How to play a jazz solo
How to Solo
My learn jazz piano video course is now around half way through the series ‘How to play a jazz solo.’ There now follows a summary of these lessons so far with a link to my jazz course.
Lesson 21: Connecting hands
In this lesson I take you through techniques to incorporate your left hand. These include the following:
Stride
Walking bass lines
Shearing block chords
Drop 2 and left hand voicings
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Lesson 22: Choosing the right scale
This lesson guides you through how to play a jazz solo by choosing the best scales and modes to use over your chords.
I focus on the following topics:
Using the Lydian mode over major chords
Choosing Dorian or Aolian over minor chords
The use of Lydian Dominant, altered scale etc over 7th chords
Choosing Locrian or Locrian 2 over diminished chords
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Lesson 23: putting scales to work
This lesson guides you through many soloing options
Bebop scales
Effective use of passing notes
How to encircle notes
Soloing over Satin Doll
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