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Jazz Piano – Ultimate Beginners Course for Piano & Keyboard

A simple step-by-step guide to jazz piano - Learn jazz piano chords, improvisation, famous jazz classics and much more!
Instructor:
Arthur Bird
8,777 students enrolled
English [Auto]
How to understand and play jazz chords.
Learn a variety of scales, patterns and exercises that you can use in piano improvisation and soloing.
Chord voicings - Chords Extentions, 7-3 Chord Voicings, Rootless Chords, Quartal Harmony etc.
Learn about comping on piano using a selection different rhythms.
How to solo and improvise piano over the top of the classic II-V-I chord progression.
Walking bass lines.
Learn how to apply your new knowledge using excerpts from Jazz classic such as Autumn Leaves, Fly Me to the Moon, Cantaloupe Island and So What.

Jazz Piano – The Ultimate Beginners Course for Piano & Keyboard will get you playing some cool jazz sounds in no time at all!

Most methods of learning Jazz piano don’t cater for beginners. This course takes a fresh look at learning jazz by following simple steps that anyone can use.

It starts with the basics, and so you don’t need any previous knowledge on the  to be able to follow along. Even if you have learnt piano previously but would be considered a beginner in Jazz, this course is also suitable, as lot’s of the methods throughout the course aren’t taught in traditional/classical learning environments.

Want to be able to improvise Jazz on the piano?

Throughout the course you will learn specific scales and arpeggio’s, and I have designed special exercises that build in difficulty as you progress, ultimately giving you the skills to be able to improvise over the top of classic jazz chord progressions.

Wouldn’t it also be cool to be able to understand and play all those complicated jazzy chord symbols on lead/chord sheets?

Using simple and understandable methods, you’ll learn all about jazz piano chords, chord extentions, quartal harmony, chord voicings and much more. We even take a look at some lead sheets (sometimes known as fake sheets) so you can see how you can make rich jazz piano sounds by just following chord symbols. You’ll also learn about comping, exploring using different rhythms that you’ll eventually be able to use with songs of your own choice.

What else?

One of the best ways to truly take on board what you are learning, is to apply it properly, and so throughout the course you will get the chance to learn excerpts from famous jazz songs such as Autumn Leaves (famously covered by Bill Evans), Fly Me to the Moon, Herbie Hancocks Cantaloupe Island and So What by Miles Davis.

I have transcribed the scales/exercises and songs into piano notation for anyone who can read music, but again you don’t need to be able to read piano sheet music to take the course as I have written out the names of the notes for those who can’t.

Extra help with your learning!

The course comes with supplementary material in the form of PDF’s that you can download and print off to have handy at your piano or keyboard. This way it makes it easier to practise the songs/exercises etc by being able to have them up on your music stand, as well as having the lesson info/chord finding methods easily accessible so you can continue to learn jazz piano outside of the course.

So why not enroll today, and learn jazz piano the easy way?!

The Basics - For Complete Beginners - Skip This Section If You Already Know

1
Introduction
2
The Basics
3
The White Keys
4
The Black Keys - Sharps & Flats Explained
5
The Finger Numbers

Let's Get Started!

1
The Degrees of a Scale or Key
2
The Degrees of a Scale of Key (Supplement)
3
What Are Chords?
4
What Are Chords? (Supplement)
5
Diatonic 7 Chords (4 Part Block Chords)
6
Diatonic 7 Chords - 4 Part Block Chords (Supplement)
7
Diatonic 7 Chords with Left Hand
8
Diatonic 7 Chords with Left Hand (Supplement)
9
It's Time to Play
10
What Are Major & Minor Chords?
11
What Are Major & Minor Chords? (Supplement)
12
The II-V-I Chord Progression
13
The II-V-I Chord Progression (Supplement)
14
II-V-I Chord Progression - Left Hand Practise Play Along
15
The A Minor Pentatonic Scale
16
The A Minor Pentatonic Scale (Supplement)
17
A Minor Pentatonic with II-V-I Chords
18
The A Minor Pentatonic with II-V-I Chords (Supplement)
19
How to Use the Sustain Pedal Correctly
20
Jazzy Hand/Finger Strengthening Exercise
21
Jazzy Hand/Finger Strengthening Exercise
22
The Difference Between Major 7, Minor 7 & 7th Chords
23
The Difference Between Major 7, Minor 7 & 7th Chords
24
How to Find Any Major 7, Minor 7 or 7th Chords
25
How to Find Any Major 7, Minor 7 or 7th Chords (Supplement)
26
7 and Dominant 7 Chords
27
What is a Minor 7 Flat 5?
28
What is a Minor 7 Flat 5? (Supplement)
29
Finger Strength/Technique Exercise (Hanon)

