Jazz Piano for Beginners

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Welcome to Jazz Piano for Beginners!

2 mins

Workbook

7.49 MB

The Open Studio Practice Journal

1 min

How to Use Living Notation

Part 1 - Let's Get Playing!

Introduction to Jazz Piano 🎼

PM Blues: C Blues 🎼

PM Blues: Improv 🎼

Shell Voicings: Intro to Chords 🎼

Practice Session #1

Part 1 - Let's Get Playing: Quiz

Part 2 - Essential Elements

How To Swing and What Is Swing?

Listening

Concepts For Playing "Wrong" Notes 🎼

Practice Session #2

Scales 🎼

Elements of Improv 🎼

The 2-5-1 🎼

Practice Session #3

Part 2 - Essential Elements: Quiz

Part 3 - Blues, Bebop, and Ballads

Bb Blues: "Blue Monk" 🎼

"Blue Monk" Solo 🎼

Practice Session #4

Basic Ear Training 🎼

Bebop 🎼

Basic Bebop Improvisation 🎼

Ballad Basics 🎼

Practice Session #5

Part 3 - Blues, Bebop, and Ballads: Quiz

Part 4 - Master the Fundamentals

Basic Jazz Theory 🎼

Voicings 🎼

Practice Session #6

Modes Primer 🎼

Bassline Primer 🎼

Practice Session #7

Part 4 - Master the Fundamentals: Quiz

Part 5 - Always Be Learning

How to Learn New Tunes 🎼

How to Learn a Solo 🎼

Piano Vocabulary

What's next:

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Resources

Transcriptions

Leadsheets & Worksheets

Living Notation Tips

Audio Versions of Lessons

Introduction to Jazz Piano

15 mins

C Blues: "PM Blues"

31 mins

"PM Blues" Improvisation

20 mins

Shell Voicings: Intro to Chords

7 mins

How to Swing and What is Swing?

13 mins

Listening

10 mins

Concepts for Playing "Wrong" Notes

11 mins

Scales

13 mins

Elements of Improv

12 mins

The 2-5-1

13 mins

Bb Blues: "Blue Monk"

9 mins

"Blue Monk" Solo

12 mins

Basic Ear Training

11 mins

Bebop

17 mins

Basic Bebop Improvisation

13 mins

Ballad Basics

16 mins

Basic Jazz Theory

12 mins

Voicings

16 mins

Modes Primer

10 mins

Bass Line Primer

10 mins

How to Learn New Tunes

13 mins

How to Learn a Solo

10 mins

Piano Vocabulary

10 mins

Simple Player Versions

Introduction to Jazz Piano

15 mins

PM Blues: C Blues

31 mins

PM Blues: Improv

20 mins

Shell Voicings: Intro to Chords

7 mins

How To Swing and What Is Swing?

13 mins

Listening

10 mins

Concepts For Playing "Wrong" Notes

11 mins

Scales

13 mins

Elements of Improv

12 mins

The 2-5-1

13 mins

Bb Blues: "Blue Monk"

9 mins

"Blue Monk" Solo

12 mins

Basic Ear Training

11 mins

Bebop

17 mins

Basic Bebop Improvisation

13 mins

Ballad Basics

16 mins

Basic Jazz Theory

12 mins

Voicings

16 mins

Modes Primer

10 mins

Bassline Primer

10 mins

How to Learn New Tunes

13 mins

How to Learn a Solo

10 mins

Piano Vocabulary

10 mins

Table of contents

Part 1 - Let's Get Playing!

Part 2 - Essential Elements

Part 3 - Blues, Bebop, and Ballads

Part 4 - Master the Fundamentals

Audio Versions of Lessons

Simple Player Versions