Lecture Series Episodes

Summary In this episode, Dr. Bob Lawrence explores the fundamental principles of learning jazz piano, emphasizing the importance of understanding, connection, and mastery of core skills over accumulating information. He guides listeners through a process of discovering, learning, and playing that transforms musicianship and personal expression. Keywords Jazz piano, music education, mastery, harmony, melody, rhythm, musicianship, practice, learning process Key Topics The importance of organi...

LECTURE SERIES No Podcast Packets Summary Dr. Bob Lawrence explores the seven facts of music, providing a clear, logical framework to understand and improve your jazz playing. This episode emphasizes the importance of clarity, shapes, and rhythm in mastering music. Keywords music theory, jazz piano, seven facts of music, improvisation, harmony, melody, rhythm, music education Key Topics The seven facts of music: sound and silence, harmonic and melodic shapes, organization of chords and scal...

This Podcast Episode reflects on the accomplishments of the Jazz Piano Skills Community in 2025 and introduces the Four Pillars of Jazz Piano for 2026.

A Jazz Piano Christmas Podcast Episode introduces a new 2026 addition to the Jazz Piano Skills Monthly Tune Study using five Christmas Standards. It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano!

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode, "How to Start Jazz Improvising", focuses on the importance of seeing Arpeggios and Scales as two elements of MELODY. Explore primary sounds from the Root to the 13th with Motifs using Arpeggio and Scale Motion.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode provides answers to some of the most common questions about the study of jazz. Questions submitted to Dr. Lawrence throughout the year are presented and answered clearly and succinctly.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode, "How to Start Jazz Improvising" focuses on Improvisation, The Mastery of Harmony. Discover Harmonic Structures for the development of YOUR Melodic Ideas

Celebrating 300 Episodes of Jazz Piano Skills with Dr. Bob Lawrence! Dr. Lawrence reflects on his personal journey and discusses insights into the favorite episodes, as determined by Jazz Piano Skills Listeners.

Congrats, You're Improvising! This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode focuses on playing Improvising using Inverted Arpeggios. Harmonic Pairs are used to construct one melodic line that reflects the chords being played. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz Piano!

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode focuses on playing Inverted Major Arpeggios. Melody Blocks are used to construct motifs using arpeggio motion from the Root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th of the sound. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz Piano!

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode "50 "Must Know" Rhythms!" focuses on playing foundational rhythms necessary for developing jazz melodic vocabulary. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz Piano!

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode "Rhythmic Major Arpeggios" focuses on playing a variety of rhythmic motifs melodically using arpeggio motion. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz Piano!

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode "Improvisation, a Rhythmic Command of Time" focuses on playing a variety of rhythms using Harmonic & Melodic Shapes. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz!

Podcast Packets Illustrations Lead Sheets Play Alongs Jazz Piano Skills Community Keywords Jazz Piano, Diatonicism, Improvisation, Harmonic Analysis, Melodic Analysis, Jazz Vocabulary, Arpeggios, Jazz Education, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wave Summary In this episode of Jazz Piano Skills, Dr. Bob Lawrence explores the intricacies of jazz piano through the lens of diatonicism, harmonic and melodic analysis, and practical exercises. The discussion begins with a review of the jazz standard 'Wave' by An...

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores and explains "Cyclical Quadruplets". Discover how to use Cyclical Quadruplets for developing idiomatic jazz language used while improvising.