Learn to comp and improvise over the tune “The Days Of Wine & Roses”. Study 2 comping choruses and an improvised solo over 2 choruses.
In this lesson we explore voicing options for the diatonic chords of C Major. We cover all chord types: major, minor, dominant and -7b5.
In this lesson we explore the anatomy of the Hammond B3. We discuss the drawbars, presets, pedals, percussion, & chorus vibrato settings.
In this lesson Hayden explored the altered tensions over dominant chords and how to resolve these tensions into the Imaj7 Chord.
When writing “Desafinado”, Jobim and Mendonça decided to write a tune with many of these unusual scale degree choices in the melody.
Blue in Green is an unusual tune. The 10-measure form is much shorter than most jazz standards and so it’s repeated numerous times in a performance.
In this lesson we explore a selection of comping voicings and improvised solo ideas for the famous tune ‘On Green Dolphin Street’.
In this lesson we will learn how to embellish the turnaround sections with extensions, echoing, inner voices, USTs, arpeggios, & Sus chords.
We start with the diatonic 7th chords found in the G Major scale and then discuss the different variations of the 251 progression.
We create a full solo piano arrangement of the tune “Moon River” incorporating interesting voicings, fills, and reharmonisations.