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When it comes to jazz piano, there is a myriad of techniques, voicings, and approaches which one can study.

This doesn’t mean that not everyone can play jazz piano! In this podcast, we’ve boiled it down to 3 functional techniques which you can use to play jazz piano, follow along to find out what they are.

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6 Responses

  1. where can I find the PDF’s practice material for this lesson please ( 3 functional skills)\

    Thank you

  2. Musical Scintillations, Sterling,
    Thank you for a very interesting and instructive presentation of the three functional presentation skills. However, I can’t seem to find the practice pdfs to download.
    Is there a link you can send me at my email address below?
    Best, Brainerd

  3. Hey! Loved this episode, your playing is gorgeous Sterling! You referenced the practice materials a few times; however, when I went to download them, in its place was a button that said “Click here for a look inside the JPS system

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