Hayden Hill
Hayden founded PianoGroove in 2015 with the goal of making the world a more musical place. He shares his love for jazz piano through his online courses and manages the community area of PianoGroove.
March 13 · 2024
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Upper Structure Triads instantly turn your jazz playing from simple-sounding to elegant and sophisticated. We cover drills and exercises for all levels of players.
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Hey everyone,
Here is a seminar which explores UST fills and arpeggio runs in more detail: https://www.pianogroove.com/live-seminars/solo-jazz-piano-secrets/
Also here is the course on the Whole Step 251 sequence: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/whole-step-251-exercises/ – this is a very useful framework for practicing a specific fill or melodic idea around multiple keys and internalising the ‘gestures’ or ‘motion’ of the fingers so that it becomes ingrained in our muscle memory.
Remember to print out the Upper Structure Cheat Sheet and it’s vitally important that we try to find upper structures on our own initiative. This helps enormously with assimilating and internalising the UST formulas – so make sure to use the cheat sheet on any standards you are working on!! :–)
Enjoy practicing this material and talk soon!
Hayden