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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you Discover, Learn, Play Neighboring Tones. In this jazz piano lessons you will:
1. Discover: Lower and Upper Neighboring Tones
2. Learn: How to use Neighboring Tone as Harmonic Ornamentation
3. Play: Neighboring Tones from various Harmonic Entry Points
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EPISODE OUTLINE:
1. Five Musical Facts
1. Music Lines (Melody) can only move in two directions: Up or Down
2. Music Lines (Melody) use only two types of motion: Scales & Arpeggios
3. Five Primary Sounds of Music
4. 12 Notes
5. 60 Chords
2. Demo 1 (Warm-Up)
1. C Minor Sound
1. Target Notes = Root, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th
3. Demo 2 (Root)
1. Target Note = Root
1. (LN = B outside ornamentation, UN = D inside ornamentation)
1. Arpeggio/Scale Exit to the 5th
4. Demo 3 (3rd)
1. Target Note = 3rd
1. (LN = D inside ornamentation, UN = F inside ornamentation)
1. Arpeggio/Scale Exit to the 7th
5. Demo 4 (5th)
1. Target Note = 5th
1. (LN = F# outside ornamentation, UN = A inside ornamentation)
1. Arpeggio/Scale Exit to the 9th
6. Demo 5 (7th)
1. Target Note = 7th
1. (LN = A inside ornamentation, UN = C inside ornamentation)
2. Arpeggio/Scale Exit to the 11th
7. Demo 6 (9th)
1. Target Note = 9th
1. (LN = C# outside ornamentation, UN = E outside ornamentation)
2. Arpeggio and Scale Exit to the 13th
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