"Blueberry Hill" is a popular tune published in 1940, and is best remembered for Fats Domino's 1950s version. We will learn both an easy arrangement and one that is more intermediate.
"Blueberry Hill" is a popular tune published in 1940, and is best remembered for Fats Domino's 1950s version. We will learn both an easy arrangement and one that is more intermediate.
We start this course by discussing a few important lead sheet concepts. This first lesson is really an introduction to the course and there is no sheet music for this lesson.
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.
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.
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.
In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.
In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.
In this lesson you'll learn how to start improvising over a new standard and the steps you should take to get started.
In this lesson you'll learn 5 different left hand accompaniment techniques and how to use them while improvising in the right hand.
Fingering and flow are critical for good improvisation and in this lesson I'll show you different exercises to help with both.
In this lesson we will focus on how to create more interest in our improvisation by utilizing rhythm.
In this lesson we will focus on how to target our starting and ending notes in our improvised lines.
In this lesson we will focus on how to add play and rest techniques to your solo.
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.
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.
Learn how to move between scales with more fluidity using scale slipping.
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.
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.
In this lesson you'll learn how to create a bassline for Tennille's Blues. I have included the sheet music for the bassline by itself along with the melody with the bassline.
In this lesson you'll learn 4 intros that you can use for the blues and other styles.
