are some open voicings that Jazz piano players use:1 - 5 - 3 - 7 (ideal when the melody plays the chord's 7th). 1 - 5 - 7 - 3 (ideal when the melody play...

Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Piano. If your playing sound bland, try this instead

2020-08-1918:52

#7. Discover how to write an authentic walking bass line to any jazz song. In this episode, we'll discuss 'target notes', and how to move to each chord's root note using steps, leaps, and chromatic movement.I'll also show you how to practice walking bass lines over the ii-V-I progression.By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to write a professional sounding walking bass line to any chord progression, and any jazz song.Download my FREE WALKING BASS LINES SHEET MUSIC at https://jazztutoria...

Beginner Improvisation Lesson for Jazz Piano. If your improvisation sounds boring, try this

2020-08-1915:42

Discover 3 jazz piano improvisation techniques to help you sound more professional today. In this episode I'll show you 'chord tone soloing', how to use the 1 3 5 7 9 of each chord to write authentic solos, the 'half-step below approach pattern', and how to use triplets to create interesting rhythms.By the end of this episode, you'll know 3 essential soloing techniques which you can use to solo over any jazz song.Download my '29 JAZZ PIANO LICKS' SHEET MUSIC (FREE) at https://jazztutorial.com...

Jazz Piano Intros and Song Endings. This is how you add them to any Jazz Standard

2020-08-1916:53

#5. Have you ever wondered how to intro a jazz song? Or how to end a jazz song?Don't worry - in this episode, we cover jazz piano intros and endings. I'll show you how to intro a song, and end a song in style.We cover 'turnarounds', and which scales to play from when writing a major song ending, versus when writing a minor song ending.By the end of this episode, you'll know how to write a professional sounding intro and ending to every song in your repertoire.Download my '10 JAZZ PIANO ENDING...

Chord Extensions Lesson for Beginner Jazz Piano. If you're confused about the 13th, 6th, 9th, and 11th, this is how chord extensions work

2020-08-1816:05

#2. In this episode, we'll look at chord extensions in jazz. You'll discover how to find the 9th, 11th, and 13th above any chord - whether it's a major chord, a minor chord, half-diminished, or other.You'll also discover how to find altered chord extensions - like flat 9ths, sharp 9ths, sharp 11ths, and flat 13ths.Put an end to your confusion when it comes to chord extensions, and get clarity once and for all!Download my FREE CHORD SYMBOL REFERENCE GUIDE at https://jazztutorial.com/podcast

Beginner Jazz Scales Method for Jazz Pianists. Use this simple rule to choose which scale to play over any Jazz chord

2020-08-1817:53

#4. Have you ever wondered which scale you should be playing over any chord? In this episode, we cover jazz scales - and I'll show you a simple rule to follow when choosing which scale to play from.We'll cover the 'chord tone + whole-step' principle, and I'll show you which scale to play over each of the common chord types in jazz.This lesson is essential for jazz musicians who want to improvise, as well as composers who want to write jazz music (using the authentic jazz scales).I'll also sho...

Jazz Analysis of 'Satin Doll'. This is how Jazz Standards work

2020-08-1819:42

In this episode, you'll discover how jazz song harmony works. Today we look at song key signatures (flat keys and sharp keys), I'll show you how to quickly identify a song's 'home key'. I'll also explain modulation in jazz, and how jazz songs will move through different keys using the ii-V-I progression, before returning to the home key.This episode is essential for jazz pianists who want to understand jazz harmony, as well as for musicians who want to compose their own jazz music.Download my...

All The Jazz Chords Piano Players Need To Know. Major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, half-diminished, diminished 7, and minor major 7 chords explained

2020-08-1824:221

#1. In this episode, we'll look at the six types of 7th chord found in jazz - including the major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, half-diminished, diminished 7, and the minor-major 7 chord.We'll also look at 6 chords - the major 6 and minor 6 chords, and how these differ to 7th chords.You'll also discover how to build these chords from all 12 notes (by carefully counting the intervals of each chord), and I'll show you how to practice playing these chords from all 12 notes.Download my FREE CHORD SYMBO...

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