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Jazz School: Dorian Tonality: Dorian Scale

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Welcome to the Dorian Scale, our first lesson in Dorian Tonality a commonly-used tonality in modal Jazz and Jazz Blues…

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2018-08-01 Jazz School

Jazz School: Mixolydian Tonality: Mixolydian Scale

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Welcome to the Mixolydian Scale, our first lesson in Mixolydian Tonality a commonly-used tonality in modal Jazz and Jazz Blues…

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2018-07-01 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Etude: Root Plus Definitive Tones

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Lesson Goal: To master the definitive tones (3, 7) for each chord in the ii-V-I progression in all keys…

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2018-03-04 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Etude: ii7,9-V7,#9,b13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings

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Lesson Goal: To add the V7,#9,b13 chord to your ii7-V7-IM7 voicing repertoire in all keys…

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2018-03-04 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Etude: ii9-V7,b9-IM9 Chord Voicings

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Lesson Goal: To add the V7,b9 chord to your ii7-V7-IM7 voicing repertoire in all keys…

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2018-03-04 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Etude: ii7,9-V7,b9,13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings

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Lesson Goal: To add the V7,b9,13 chord to your ii7-V7-IM7 chord voicing repertoire in all keys…

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2018-03-04 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Chord Progression: Root Position Seventh Chord Arpeggios

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Lesson Goal: To develop fluency with the diatonic seventh chords for the workhorse ii7-V7-IM7 chord progression in all keys…

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2018-03-03 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Chord Progression: Diatonic Scale-Chord Pairings

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Lesson Goal: To become fluent in the diatonic “scale-chord” pairings for the workhorse ii7-V7-IM7 chord progression in all keys…

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2018-03-03 Jazz School

Jazz School: [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Chord Progression: Basic Chord Voicings

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Lesson Goal: To become fluent in the basic chord voicings for the workhorse ii7-V7-IM7 chord progression in all keys…

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2018-03-01 Jazz School
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