Tuomo Uusitalo
Tuomo is an award-winning pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Having released two albums as a leader, he has established himself in the New York jazz scene and continues touring internationally both as a leader as well as sideman.
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- I Fall In Love Too Easily - Chord Chart
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- Comping - Seminar Handout
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- Bye Bye Blackbrid - Transcription
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Seminar Description
Seminar Description
Learn voicing and rhythmic techniques for vocal accompaniment. We cover the foundations and then introduce more advanced voicing techniques and accompaniment principles.
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Hey Tuomo, fantastic seminar! Wish I could have attended live but I really appreciate all the information and the great explanations. As always, your playing is beautiful! I’m sure I’ll have questions but for now I’m inspired to practice! Thanks. Bob
I thought that you mentioned a drop two handout. If there is one, I cannot find it. Thanks
Hey Edwin,
Please see the seminar resources – I have just uploaded the PDF file.
Tuomo always posts his PDFs in the community area and I forgot to add them to the page – but you will now see “Comping – Seminar Handout”.
Talk soon,
Hayden
Handout does not explain what is meant by drop two voicing
Hey Sherry 👋
We have many lessons and resources on Drop 2 voicings.
I recommend to start with the first 2 lessons in my course “Block Chords & Drop 2 Voicings” which you can find here:
https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/block-chords-drop-2-voicings/
This course provides an introduction to Block Chords, and how we ‘drop the 2nd note’ to create a basic drop 2 voicing configuration. Start with those 2 lessons (Lessons 1.1 and 1.2 in the course) to get a basic introduction to the concept.
A very closely related topic is “Barry Harris Voicings” and Tuomo has created some lessons on on that topic here:
Barry Harris Voicings Part 1: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/barry-harris-voicings/
Barry Harris Voicings Part 2: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/barry-harris-voicings-part-2/
You can also use the website search box to find related lessons (theory lessons and jazz standard lessons) which incorporate Drop 2 Voicings, please see here: https://www.pianogroove.com/?s=drop+2
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Talk soon,
Hayden
Hey Tuomo, Fabulous seminar, and sorry not to attend in person. The presentation of material is very clear and the course pdfs are good. I particularly appreciate the chord chart for I Fall in Love Too Easily. Do the chord charts typically come with chord “letters” rather than a numerical chord chart? In this case, as a 2nd alto, the tune in Eb is in my range, but typically I am always transcribing (r r r r r not my forte.) I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and approach, and amazingly beautiful playing. So lyrical. No questions at the moment. Thanks.
Hi margytitus,
Thanks for writing!
Usually chart come with chord symbols, just like in this chart, and a good lead sheet is logical and clear, from where we can easily see the II V connections, and where the harmony is moving to.
I’m happy to help you with the transposition process, if you’d like! What do you feel is the challenge in transposition?
All the best,
-Tuomo