Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano!
Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Oscar Peterson's solo on Gershwin's Strike Up The Band. In this Jazz Piano Lesson you will:
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Oscar Peterson's solo on Gershwin's Strike Up The Band
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Various ways to extract melodic ideas from a transcription
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Eight "Minor Chromatic Arpeggio" Exercises modeled after Oscar Peterson
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EPISODE OUTLINE:
Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
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Exercise 1:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
Root Entry Ascending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 2:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
3rd Entry Ascending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 3:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
5th Entry Ascending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 4:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
7th Entry Descending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 5:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
Root Entry Descending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 6:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
3rd Entry Descending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 7:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
5th Entry Descending Motion
Rest and Assess
Exercise 8:
C Minor Chromatic Arpeggio
7th Entry Descending Motion
Rest and Assess
Conclusion
Closing Comments
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