Jazz School

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~ Frank J Peter

Learn by doing lessons in playing Jazz Piano in a variety of authentic styles…

… ballad, blues, swing, modal, Latin, fusion, and more…

Jazz Rhythm

  1. Swing Rhythm
  2. Practice Tracks: Swing Drums
  3. Ballad
  4. Bossa Nova Rhythm
  5. Practice Tracks: Bossa Nova Drums
  6. Jazz-Rock Rhythm
  7. Practice Tracks: Rock Drums

Jazz Chord Voicings

A wide variety of musical effects can be realized by the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord. Given their harmonic complexity, Jazz chords, in particular, offer many opportunities for creative chord voicing.

Major Chord Voicings

  1. Major 7 Basic
  2. Major 7 Left Hand Block
  3. Major 7 Left Hand Shell
  4. Major 7 “Triad Over Root”
  5. Major 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
  6. Major 7, add9
  7. Major 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
  8. Major 6,9
  9. Major 7, add 9, add 13
  10. Major 7 “G/C”
  11. Major 7 Lydian Scale-Chord

Minor Chord Voicings

  1. Minor 7 Basic
  2. Minor 7 Left Hand Block
  3. Minor 7 Left Hand Shell
  4. Minor 7 “Triad over Root”
  5. Minor 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
  6. Minor 7, add 9
  7. Minor 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
  8. Minor 6,9
  9. Minor Major 7, add9

Dominant 7 Chord Voicings

  1. Dominant 7 Basic
  2. Dominant 7 Left Hand Block
  3. Dominant 7 Left Hand Shell
  4. Dominant 7 “Triad over Root”
  5. Dominant 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
  6. Dominant 7, add 9 
  7. Dominant 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
  8. Dominant 7, add 9, drop 5
  9. Dominant 7, add 13, drop 5
  10. Dominant 7, add #9, drop 5
  11. Dominant 7 “Killer Joe”

Major Tonality Improvisation

  1. Major Scale: Diatonic 7th Chords
  2. Major Triad Neighbor Tones
  3. Major Triad Embellishments
  4. Major Triad Passing Tones
  5. Major 1-6-2-5 Turnaround Jazzification

Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression Chord Voicings

  1. Major 2-5-1 Basic Chord Voicings
  2. Major 2-5-1 Definitive Tones Chord Voicings
  3. Major 2-5-1 add 9 Chord Voicings
  4. Major 2-5-1 ii7,9-V7,13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
  5. Major 2-5-1 ii7,9-V7,b9-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
  6. Major 2-5-1 ii7,9-V7,b9,13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
  7. Major 2-5-1 ii7,9-V7,#9,b13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings

Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression Improvisation Vocabulary

  1. Major 2-5-1 Diatonic Scale-Chord Pairings
  2. Major 2-5-1 Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
  3. Major 2-5-1 7th Chord Arpeggios
  4. Major 2-5-1 1-2-3-5-Cells
  5. Major 2-5-1 Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
  6. Major 2-5-1 Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
  7. Major 2-5-1 Scale Cells Ascending
  8. Major 2-5-1 7th Chord Outlines, 3rd to 3rd
  9. Major 2-5-1 Walking Bass Lines
  10. Major 2-5-1 Bossa Nova
  11. Major 2-5-1 Lick #1
  12. Major 2-5-1 Lick #2
  13. Major 2-5-1 Lick #N

Minor Tonality Improvisation

  1. Minor Triad Neighbor Tones
  2. Minor Triad Embellishments
  3. Minor Triad Passing Tones

Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression Chord Voicings

  1. Minor 2-5-1 Basic Chord Voicings
  2. Minor 2-5-1 iiø7,b9-V7,b9-iM7,9 Chord Voicings
  3. Minor 2-5-1 iiø7,b9-V7,#9,b13-iM7,9 Chord Voicings

Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression Improvisation Vocabulary

  1. Minor 2-5-1 Scale-Chord Pairings
  2. Minor 2-5-1 Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
  3. Minor 2-5-1 9th Chord Arpeggios
  4. Minor 2-5-1 1-2-3-5-Cells
  5. Minor 2-5-1 Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
  6. Minor 2-5-1 Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
  7. Minor 2-5-1 Ascending Scales
  8. Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Outlines, 3rd to 3rd
  9. Minor 2-5-1 Walking Bass Lines
  10. Minor 2-5-1 Boss Nova
  11. Minor 2-5-1 Lick #1
  12. Minor 2-5-1 Lick #2
  13. Minor 2-5-1 Lick #N

Jazz Blues

Major Blues

  1. Major Blues: 12-Bar Form & Harmony
  2. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #1
  3. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #2
  4. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #3
  5. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #4
  6. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #5
  7. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #6
  8. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #7
  9. Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #8
  10. Major 12-Bar Blues in F (Walking Bass & Drums)
  11. Any interest in more Major 12-Bar Blues Vocabulary? (chord voicings, secondary dominants, turnarounds, rhythm, tritone substitutions, walking bass lines, etc)

Minor Blues

  1. Minor Blues: 12-Bar Form & Harmony (Any interest?)
  2. Minor Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #1
  3. Minor Blues: 12-Bar Comping Pattern #N

Rhythm Changes

  1. Rhythm Changes: A Section Variation #1
  2. Rhythm Changes: A Section Variation #2
  3. Rhythm Changes: B Section: Secondary Dominant 7 Cycles

Mixolydian Tonality

  1. Mixolydian Scale
  2. Mixolydian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 3rds
  3. Mixolydian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 4ths
  4. Mixolydian Triads
  5. Mixolydian Chord Voicings
  6. Mixolydian Walking Bass Lines
  7. Mixolydian Improv Concepts
  8. Mixolydian Tonality Practice Tracks

Dorian Tonality

  1. Dorian Scale
  2. Dorian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 3rds
  3. Dorian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 4ths
  4. Dorian Triads
  5. Dorian Chord Voicings
  6. Dorian Walking Bass Lines
  7. Dorian Improv Concepts
  8. Dorian Tonality Practice Tracks

Quartal Tonality

  1. Quartal Tonality: Introduction
  2. Quartal Triads

Jazz Standards

  1. Memphis Underground (Herbie Mann)
  2. Chameleon (Herbie Hancock)
  3. Take the A-Train (Frank will post a lesson if there’s enough interest)
  4. Any requests?

Practice Tracks

  1. Drones, All Keys
  2. Practice Tracks: Bossa Nova Drums
  3. Practice Tracks: Swing Drums
  4. Major 12-Bar Blues in F (Walking Bass & Drums)
  5. Any requests? (Please comment below)

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