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Improvisation Episodes

May 22, 2024

There Is No Greater Love, Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Is No Greater Love." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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April 17, 2024

Days of Wine and Roses, Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Days of Wine and Roses." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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March 19, 2024

These Foolish Things, Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "These Foolish Things." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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Feb. 21, 2024

Indiana (Back Home Again In), Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Indiana." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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Jan. 17, 2024

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 3

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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Dec. 26, 2023

Jazz Piano Skills: Past and Future

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the Past and Future of Jazz Piano Skills. From 2019 through 2023 lessons explored essential jazz piano skills. What's next?

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Dec. 16, 2023

Let It Snow

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores "Let It Snow" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Dec. 13, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, G Altered Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'G' Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, G Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'G' Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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Nov. 28, 2023

Oleo

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins. Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Nov. 14, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, D Altered Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for D Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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Nov. 7, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, D Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'D' Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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Oct. 25, 2023

Dewey Square

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Charlie Parker's "Dewey Square". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Oct. 11, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, A Altered Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for A Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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Oct. 3, 2023

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, A Sounds

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'A' Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

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