LESSON PAGE. Example
August 2
Practicing jazz piano. What else is there?When you practice jazz piano, you will still be developing your techniques reading skills, and repertory, just like in classical piano.
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Listening to jazzListening to jazz will help you:
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If you need to review jazz theory, here are some resources:
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Noah Kellman
https://www.youtube.com/c/NoahKellman |
You can also see some of the written jazz arrangements I have made and placed on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GabrielRuizBernal/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/GabrielRuizBernal/videos
Technique routine (scales, arpeggios, etc.) |
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August 2
Continue practicing the exercise above, and when confident, switch to RH 2-octaves and LH holding the chords.
The file above has been updated. It now reflects both, the one-octave and the two-octave exercises.
Continue practicing the exercise above, and when confident, switch to RH 2-octaves and LH holding the chords.
The file above has been updated. It now reflects both, the one-octave and the two-octave exercises.
Building chords. Review of triads and four-note chords
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August 2
Best placement of LH chords on the keyboardBest area for the LH chords is around and below middle-C (the tenor area of the piano), so you still have space for your RH melody
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Interval reference chart
Four-note chords
Reduction of chords: 3rd and 7th
NEW: Practicing 4-note chords and 3-7 reduction in harmonic context (2-5-1)
July 26 This exercise will give you muscle memory for the 2-5-1 progressions, which you will be using all the time. | ||||
Chord symbols
July 20
Practice these chord combinations in all 12-keys |
C7 C Major + minor 7th (also known as Dominant 7th)
4-note chord C - E - G - Bb CMaj7 C Major + Major 7th 4-note chord C - E - G - B Cm7 C minor + minor 7th 4-note chord C - Eb - G - Bb CmMaj7 C minor + Major 7th (very rare) 4-note chord C - Eb - G - B |
Introduction to improvisation
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Introduction to improvisation over a given chord:
Outlining+Passing notes+Scales using "How High the Moon" as referenceAvoid switching chords on the root
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Outlining exercises using Blues-C as reference (See Blues structure below)Root position oulining. LH 1 - 7th reduction
First inversion
Second inversion
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The Blues
More complex Blues structure
Blues fitting the complex structure: "Departure from Logic"
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The 12-Bar Blues. Simple structureAugust 2
Continue practice: Go through the simple blues track playing just the LH chords. Then do it again playing only the blues scale. Only when you feel really confident, try hands together.
Blues fitting the simple structure: "Perfect Fit"
More complex: Blues in the key of G"Blues in Grb": G Major
Plus transcription of a solo
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Exercise to practice the 2-5-1 chord progressionAugust 2.
We reviewed the following concepts:
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2-5-1 (4-note chords and 3-7 reduction)
Added July 26 This is the same exercise posted above at the "building chords section" | ||
NEXT LESSON: Learning tunesPreparing a "tune". Mapping the territory:
NEXT LESSON: Introduction to diminished 5th chords.
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Tunes for practice. In the key of C
How High the Moon
Autumn Leaves
Sight-reading from a chart
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NEXT LESSON: Arranging a theme in jazz style
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Taking a simple theme, such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", learning tools to make it sound like a jazz arrangement.
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Other examples of melody reharmonization
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NEXT LESSON: Learning a full-written song in jazz languageAugust 2
Choose one song and send me a scanned copy of it so I can watch your progress between lessons. |
New title will be inserted hereCheryl,
If you like the Andre Previn arrangements, we could use your book as source for this segment of your lessons. Otherwise I will choose from the books I have. |
NEXT LESSON: Transcription of a jazz soloAs part of your jazz practice, you will transcribe part or a whole solo, directly from a recording, and learn it by memory to the point of playing along with the recording no slower than 75% the original tempo.
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Miles Davis: Freddie FreeloaderTranscription of the piano solo starting at 00:45
Transcription of the trumpet solo starting at 02:13 |
And of course...
You can also listen to the jazz piano arrangements I have made. They can be found at:
https://www.gabrielruizbernal.com/jazz-arrangements.html
Or directly at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GabrielRuizBernal/videos
https://www.gabrielruizbernal.com/jazz-arrangements.html
Or directly at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GabrielRuizBernal/videos