JazzPianoSkills Blog

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam! Last week's podcast episode addressed the importance (and need) to seriously think about, study, practice, and develop Rhythmic Vocabulary. Rhythm, without question, is the most neglected aspect of music from both tea…

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam! This week I concluded a very intense Podcast Series consisting of 5 Episodes that explored the harmonization of the primary scales (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, and Diminished). I stressed throughout the e…

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam! In previous podcast episodes, I outlined how to harmonize the Major, Dominant, and Minor scales. This week we continued our harmonization exploration and tackled the Half Diminished Scale. I am not sure why this is th…

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam! This week I produced a new JazzPianoSkills Podcast Episode exploring the classic jazz standard Mr. P.C. by jazz legend John Coltrane. Mr. P.C. is a minor blues that has become a staple in the jazz repertoire. Mr. P.C.…

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam!This past week I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss jazz piano with jazz pianist, composer, author, educator, legend, and friend, Dan Haerle. You can watch and listen to this podcast episode at JazzPianoSkillsP…

Greetings JazzPianoSkills Fam! This week my jazz piano lesson and podcast explored the harmonization of minor scales; specifically the minor Dorian Mode. As I stressed throughout the podcast episode, the harmonization of any scale is a big-time jaz…