Vince Guaraldi plays one of the most beautiful jazz piano in the album: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Here are three piano video lessons showing a few techniques he uses during his solos. https://youtu.be/GFqtAKGUOjo https://youtu.be/5ysbX-vj40U https://youtu.be/azkDLCWu0wg If you want to learn more about jazz piano check our website https://mdecks.com and subscribe to the mDecks Music Youtube... Continue Reading →
3 Diminished Chords every musician should know (that work on a different premise)
There are 3 diminished chords that work on a completely different premise (than the other regular diminished chords) In this video we discuss the use of these chords in harmonic progressions from the Gospel and Jazz genre. #chords #musictheory #jazz #piano Jazz players and composers have used these diminished chords in their songs many times. Do you know these functions? They are diminished chords that break all the rules.
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FAQ Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro
For questions regarding products other than Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro please click here. When I use the play along feature on Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro I hear only one note at the time, or some other unusual sound. How do I fix it? (macOS) We offer different versions of Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro according to... Continue Reading →
How to play jazz piano chords using 4-Note Rootless Voicings
As a piano player you have surely come across chord symbols in jazz standards lead sheets. These chords are embedded with a huge amount of information and trying to interpret the actual meaning of these chords could sometimes be overwhelming. What are rootless voicings? A rootless voicing, as the name implies, is a voicing in... Continue Reading →
How to download The Jazz Standards Progressions Book and import the BONUS XML file into Mapping Tonal Harmony on iOS
When you purchase The Jazz Standards Progressions Book in PDF, the download includes a bonus XML file You can import into Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro. If you are in iOS (iPad or iPhone) you can import this Xml file into Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro. Here are the steps to take in order to do that.
A Universal Encyclopedia of Scales
“There are 2048 scales in music, no more, no less. 12 of them are intervals (scales with only two notes), and 344 of the other 2036 scales are source scales” A complete encyclopedia of scales has always been on every musician’s wish-list. There are many reasons why having a collection containing all scales in music... Continue Reading →