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Should you use shell voicings, rootless voicings, spread voicings, quartal voicings, or upper structures?

In this episode, I break down the purpose behind each of these voicing types and explain one of the biggest mindset shifts that separates students from professional jazz pianists.

Great jazz pianists don’t ask: “Which voicing is best?”

They ask: How Do Jazz Pianists Know Which Voicings To Use?”What sound am I trying to create?”

You’ll discover when and why to use shell voicings for clarity, rootless voicings for ensemble playing, spread voicings for solo piano, quartal voicings for a modern sound, and upper structures for tension and color.

Because every voicing has a job—and once you understand that job, choosing the right voicing becomes much easier.

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