If you want to practice playing lines over different progressions using a backing track, then look no further than Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro. Let me show you how to create a backing track with consecutive 2-5's in all keys in less than a minute. https://youtu.be/wxWZY2bIP0Y I hope that was helpful. Remember, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro... Continue Reading →
Are you a jazz musician looking to improve your improvisation skills and develop your improvisation techniques? If so, learning “Blue Bossa” is a great place to start. In this blog post, we’ll take you through a 7-step exercise that will help you achieve these goals. This exercise is the same we used on our "Charlie Parker's Confirmation"... Continue Reading →
Are you a jazz musician looking to improve your improvisation skills and develop your bebop techniques? If so, learning Charlie Parker's "Confirmation" is a great place to start. In this blog post, we'll take you through a 7-step exercise that will help you achieve these goals. We've created an entire video with slow and fast... Continue Reading →
Learning jazz piano can be a daunting task, but with the right guidance and resources, it can be an incredibly rewarding experience. While traditional jazz piano lessons with a private instructor can be helpful, they can also be expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, there are now many excellent online jazz piano lesson programs available that offer... Continue Reading →
Introduction: In this lesson, we will be discussing the harmony of the jazz standard "Misty" and applying some new techniques to "There Will Never Be Another You". This post is a follow-up to a previous video by mDecks Music, so make sure to watch Part One first if you haven't already. Learning Jazz Harmony the... Continue Reading →
You can check level 3 (Advanced level) in this post here: Jazz Tutorial: Advanced Arrangement of Someday My Prince Will Come Jazz music is known for its improvisational nature and artistic interpretation of songs. In this tutorial, we'll explore how to create an artistic interpretation of a song on the piano, using the example of a... Continue Reading →
You can check level 2 (Intermediate level) in this post here: How to Play the Real Book: Level 2 Arrangement of “Some Day My Prince Will Come” Someday My Prince Will Come is a classic jazz standard that has been recorded by numerous jazz musicians. In this tutorial, we will explore an advanced arrangement of this... Continue Reading →
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