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Jazz Piano Comping is for everyone who aspires to play better jazz piano. Be that as a solo player, in a small group or in larger bands. This is not for total piano beginners. You should have a fundamental understanding of how to read music and play 7th chords on the piano. You should be able to look at a lead sheet and figure out what notes to play for each chord -- even if you need to take time to write them out. Other comping musicians, such as guitarists, may learn a great deal from this course as well. However, all examples are demonstrated at the piano, so you may need to do a bit of translating to your instrument.

This course is the result of giving hundreds of private lessons and my own experiences as a gigging player. What sets us apart is that we don't just teach the techniques academically. Rather, our approach encourages you to put each technique into your playing until you can play over any standard fluently.

I've been where you are. I studied piano at Cleveland Institute of music. I built the classical technique to play just about any song you could put in front of me. But, give me a lead sheet or ask me to improvise and I'd collapse. Playing spontaneously terrified me. It took me many years to build the skills and technique to feel comfortable improvising in front of others. Over the last few years I've taught over 100 other students to do the same thing, and over 50,000 musicians watch my educational resources on YouTube each month.

You could complete the course simply by binging all the content and be done in a few hours. But I would strongly discourage this. The lessons are intentionally designed to be focused and easy to follow. You may be tempted to move on to the next section just because you understand it. But that may be the biggest mistake you can make. You need technical proficiency of each lesson before you move onto the next. They build on top of each other. Many students have watched the whole course in a few hours, understood it all, and yet can't actually play it. That's not what we're here for. In my experience, an intermediate player may get through this content in 6-8 weeks. A beginner may several months.

This course requires basic understanding of music, music theory and the ability to navigate the piano. If you've had a year or two of piano lessons, you should be fine. If you don't know what major, minor or dominant chords are this may be too advanced for you. For example, I may ask you to play the 3&7 of a G7 chord, and you should be able to find that on your own. You don't need to be absolutely fluent in doing so, but you should be able to find them on your own. Rhythmically, you should understand what it means to play on and off the beat, and be able to count using 8th notes ("1 and 2 and 3 and...")

We offer a 30 day guarantee. 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.

This course does not include private lessons and private coaching. That said, we are in the community every day with you. So if you get stuck, ask a question and we're there to talk to. We regularly update our courses, creating new lessons, based on questions in the community. So, there's always a path to get your questions answered.

Yes. Jazz Piano Comping is a one-time purchase which gives you lifetime access to our course. (Members of the Jazz-Library All Access Pass will have access to this course for the duration of their membership.)

Once your purchase is complete, you'll be taken to your dashboard and given full access to the course. This course is not "dripped out" over time, you'll have full access immediately.