Lesson Goal: To master common-practice iiø7,b9-V7,#9,b13-iM7,9 chord voicings…
Variation #1 (notice that the chord roots are dropped in the right hand)…
Now play the right hand above as a rootless left-hand voicing, leaving your right hand free to play the melody or improvise…
Variation #2 (again, notice that the chord roots have been dropped in the right hand)…
Now play the right hand above as a rootless left-hand voicing, leaving your right hand free to play the melody or improvise…
Homework: Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in at least the following keys: E minor, A minor , D minor, G minor , C minor, F minor.
Learning by doing in this manner will build an enormous scale and chord vocabulary that integrates visio-spatial keyboard awareness, ear training, technique, and rhythm… and lays a rock solid foundation for fluent improvisation.