In this lesson lesson we provide an introduction on how to read lead sheets for jazz piano using the delightful jazz waltz “Moon River”.
We explore chord voicing techniques for the C section of “Moon River” and consolidate the overall structure and form of the tune.
Welcome to our beginner’s course on how to read lead sheets. In this lesson we focus on the A section of the jazz standard “Moon River“.
We create a full solo piano arrangement of the tune “Moon River” incorporating interesting voicings, fills, and reharmonisations.
In this lesson we focus on enriching our right hand to add more sophistication and expression when playing the tune “Moon River“.
In this lesson we explore the functional harmony of the tune “Moon River” to gain a deeper understanding of the chords and progressions.
This course will get you reading lead sheets as quickly as possible. We explore “Moon River” & “Fly Me To The Moon” which are perfect tunes for jazz piano newbies.
We play the roots in our left hand, the melody in our right hand, and focusing on the selection of the 3rds and 7ths somewhere in between.
In this lesson we delve into extended chord theory and examine how extended chord voicings can be applied to our jazz piano arrangements.
We introduce the “9th” chord extension and left-hand 10ths to create fuller sounding chord voicings with a strong harmonic foundation.
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