Technique Episodes

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Wave" with a Harmonic Analysis. Part One of this study focuses on Form, Chord Changes, Harmonic Function, and Voicings.

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.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "What a Difference a Day Makes." Part Three of this study focuses on Improvisation development using Cyclical Quadruplets.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "What a Difference a Day Makes" with a Melodic Analysis. Part Two of this study focuses on Melodic Transcribing, Fingerings, Phrases, Targets, and standard Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "What a Difference a Day Makes" with a Harmonic Analysis. Part One of this study focuses on Form, Chord Changes, Harmonic Function, and Voicings.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face." Part Three of this study focuses on Improvisation development using sequential and essential steps.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" with a Melodic Analysis. Part Two of this study focuses on Melodic Transcribing, Fingerings, Phrases, Targets, and standard Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Fly Me to the Moon" with a Melodic Analysis. Part Two of this study focuses on Melodic Transcribing, Fingerings, Phrases, Targets, and standard Treatments.

Good Grief Vince Guaraldi, O Tannenbaum is an exploration of a Christmas Classic enjoyed by jazz lovers around the world. Dr. Bob Lawrence and Josh Walsh illuminate various improvisation techniques used by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi..

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "September in the Rain." Part Three of this study focuses on Improvisation development using five sequential and essential steps.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "September in the Rain" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode uses "Hybrid Scales" formulated from Harmonic Pairs to develop improvisation skills.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode uses "Hybrid Arpeggios" to develop improvisation skills.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Just Friends" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the art of "Practicing Silence." Discover four approaches to help you develop mature improvisation skills

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Angel Eyes" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "I Wish You Love" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode begs you to Stop Thinking Way Too Hard when it comes to developing your improvisation skills. Exercises are presented to help you develop a practice approach for simplifying improvisation.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Have You Met Miss Jones" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Don't Blame Me" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Days of Wine of Roses" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "These Foolish Things" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Indiana, Back Home Again In" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.