Jazz Piano School

So if improvisation is spontaneous...how do we practice the art of spontaneity? There are a couple key points that make improvisation sound good. No matter how many fancy tools you throw on top like the blues scale, pentatonics, half whole, scale, lydian augemented scale, the foundation still applies. In this podcast I'll show you the BEST improvisation exercise you can use through out your entire career no matter HOW good you get. I still use it to this day.

The 3 jazz piano licks included in this lesson are important for a couple reasons. One, they contain both scalar motion and arpeggiated thirds. Most jazz piano improvisation contains both of these movements very frequently. Two, they contain chromatic motion. Chromatic motion is extremely important in bebop to slide into chord tones or move around them to create tension. Third, these three licks emphasize the thirds of each chord in this two-five-one progression. By emphasizing the thirds, of chords, you will reflect the harmony of progressions and create beautiful solos. Most importantly, in this lesson, I go further than just showing you the licks, I teach you how to analyze them and extract improvisation lego building blocks to use on your own. This will allow you to spontaneously create improvisation freely rather than waiting for a specific meausre or phrase in a tune and regurgitating a memorized lick. You'll be able to build solos your self based upon what you want to play. Just like building legos! Enjoy! To learn more about our secret Black Friday 2022 offer go to... https://jazzpianoschool.com/blackfriday2022

These 5 improvisation strategies are continuations off the last tutorial on comping through a 3-6-2-5. Enjoy! To learn more about our secret Black Friday 2022 offer go to... https://jazzpianoschool.com/blackfriday2022

Progressions in jazz can get extremely boring. Especially if you're playing them the same every time. A common one that you'll see in so many tunes is a 3-6-2-5. If you're bored of playing a 3-6-2-5 the same or need some new ideas, I got exactly what you need. In this podcast I'll show you 5 easy ways to play a 3-6-2-5 that will sound COMPLETELY different and extremely hip at the same time. Here we go!

Learn how to improve your sense of time and tempo by practicing with a metronome. Discover various tips and tricks for incorporating the metronome into your practice routine, from starting at a comfortable tempo to experimenting with different subdivisions. Enhance your timing skills by playing blues choruses and walking bass lines with the metronome on different beats. Dive into more advanced exercises like dividing beats and practicing scales, chord changes, and improvisation with the metronome.

Jazz doesn't always have to be hard. I swear. Sometimes one specific skill set can be broken down into 3 easy steps. I recently taught my special Accelerator Program students this easy 3 step process to thicken and fatten up their arrangements and they absolutely loved it! This process can be used over any tune and will serve you for the rest of your jazz piano career. It's well worth your time to learn. Enjoy!

Learn about the challenges of learning jazz piano, the benefits of a personalized education program, and the hosts' perspective shift. Explore chord scale relationships and how to determine which scales to play over chords. Discover the process of exploring scales and notes within chords and the importance of practicing in tempo.

There are usually a handful of things in life that REALLY help you make some serious progress. This goes for almost everything in life. Golf, painting, riding a bike...literally anything. If you find the right drill or exercise you can unlock A LOT of doors. In improvisation, that one drill is this. And by this I mean the exercise that I give you in this podcast. Practice this a lot and I guarantee you'll drastically improve fast. Enjoy!

It can be easy to get stuck using the same tired licks or sets of voicings. Here is a new way you can approach comping and improvising by incorporating the intervals of tenths and sixths. Sterling Cozza will show you in this lesson how to practice these intervals to seamlessly integrate them into your playing!

Action creates reaction. If motivation and inspiration naturally found us, there would be millions of Monet's, da Vinci's and Oscar Peterson's in the world. Unfortunately, to spark creativity we need to do things that ignite it! In this podcast I'll show you 5 amazing ways to bring more creativity and exploration to your improvisation. Jazz Piano School's new small group Accelerator program is now open. Get exclusive teaching from Brenden, his staff, guest masterclass', private lessons, weekly playing assignments and more. go to... https://jazzpianoschool.com/smallgroup