Jazz Fundamentals
Learn the essential skills to become a confident and skilled jazz musician.
Learn to Play with Confidence and Skill
Have you been struggling to learn to play jazz? Maybe you're feeling confused by music theory or intimidated by improvisation. Or perhaps you're a classically trained musician who wants to try something new but doesn't know where to start. I've been there too, and that's why I created this online course.
Each lesson is designed to be short and sweet - just 5 to 10 minutes - and focuses on one specific technique at a time. By breaking down these smaller concepts and applying them to your daily practice, you'll be amazed at how quickly you can master the fundamentals of playing jazz.
Welcome! (Don't Skip)
FREE PREVIEWYour First Steps - All the Things You Are
Using the Metronome
Help & Support
Building Chords from Scales
5 Key Sounds
Chord Inversions
How Voicings Work
Shell Voicings
3-Note Voicings
FREE PREVIEWChord Extensions
Chord Alterations
Chord Voicings Best Practices
6th Chords
Rootless Voicings (Part 1)
Rootless Voicings (Part 2)
Block Chords
Block Chord Movement
Drop 2 Voicings
Simple Quartal Voicings
Upper Structure Voicings for Altered Dominants
Barry Harris 6th on the 5th
Barry Harris 6th on the 3rd
When to Use Each Upper Structure
Micro Progressions
Turnaround
Secondary Dominant
Backdoor Progression
12 Bar Blues
Rhythm Changes
New! Check out The Comping Course
Introduction to Comping
Charleston
FREE PREVIEWReverse Charleston
Red Garland
Freddie Green
Combining Comping Patterns
Practicing Left Hand Comping Rhythms
How to Get Comfortable with a New Tune
Major Scales
Melodic Minor Scales
Pentatonic Scales
Blues Scale
Major Modes
Melodic Minor Modes
How Diminished Scales Work
Whole-Half Diminished Scale
Half-Whole Diminished Scale
Whole Tone Scale
Introduction to Line Building
Line Phrasing
Line Articulations
Chord Tones vs. Non-Chord Tones
Scale Motion
Arpeggio Motion
Arpeggio Up / Scale Down
Leading Tones
Aiming for notes
Blues Inspired Lines
There's nothing to risk. We want you to be satisfied.
If you are unhappy with your purchase within the first 30 days, just reach out to us and we'll give you a full refund.
You are curious about taking your first steps learning to play jazz.
You've tried to learn jazz before, but got stuck or overwhelmed.
You already know how to play jazz, but are looking for more techniques to further your playing.
You can read music and can play your instrument with some proficiency.
If you aren't happy with the product please reach out to us within 30 days and we'll give you your money back.
The course is designed for all instrumentalists, except for drummers. Our lessons are all presented at the piano keyboard, but apply to all instruments. There is a key focus on rhythm section instruments, with techniques around chord voicing, comping and accompanying. But, these lessons are valuable even to solo instrumental players to learn how to play with an ensemble.
This is great course for beginners to jazz, but its not a great course for total beginners. If you have some proficiency at your instrument and the ability to read music, you should be just fine!
This is fairly subjective. We have accomplished students who get great value out of this course by picking up new techniques that they haven't yet mastered. Check the curriculum above and consider how it applies to your abilities.
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