Make Your Chords POP with this Diminished Voicing!
Follow along as Sterling shows you a diminished voicing that is sure to turn some heads. These crunchy chords work over diminished tonalities, and can also be applied to dominant chords in various jazz standards. These chords always bring the “wow” factor!!
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Find Freedom With this Fourths-Based Lick – TTT #13
This lick is based on melodic ideas from Eddie Harris in his tune “Freedom Jazz Dance.” There are many possible permutations and combinations of fourths and third intervals to create interesting melodies. Use this lick as a starting point, and see where you can go from there! https://youtu.be/FJAZKd8luiA CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTATION If you […]
Jazz Solo Piano Benchmarks and Assessments
Taking private lessons can seen never ending. In fact, most of the time, it IS never ending. You never really know if you’re getting better because the teacher doesn’t give you any goals, benchmarks or assessments. You’ll definitely want to save this lesson and download it. With the benchmarks and assessments I show you in this video, your practice will be more efficient, you’ll be more motivated and inspired, and you’ll without a sliver of doubt KNOW if you’re getting better. This is a FANTASTIC tool for all level students. Enjoy!
By the way…I just opened up my 3-month private Accelerator program. This is a 3-month program that allows you to study with me privately along with so many other goodies including group lessons with the other students, practice sessions, small pod lessons, guest masterclasses, q & a’s and so much more.
If you’re interested in learning more about this once a year program I run go to the link below.
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Create Modern Chords with this Cluster Shape – TTT #12
This cluster shape is made up of a minor second stacked with a major third. Great pianists such as Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and Brad Mehldau all have implemented this shape into their playing. See what you can do with it to create a modern chordal sound in your music! https://youtu.be/0ed-GiL46is CLICK HERE FOR THE […]
The Call and Response Improvisation Method
Doing anything in life over and over and over again is boring. Being in the same room for 5 hours is boring. Listening to single note eighth note lines over and over again is boring. We need contrast. We need change. That’s why this call and response improvisation method is such an amazing texture to integrate into your solos. It’s interesting. It’s easy to use, and it’s fun!! Check it out!
By the way…I just opened up my 3-month private Accelerator program. This is a 3-month program that allows you to study with me privately along with so many other goodies including group lessons with the other students, practice sessions, small pod lessons, guest masterclasses, q & a’s and so much more.
If you’re interested in learning more about this once a year program I run go to the link below.
https://jazzpianoschool.com/smallgroup
There are a limited number of spots so if you’re interested, definitely enroll sooner rather than later.
You Can Sound Like Bill Evans with this Simple Ornament Trick! – TTT #11
Bill Evans was known for his impeccable technique, largely due to his classical background. He would often implement ornaments in his improvising. Here is one you can start using which sounds much harded to play than it looks! https://youtu.be/phh0TU6TftY CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTATION If you have questions or suggestions for a Lick Of The […]
Accelerator & Masterclass Info
One of the most successful jazz piano education things I’ve ever done to date has been my private Accelerator program. This gives students a chance to work me, get custom lesson plans, group lesson, guest masterclass’, open mic nights and so much more. This September I’ll be running another one of those PLUS a brand new Inner Circle Mastermind for students that want more education than just 3 months. How many months? 9 months to be exact!
Have You Ever Heard of “The Sweet Scale?” – TTT #10
The “sweet scale” is also known as the “Kansas City Blues Scale” because many players from that region used this sound in their improvisation dating all the way back to the days of Charlie Parker. You can think of this scale by playing a traditional blues scale and starting on the 3rd scale degree. Try […]
Do This ONE Thing To Make Your Tunes Swing!
It’s one thing to play jazz standards like Autumn Leaves and Fly Me To The Moon, it’s a whole other thing to actually make them swing. Did you just clench up? Don’t worry because it only takes just one, simple, thing to make your jazz standards start to swing like you want!
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Try This 3-6-2-5 Lick With Chromatic Passing Tones – TTT #9
The 3-6-2-5 progression appears very often, especially over common forms such as rhythm changes. Try playing this lick over the chord changes and transpose into all 12 keys! https://youtu.be/j58b-Pqatvg CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTATION If you have questions or suggestions for a Lick Of The Week you would like us to do, please leave them […]
