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Discover how a major scale exercise that's rooted in a jazz piano musical context can empower your playing beyond traditional scale drills.
Discover how a major scale exercise that's rooted in a jazz piano musical context can empower your playing beyond traditional scale drills.
This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the minor 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, incorporate chord extensions & alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Alone Together.
This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the minor 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, incorporate chord extensions & alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Alone Together.
Adding the #9, b13
"A Loan Together"
Definition & Positions
"A-B-A" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys
Adding the #9, b13
"B-A-B" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys
This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, how to incorporate chord alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Satin Doll.
This comprehensive course covers 5-note quartal voicings. We’ll learn these voicings over the 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys over various rhythms, how to incorporate chord alterations, and finally we'll apply them to a song at the end using the chord changes from Satin Doll.
"Velvet Action Figure"
Adding the b9, #9, b13
"B-A-B" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys
Adding the b9, #11, b13
"A-B-A" 2-5-1 Voicing Exercise, All Keys
Definition & Positions
Play minor 2-5-1 progressions in 5 levels—from beginner to pro. These voicings are perfect for minor tunes like "Summertime" and "Beautiful Love."
Play minor 2-5-1 progressions in 5 levels—from beginner to pro. These voicings are perfect for minor tunes like "Summertime" and "Beautiful Love."
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