Let's Learn a Song That Uses the II-V-I Chord Progression

1
Autumn Leaves - Let's Learn a Song That uses the II-V-I Chord Progression
2
Let's Learn a Song That Uses the II-V-I Chords - Autumn Leaves (Supplement)
3
Autumn Leaves - Right Hand Melody
4
Autumn Leaves - Right Hand Melody (Supplement)
5
Autumn Leaves - Both Hands
6
Autumn Leaves - Both Hands (Supplement)
7
Autumn Leaves - Part 2
8
Autumn Leaves - Part 2 (Supplement)
9
Seven-Three Chord Voicings
10
Seven-Three Chord Voicings (Supplement)
11
Autumn Leaves Using the Seven-Three Chord Voicing
12
Autumn Leaves Chord Progression Using the “Seven-Three” Voicing (Supplement)
13
Autumn Leaves With Seven-Three Chord Voicing - Practice Jam
14
Autumn Leaves - Full Song (Extracurricular)
15
Autumn Leaves - Full Song (Extracurricular Supplement)
16
Playing with Both Hands - Jumping Left Hand Exercise
17
Jumping Right Hand Exercise

Pentatonic Hand Grips

1
Pentatonic Hand Grips - D,E & A
2
Pentatonic Hand Grips (Supplement)
3
D,A,E Pentatonic Hand Grips With II-V-I Chords Exercise
4
DAE Pentatonic Hand Grips with II-V-I Chords Exercise (Supplement)
5
Triplets & Swung Rhythms
6
Triplets & Swung Rhythms
7
Pentatonic Hand Grips Exercise With Swung Rhythm
8
Pentatonic Hand Grips Exercise with Swung Rhythm (Supplement)

A Jazz Classic With a Swung Rhythm

1
Fly Me to the Moon - Part 1
2
Fly Me to the Moon (Supplement)
3
Fly Me to the Moon - Part 2
4
Fly Me to the Moon - Part 3
5
Fly Me to the Moon - Part 4
6
Fly Me to the Moon - All Together
7
Alternate Left Hand Using Chord Inversions - Fly Me to the Moon
8
Alternate Left Hand Using Chord Inversions - Fly Me to the Moon (Supplement)
9
Bossa Nova Rhythms - Straight Rhythms
10
Bossa Nova Rhythms – (Straight Rhythms)

It's Time to Take it to the Next Level

1
Pentatonic Hand Grips - Add a Tritone, Make it the Blues
2
Pentatonic Hand Grips Add a Tritone - Make it the Blues
3
II-V-I Chords With D,A,E Pentatonic Hands Grips Exercise (Crushed Notes)
4
II-V-I with D, A, E Pentatonic Hand Grips Exercise - Crushed Notes (Supplement)
5
Mixing Up the Hand Grips - Avoid Notes
6
Mixing Up the Hand Grips - Avoid Notes (Supplement)
7
Adding Another Hand Grip - B Hand Grip (Using Notes From C Lydian Mode)
8
D, A, E & B Hand Grips with II-V-I Chords Using Swung Rhythm
9
D, A, E & B Hand Grips with II-V-I Chords - Triplet Rhythm Exercise
10
Finger/Hand Strengthening Exercise - Using 3rds
11
Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock - (Main Piano Riff)
12
Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock (Main Piano Riff) - (Supplement)
13
Cantaloupe Island - Part 2
14
Cantaloupe Island - Part 3
15
Cantaloupe Island - Parts 1-2-3 Together

Walking Bass Line

1
Walking Bass - II-V-I Chord Progression
2
Walking Bass - II-V-I Chord Progression (Supplement)
3
Walking Bass Line with Pentatonic Hand Grips Exercise (Swung Rhythm)
4
Walking Bass Line with Pentatonic Hand Grips Exercise Swung Rhythms (Supplement)
5
Walking Bass Line with Pentatonic Hand Grips using Triplet Rhythms
6
Walking Bass Line & Mixing Up the Hand Grips & Rhythms

Comping & Syncopating & Arpeggios

1
Comping - The Alternating Syncopating Swinging Rhythm
2
Comping Using Another Swung Rhythm
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