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JazzPianoSkills

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

Guests

Special Guest, Dr. JB Dyas, Pt. 1

March 28, 2023

JazzPianoSkills welcomes Dr. JB Dyas, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute

Guest: Dr. JB Dyas
Technique Improvisation Tunes

Ornithology

March 22, 2023

This JazzPianoSkills Podcast Episode explores Charlie Parker's "Ornithology". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

Technique Improvisation Theory

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Bb Altered Sounds

March 14, 2023

This JazzPianoSkills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Bb Altered Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

Technique Improvisation

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Bb Sounds

March 7, 2023

This JazzPianoSkills Podcast Episode explores Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Bb Sounds. Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for developing proper fingering and articulation.

Guests

Special Guest, Brent Vaartstra

Feb. 28, 2023

JazzPianoSkills welcomes New York-based Jazz Musician, Educator, Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, and Founder of LearnJazzStandards, Brent Vaartstra.

Technique Improvisation Tunes

Four Brothers

Feb. 21, 2023

This JazzPianoSkills Podcast Episode explores Jimmy Giuffre's "Four Brothers". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings plus five jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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…