Blues Series – Part 8 (Last 4 Measures) [LOTW #53]
All blues scale in this one. The rhythms are the tricky part here. Lots of hand lifts into trills and fast approaches. Work on the line without the trills first. Then once you have got the hang of it, work on each trill individually. Points for practicing this lick: Blues scale can be fun to […]
Learn Jazz Piano Online – 10 Reasons Online Is The Better Choice
Technology is booming. Everything you could possibly want to learn is now online. With a tap of a couple buttons on your phone you can have instant access to videos, articles, tips and guides that will teach you anything you want. In this case jazz piano. Can you actually learn jazz piano online? Most of […]
Blues Series – Part 7 [LOTW #52]
This is a fun little two bar line that just uses the major 6th blues scale and some grace note slides. Pay attention to how the slides effect the texture of the blues scale. They add tons of flavor to the regularly mundane blues scale that everyone gets sick of. This is how we begin […]
Blues Series – Part 6 (5-8) [LOTW #51]
Technically this line is a little challenging due to the back and forth motion. It will really help you get used to movement back and forth if you work on it. I took a most of the same notes from the recent licks and applied it to this but changed to a Bo7 chord which […]
Blues Series – Part 5 (5-8) [LOTW #50]
I really like this line a lot because of the bebop components in it. We start off with our bebop scale which adds a passing tone in between our 1 and b7 of our mixolydian scale. I’ve reharmonized the 6th measure to be a Bb-7 chord like in a Charlie Parker blues head or Blues […]
Blues Series – Part 4 (The IV Chord) [LOTW #49]
Here is a nice arrpeggiated run you can use over the four chord. Not much to it with the notes, but technically there are some cross over that are a little bit tough. The nice texture note we are targeting in this one is the 9, the note C, in the Bb7 chord. We throw […]
Blues Series – Part 3 (LOTW #48)
Alright so this lick is a little bit more complicated rhythmically but if you practice these triplets and one grouping of 5 you will start to have a lot more in your repertoire bank. Theres also a nice two note combination in the first measure that I love using. Melodically not too much going on […]
Blues Series – Part 2 [LOTW #47]
Here is a nice blues lick over the first four bars. The stand out characteristic in this is the reharm of the second measure. Instead of just making it a dominant IV7 chord or keeping it a I chord. We make it Bb7 then go to a Bb- chord and reflect this change in our […]
Ten Reasons Why Jazz Piano Lessons Will Change Your Life Forever
ianists can pretty much play anything they want. A solid jazz pianists is by far the most versatile musician out there. Where did they start? By taking jazz piano lessons. In case you had any doubt, I wanted to list my top ten reasons on how and why jazz piano lessons will change your life […]
Blues Series – Part 1 (LOTW #46)
Everyone plays the blues. It is a great structure to learn improvisation over. In this lick I’m adding more rhythmic qualities as you might see. Rhythmic ideas and phrases can really improve your playing. The notes I’m using in this are simple blues scale notes. ( If you are unsure as to what the blues […]
