Jazz Piano Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
2h 8mBeginner2017-05-25
Authors
George Whitty
Grammy-winning Keyboardist, Producer, Composer, and Instructor
Course details
Learn how to play jazz piano. Join Grammy-winning keyboardist George Whitty as he helps you get started as a jazz pianist. George helps you tackle the F7 blues, so that you can quickly start playing a recognizable jazz line. He also discusses the importance of time in jazz, as well as scales—in particular, bop scales—that keep you in sync with the harmony in a unique way. In addition, George covers using approach patterns and comping with your left hand with guide tones.
Learning objectives
The blues in F
Building a scale out of the F7 chord
The B flat 7 bop scale
The G minor 7 bop scale
The C7 bop scale
Practicing guide tones
Learning objectives
The blues in F
Building a scale out of the F7 chord
The B flat 7 bop scale
The G minor 7 bop scale
The C7 bop scale
Practicing guide tones
Skills covered
Music LessonsAudio and MusicOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Jazz Basics
- 02 - Prerequisites
- 03 - The blues in F
2. Essential Jazz Scales - 1
- 04 - Essential jazz scales - The F7 bop scale
- 05 - Practicing the F7 bop scale
- 06 - Practicing the F7 bop scale as jazz, part 1
- 07 - Practicing the F7 bop scale as jazz, part 2
3. Approach Pattern - 1
- 08 - Approach pattern 1
- 09 - Practicing approach pattern 1, part 1
- 10 - Practicing approach pattern 1, part 2
- 11 - Approach pattern 1 - Putting it all together
4. Essential Jazz Scales - 2
- 12 - Essential jazz scales - The B flat 7 bop scale
- 13 - Essential jazz scales - The G minor 7 bop scale
- 14 - Essential jazz scales - The C7 bop scale
- 15 - Practicing the three new bop scales
- 16 - Approach pattern 1 - Using the three new scales
- 17 - Put it on the blues, part 1
- 18 - Put it on the blues, part 2
5. Guide Tones
- 19 - Guide tones
- 20 - Practicing guide tones, part 1
- 21 - Practicing guide tones, part 2