Calling all jazzers (or aspiring jazzers)! This awesome video is going to teach you how to walk a bass line on any jazz standard. It is super easy and straight ahead and I will take you step-by-step into how to walk and authentic jazz bass line. The Walking Bass Line The walking bass line is …
Jazz and Improvisation
3 Cool Bossa Nova Vamps
For anyone who is a jazz instrumentalist, vocalist or enthusiast, you know that the Bossa Nova is a staple of this music. Songs by Jobim and Gilberto are part of our repertoire, and we love to perform them! In this video, I am going to show you three cool Bossa Nova different vamps. Each one of …
How to use the Teachable Platform
Welcome to the courses! Here is a quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to utilize the Teachable Platform. Teachable is such a user-friendly and intuitive platform, which is why I chose it as the home of my entire suite on online courses! Check out this short tutorial to get oriented! Want to access the Teachablecourses/membership from your …
VIDEO: 7 Reasons you should improvise at the piano
Improvisation brings with it a number of benefits which are really useful for musicians of different genres and even ability levels. Here are 7 reasons you should improvise at the piano. Here are 7 reasons you should improvise at the piano every day! 1. Increasing technical fluidity on the piano Improvisation is a great way …
Learn the blues on piano
Learning to play on the blues is a lot of fun and is a wonderful gateway into jazz improvisation. The term “blues” refers to a style of music, a kind of song form, a scale and a feeling. The style of music called the blues is a style of African American music that came into …
Piano Improvisation: The Ostinato
Practicing technique at the piano is often boring and requires a lot of scale running and Hanon playing. Over the years, I teach less and less rote technical work and spend more time teaching people to improvise. NO – there is nothing wrong with scales and arpeggios if you are training to be a concert …