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Practical Jazz Piano: A Comprehensive Method
Practical Jazz Piano: A Comprehensive Method is available at Amazon as a print and Kindle versions. The book offers a comprehensive approach for beginners, as well as intermediate and advanced pianists. This step-by-step guide is intended for individual or group study, as the book explores voicings, progressions, rhythm and style, special techniques, reharmonization, and common melodic formulae. Two "Guided Learning Tunes" are used throughout, and these original compositions provide context and continuity as important concepts are explained and demonstrated. Audio recordings of the examples and instructional videos are available on YouTube.
Sample Pages Sample Recordings
Guided Learning I Tune Excerpts
00:00 / 01:25
Guided Learning Tune II Excerpts
00:00 / 01:43
Quartal Harmony Accompaniment Example
00:00 / 00:24
Locked Hands Example
00:00 / 00:59
Stride Example
00:00 / 00:24
Boogie-Woogie Example
00:00 / 00:29
Modal Planing Example
00:00 / 00:28
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