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Jazz Piano Skills

A Jazz Piano Podcast introducing aspiring Jazz Pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Professional Jazz Piano Lessons by Dr. Bob Lawrence, President The Dallas School of Music

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Recent Episodes

Billie's Bounce
Technique Improvisation Tunes

Billie's Bounce

May 24, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Ab Altered Sounds
Technique Improvisation

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Ab Altered Sounds

May 17, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Ab Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Ab Sounds
Technique Improvisation

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Ab Sounds

May 10, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Ab Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

Jazz Improvisation Practice Mistakes
Technique Improvisation

Jazz Improvisation Practice Mistakes

May 3, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode discusses the top three Jazz Improvisation Practice Mistakes made by every beginning Jazz Student.

Yardbird Suite
Technique Improvisation Tunes

Yardbird Suite

April 26, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Charlie Parker's "Yardbird Suite". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Eb Altered Sounds
Technique Improvisation Theory

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Eb Altered Sounds

April 18, 2023

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Eb Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

Recent Blog Posts

Jamey Aebersold visits JazzPianoSkills to talk jazz

Dr. Bob Lawrence sits down with Jazz Legend Jamey Aebersold to discuss his life and commitment to jazz education and his innovative Play-A-Long Series

I've Never Been in Love Before, Frank Loesser

Explore Frank Loesser's I've Never Been In Love Before to develop Key of Bb Harmonic Skills (voicings) and Melodic Skills (scales, arpeggios, improvisati…

Key of C Major Melodic Workout

Explore a Key of C Major Melodic Workout using ascending and descending modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian) and arpegg…