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Category: My learn Jazz piano eBooks
Great jazz albums part 4
Great jazz albums This is the final instalment of my list of great jazz albums. You can find the complete list in book 3 of my eBook Learn Jazz Piano. Click here for the link I begin with my favourite jazz musician of all time: John Coltrane, and to chose just one album is almost… Read more »
Recommended jazz albums
Recommended jazz albums – part 3 This is part 3 of my list of recommended jazz albums that I think you should be listening to. You can find the complete list in chapter 10 of Learn Jazz Piano book 3. I’m starting with another essential Bill Evans album and this time it’s live. I was fortunate enough to see him at… Read more »
Studying jazz: Suggested listening part 1
Three ways of studying jazz are playing, studying and listening. Playing: I can only continue to encourage you to seek out other musicians. One of the best ways to study jazz piano is by playing with other people, whether with friends, with your teacher, at an evening class or summer school etc etc. Whatever gets… Read more »
Learn Bebop scales part 2
Here is Learn Bebop scales part 2. This is an extract from my book ‘How To Solo.’. It is the 4th in the series of my eBooks Learn Jazz Piano. You can purchase all books by clicking here. In my previous blog I illustrated the Bebop Dominant scale in C. Take another look before continuing. Fig… Read more »
bebop scales part 1
Using bebop scales in your jazz solos is easier than you think! Chapter 4: of Learn Jazz Piano book 4 I don’t believe that most of us can learn jazz piano by instinct alone and these scales should be a part of your vocabulary. The key is getting the right balance of instinct and theory. Here are… Read more »
Learn Jazz piano video on YouTube
Click here for my new Learn Jazz piano video on YouTube This Learn Jazz Piano video on YouTube is a short recap about the relationship between a major scale and its seven chords. Here are the 7th chords that belong to F major. Here’s a summary of the lesson content: Lesson 1 – From scales to chords… Read more »
Practising Jazz Piano: THE 3RD GOLDEN RULE
Do you know the most important chord sequence when practising jazz piano? This is by far the most important chord sequence when practicing jazz piano, and you need to recognise it in its major and minor forms. Here’s the sequence in Bb major. And here’s the sequence in G minor. Both the major and minor II… Read more »
learning Jazz piano book 4
Here is an excerpt from learning jazz Piano book 4, in my series Learn Jazz Piano. Click here to get Learn Jazz Piano eBooks Chapter 1: The trouble with 7 chords. Because this learning jazz piano book is primarily concerned with soloing over chords, I’ll start with the chord that seems to be everywhere: the seventh. I… Read more »
Introduction to Learn Jazz Piano eBook 4
The best way to use this jazz piano eBook is in conjunction with my learn jazz piano video course.https://www.learnjazzpianoonline.com Introduction Over the years, many accomplished classical pianists have asked me to teach them jazz improvisation. It has never ceased to amaze me that they can sight read a Mozart Sonata, yet are usually totally unable… Read more »
Improvising jazz piano
When you enrol on my jazz piano course you automatically receive a free copy of my learn jazz piano eBook. And with the combination of 31 videos and 4 eBooks you will be soon be playing great jazz solos! But before you start even thinking about improvising jazz piano, have you ever asked yourself …what… Read more »