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Jazz Piano Improvisation Course
(in conjunction with P.B.E.Syllabus™)
Mode of coaching: one-on-one (individual)
Lesson duration: 45minutes
Lessons frequency: 1 lesson per week
Prerequisite: Reasonable music background
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Jazz piano carries a sense of class and décor like a lounge pianist in a hotel lobby. The genre itself covers the highest levels of contemporary music, and involves sophisticated chords & rhythms. There is literally so much to learn and discover, and you can meet the music of the greats like Chick Corea, Bill Evans, and Keith Jarrett.
The Jazz Piano Improvisation course duration is subject to the individual's learning pace and preferences. This course is only suitable for students with strong music background and interest in Jazz music. The entire course can also be fully customized to individual needs without following the P.B.E.Syllabus upon request. Click here ► if you are unsure whether to enroll for Pop Piano or Jazz Piano with your current music background.
Syllabus content for P.B.E.S™
Objective: The Jazz Piano Improvisation course exposes you to all aspects of Jazz Piano Improvisation, including voicings, scale theory, rhythmic variation, chord progressions, soloing, reharmonization and more. You will be trained to perform in solo, trio and band settings.
Theory
Subject J:1 | Basic and Diatonic 7th Chords
Subject J:2 | Chord formation and Extended Chords
Subject J:3 | Understanding Tension & Voicings
Subject J:4 | The ii-V-I Progression
Subject J:5 | Circle of Fifths
Subject J:6 | Modes, Bebop scale and Chords
Subject J:7 | Reharmonization, Tritones and Chord Progressions
Subject J:8 | Ending a song with progressions
Subject J:9 | Jazz Turnarounds
Musicianship and Styles
Subject J:13 | Swing
Subject J:14 | Left hand Walking Bass
Subject J:15 | Ideas for Jazz Improvisation
Subject J:16 | Popular Jazz Piano Riffs
Subject J:17 | Melody Displacement
Subject J:18 | The Blues Form
Subject J:19 | Blues Left Hand Shuffle
Subject J:20 | Blues Right Hand Ideas & Ending
Subject J:21 | Scales for the Blues
Subject J:22 | Blues Expressions and Grooves
Subject J:23 | Blues-based Runs
Subject J:24 | The Pentatonic Scale
Subject J:25 | Latin and Bossa Nova
Subject J:26 | Reggae
Subject J:27 | R&B and Gospel
Subject J:28 | Ear Training for Jazz