Rhythm & Phrasing
2 Essential Syncopation Tricks
Want to learn some awesome syncopation moves that you can use to add energy and excitement to your arrangements? Cool! (video below) You can use move #1 to make your left chord hand patterns much more exciting. You can move #2 to add energy to a bland & boring melody. Both of these rhythms are must have moves…
Read MoreHow To Organize Your Chord Practice
Are you searching for an easy way to organize your chord practice? You’ve come to the right place. In this lesson you’ll find a free sample from my beginner jazz piano course, “The Zero To Jazz Piano Hero Program” (Free sample video tutorial below) Update: The Zero To Jazz Piano Hero Program has been released! You can…
Read More2 Unusual Oscar Peterson Jazz Exercises
Do you want to learn 2 unusual Oscar Peterson jazz exercises? I’ve had a lot of students ask me who I studied when I was an up and coming jazz pianist. We’re all constantly looking for ways to maximize our return on investment with our jazz piano practice time right? Well, I’m reaching out to you today…
Read MoreTake Five Chords: Quick Piano Tutorial
Would you like to learn how to play the Take Five chords? Well, you’ve come to the right place! In today’s easy to follow Take Five video lesson you’re going to learn the intro chords to Take Five. But that’s not all… You’re also going to learn how to count and play in a 5…
Read MoreAnnouncing A Brand New Piano Lessons Online Website
Hey there! We’ve got a major announcement today. I’m so excited to release this video. So, over the years we’ve had a ton of requests from students who’ve asked us if we could create some different styles of music in our tutorials. I’ve heard things like, “We love the jazz tutorials but can you also teach…
Read MorePiano Rhythm – 3 Strategies To Improve Your Rhythm Today
Want to improve your piano rhythm? Well, one of the cool things about learning jazz piano is there are so many different things you can practice that will help you improve your piano rhythm skills. Jazz is a very deep art form and there’s always something new and fun to explore. For example, you can spend time learning…
Read MoreLearn Summertime: Easy Jazz Piano Tutorial
If you want to learn how to play jazz piano well it’s incredibly important that you invest some time into learning jazz standards. To help you get started building your repertoire I’m going to teach you how to play one of the most requested jazz standards of all time…George Gershwin’s Summertime. If you love the sound of George Gershwin’s…
Read MoreJazz Rhythm – How To Practice This Important Skill
Would you like to improve your jazz rhythm? Today we’re going to talk about one of the most fundamental skills that you need to succeed as a jazz piano player. Even though this skill is incredibly important I’m always amazed by how many jazz students seem so ready to blissfully ignore it inside the practice…
Read MoreJazz Masters Method Special Video Blog Thank You
Hey everybody! Today’s post is going to be short but sweet. I’m truly humbled right now. I’d like to thank everybody who’s ordered the Jazz Masters Method DVD so far during this launch week. The response has been simply been AMAZING. I am truly blessed! Thank you!! I prepared a quick little video blog as I…
Read More7 Tips To Help You Play Better At Fast Tempos
Do you have trouble playing well at faster tempos? Do you feel like you just can’t execute your ideas as clearly as you’d like? Do you sound good at slower tempos but the second the tempo starts getting up there your jazz improvisation starts to suffer? If you answered yes, (which most musicians probably will) there…
Read MoreLearn How To Make Your Jazz Melodies Swing More
I recently was invited by the great jazz saxophone player and educator David Carlos Valdez to write an article for his blog. David’s blog is one of the top jazz blogs in the whole world and I was honored and excited for the opportunity. If you don’t know David Valdez’s playing yet you need to!…
Read MoreJazz Comping Chords – How To Play Two Handed Comping Chords (Rootless)
When I was first learning jazz I searched for a long time trying to find a good book or a method to learn how to comp in a jazz rhythm section. Sadly, there isn’t a ton of information out there on this subject. How To Comp It’s vitally important for everybody to learn how to…
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