Standards by the Dozen™

1 SBTD-1: The Days of Wine And Roses In this first standard, you'll be learning the Henry Mancini classic "The Days of Wine and Roses." Be sure to watch "How the course works" to learn how best to use this course.
Released: January 19, 2021 • Duration: 07:09:00
2 SBTD-2: Autumn Leaves In this lesson you'll learn the jazz standard Autumn Leaves in both a solo and group style arrangement. We will also cover improvisation.
Released: February 9, 2021 • Duration: 06:03:03
3 SBTD-3: Misty Learn the classic Erroll Garner standard using the Standards by the Dozen™ approach.
Released: March 1, 2021 • Duration: 04:49:11
4 SBTD-4: The Way You Look Tonight Learn this classic Jerome Kern tune using the Standards by the Dozen™ method.
Released: April 1, 2021 • Duration: 04:29:48
5 SBTD-5: All The Things You Are Sheet music has been added. Please note, this is version 1 of the music and it will likely change a bit once the lesson video is released. I am no longer teaching the lesson live since there were not many student questions. Instead, SBTD and TCI will share a Q&A session every other Thursday.
Released: May 1, 2021 • Duration: 02:14:38
6 SBTD-6: My Funny Valentine Beautiful Rogers and Hart tune that works as a ballad, swing or even a funk tune! You'll learn different rootless chord ideas in this lesson as well as how to play it in a quasi latin-feel using iRealPro.
Released: June 1, 2021 • Duration: 01:52:34
7 SBTD-7: On Green Dolphin Street On Green Dolphin Street (originally called Green Dolphin Street) is another classic jazz standard which moves between latin and swing rhythmic feels. The song was composed for the film Green Dolphin Street and became a jazz standard after it was recorded by Miles Davis in 1958.
Released: July 1, 2021 • Duration: 02:07:21
8 SBTD-8: New York State of Mind This classic Billy Joel tune is a great bridge between rock and jazz and offers many exciting jazz 'twists' which we will cover. This rock standard will be approached a bit differently than the other SBTD songs, so be sure to check the music for notes and watch the lesson.
Released: August 1, 2021 • Duration: 01:59:20
9 SBTD-9: Blue Monk A classic Thelonious Monk blues, Blue Monk is a great tune to learn. We will cover many things in this lesson including quartal voicings and a second-line bassline.
Released: September 1, 2021 • Duration: 01:32:07
10 SBTD-10: Song For My Father In this classic Horace Silver song, we will learn how to create a syncopated latin bassline to play over the melody. Improvisation will be discussed in the GEMS session.
Released: October 1, 2021 • Duration: 02:08:08
11 SBTD-11: Almost Like Being in Love This Lerner & Lowe classic is a must-have in any jazz piano repertoire. This song is also a great way to practice your shell voicings!
Released: November 1, 2021 • Duration: 02:40:14
12 SBTD-12: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered In this beautiful Rogers & Hart song, you'll learn how to create beautiful ballad arrangements using various techniques.
Released: December 1, 2021 • Duration: 01:17:21
13 SBTD22-1: You Are The Sunshine of My Life In this lesson we're going to learn Stevie Wonder's hit "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." This song features some exciting jazz devices such as the use of the whole-tone scale and a modulation.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 01:16:28
14 SBTD22-2: Ain't No Sunshine In this lesson we'll be learning the jazz-funk classic "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. We will be learning and applying various jazz techniques - such as drop-2 voicings and reharmonization - in order to create a new, professional-sounding solo piano arrangement.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 01:13:05
15 SBTD22-3: Round Midnight In this lesson we will be learning a quintessential jazz standard by one of the most famous musicians in jazz - 'Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk. We'll be examining a very specific solo piano recording by Thelonious Monk himself and learning a modified transcription of the piece. This lesson will demonstrate how Monk himself uses chord shells extensively in his left hand, his use of stride, and his use of chord tones to improvise and embellish the melody.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 01:07:36
16 SBTD22-4: Desafinado In this lesson we will learn a popular jazz standard by a famous bossa nova musician and composer - Desafinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim. We will learn how to create a bossa nova bassline in the left hand, a simple harmonization technique for the melody, and some advanced reharmonization approaches in select spots. We'll also revisit some drop-2 voicings and block chord techniques.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:58:32
17 SBTD22-5: Lullaby of Birdland In this lesson we will learn a famous jazz standard written by a great jazz pianist, George Shearing. We will treat each 'A' section differently (3 in total) so that you have the option of learning all or some of the arrangement while still being able to play the complete song. We will cover some intermediate to advanced topics including "locked hands" voicings when harmonizing the melody, drop-2 voicings, modified stride playing, and even a bit of bebop improvisation.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 01:34:21
18 SBTD22-6: Sunny This lesson features one of the greatest and most-covered songs of all-time. "Sunny" was written by Bobby Hebb 60 years ago and has been recorded by Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billy Preston, George Benson, and so many other jazz and funk musicians. It's popularity makes it a great addition to your solo piano repertoire. This lesson features a discussion about improvisation, modulation, and even some "spy" movie music.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 01:37:15
19 SBTD22-7: For Once in My Life In this lesson we focus on a classic Stevie Wonder recording. This popular song uses many "jazz" chords and voicings despite the fact that it is undeniably a pop song. Specifically, we will encounter many augmented chords, and minor chords that use a descending chromatic bass line.
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
20 SBTD22-8: Just The Two of Us Coming August 2022
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
21 SBTD22-9: Linus and Lucy Coming September 2022
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
22 SBTD22-10: I Left My Heart in San Francisco Coming October 2022
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
23 SBTD22-11: Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You Coming November 2022
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
24 SBTD22-12: Fire And Rain Coming December 2022
Released: February 22, 2022 • Duration: 00:00:00
Total Course Duration = 46:10:02

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Standards by the Dozen™

In this course, you'll learn a new standard every month. Each standard will be broken down into both simple and advanced arrangements so this course is great for players of all levels. You'll learn how to create both a solo and group arrangement while also learning two-handed comping and improvisation.

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