Jazz Piano School, Ep 5: Wynton Marsalis Ballad Phrasing
Ballads can be tricky to play over because they are going so slllowwwlllyyy. What do you do to spice things up? Listen to the way Wynton Marsalis phrases his lines in this ballad recording I took when I was in college at the New School University. It’s an amazing texture to have available to use. Instead of holding out long lines with his horn, he actually plays very simply short lines and ends them with a short articulation. It’s as if he is talking through his trumpet and putting periods at the end of all of his lines. I hope you enjoy this. If you have questions please feel free to comment and I will do my best to answer. Enjoy!
Jazz Piano School Ep 4: Major Scales Explained
Major scales are extremely important to learn and heres why! They help with your movement around the piano. They will help increase your harmony and theory knowledge. You will be able to grasp improvisation concepts much easier. You need them for practically all future steps in this podcast! Now if that last reason isn’t good enough to learn them then I don’t know what is. Goodluck and happy practicing!
Introduction To 7th Chords
Do you ever walk into a restaurant and hear someone playing the piano, and just wonder how they get those juicy jazz sounds? Or maybe you hear a song on a movie that sets the perfect kind of atmosphere for a 1950’s scene. Those harmonies (chords) that you are hearing are mainly 7th chords! And […]
How To Start Playing Pop And Cover Songs Today!! Part 4 – Rhythms
Rhythms are the last key ingredient to being able to play any song of your choice and make it sound decent to the average listener. Rhythms will be serve a large role when I begin talking about Jazz more but for now the simple rhythms you will learn to play will help you spice up […]
How To Start Playing Pop and Cover Songs Today!! – Part 3 Hands Together
So the great thing about pop songs is that for the most part the only chords you’re ever going to see are major and minor triads…did you hear that? Let’s let that sink in for a second…. I’m going to say it again. The majority of chords in pop songs are ONLY major and minor […]
The 6 Most Important Steps To Booking More Gigs
Does Wynton ever look bad? Nope, cause he’s a professional. There’s one thing that always makes me chuckle when I meet someone new. It’s the moment they ask me what I do for work. In our society everyone is judged by what we “do”. People who work a 9-5 are almost more respected than someone who creates their […]
How To Start Playing Pop and Cover Songs!! Part 2 – Minor Triads
Well I have some good news and bad news. The good news is if you’re reading this you didn’t get too discouraged by part 1 and you’re eager to learn more. The bad news is you have to learn 12 more chords, but wait…they’re extremely similar to the major chords. So if you we’re good […]
How To Start Playing Pop and Cover Songs Today!! – Part 1 Major Triads
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Alright so here we go! If you’re one of those people who has played piano before and want to be able to play the pop songs you hear in your car while driving to work, or you’re a jazz lover wanting to play classic Broadway standards, let me tell you….this is the […]
Start Learning Jazz Piano Today!
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Learning the piano is a very simple process. Like anything in life, when we break a problem down into a step by step solution, we allow ourselves to make simple and gradual progress to our goal while sparing frustration and headaches. This post is directed to someone who has never played piano, […]
Learning Jazz Piano Is The Easiest Hobby In The World
Share on facebook Facebook Share on google Google+ Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn If I had a dime for every time I heard someone say “Wow! I wish I could do that!”, while I was playing somewhere, I actually would be rich. The other line that would make me a pretty penny […]
