Step-By-Step Improvisation Over Standards

1 Beginner's Guide In this first lesson you'll learn the 15 steps you need to follow if you are new to improvisation. The Step-By-Step Improvisation Over Standards Beginner's Guide will give you actionable, step-by-step list of lessons and courses to follow in a specific order.
Released: June 3, 2020 • Duration: 01:16:22
2 Analysis and Starting Improv In this lesson you'll learn how to analyze the song Easy Living. We will also cover what to do if you lose the form and how to quickly spin up an improvisation using only 2 scales.
Released: June 4, 2020 • Duration: 01:13:29
3 Altered and 1/2 Whole Diminished Scales In this lesson we will add on 2 new scales and discuss why and how to build your solo using one scale at a time.
Released: June 5, 2020 • Duration: 01:14:14
4 Chord-Tone Boulders In this lesson we will add on 2 new scales and discuss why and how to build your solo using one scale at a time.
Released: June 9, 2020 • Duration: 00:57:13
5 Play and Rest In this lesson we will focus on how to add play and rest techniques to your solo.
Released: June 10, 2020 • Duration: 01:13:56
6 Targeting In this lesson we will focus on how to target our starting and ending notes in our improvised lines.
Released: June 16, 2020 • Duration: 00:57:43
7 Rhythmic Improvisation Map In this lesson we will focus on how to create more interest in our improvisation by utilizing rhythm.
Released: June 17, 2020 • Duration: 00:58:57
8 Fingering And Flow Fingering and flow are critical for good improvisation and in this lesson I'll show you different exercises to help with both.
Released: June 18, 2020 • Duration: 01:11:31
9 Chords and Accompaniment In this lesson you'll learn 5 different left hand accompaniment techniques and how to use them while improvising in the right hand.
Released: June 19, 2020 • Duration: 01:16:54
10 Improvising Over A New Standard From Scratch In this lesson you'll learn how to start improvising over a new standard and the steps you should take to get started.
Released: June 23, 2020 • Duration: 00:54:25
11 My Romance Improv Part 1 In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.
Released: June 24, 2020 • Duration: 01:09:48
12 My Romance Improv Part 2 In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.
Released: June 25, 2020 • Duration: 01:12:12
13 Just The Way You Are - Part 1 In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the Billy Joel classic, "Just The Way You Are." This is part 1.
Released: June 26, 2020 • Duration: 00:59:50
14 Just The Way You Are - Part 2 Has Free Chapters In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the Billy Joel classic, "Just The Way You Are." This is part 2, the bridge. I'll finish the last part of the solo in lesson #15.
Released: June 30, 2020 • Duration: 01:02:41
15 Wrap Up and Student Questions In this lesson you'll learn the last part of the solo for "Just The Way You Are" and I will also answer students' questions about improvisation and how to get started with improv.
Released: July 1, 2020 • Duration: 01:29:04
Total Course Duration = 17:08:19

Members Only

Sorry, you must be a member of the site to view the complete lesson.

Free Academy Access

Save $20 Off Your First Month

All Jazzedge lessons have been moved to Jazzedge Academy beginning Sept. 2022

Sign up at Jazzedge Academy to get started!

Step-By-Step Improvisation Over Standards

In this course you'll learn how to really improvise over standards. We begin with our Improvisation Guide which shows you what lessons and courses you should learn if you're new to improvisation. Next, we begin improvising over standards "Easy Living" and "My Romance" so you see real-world examples of how to create a solo.

Jazzedge

®

With the largest selection of highest-quality piano lessons online, Jazzedge has become the place where serious students take their piano playing to their next level.

HOME ABOUT WILLIE OUR STUDENTS BLOG

WILLIE'S METHOD OUR LESSONS OUR COURSES WHICH LESSON?

SIGN UP HELP / FAQ DOWNLOAD STORE JAZZEDGE CLOTHING

Terms & Conditions

0 ..