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March 13, 2024

These Foolish Things, Melodic Analysis

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.

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Feb. 21, 2024

Indiana (Back Home Again In), Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Indiana." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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Feb. 14, 2024

Indiana (Back Home Again In), Melodic Analysis

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.

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Jan. 17, 2024

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 3

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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Jan. 10, 2024

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 2

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You." Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

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Jan. 2, 2024

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 1

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You." Part One of this study focuses on the Form, Chord Changes, Harmonic Function, and Voicings.

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Dec. 26, 2023

Jazz Piano Skills: Past and Future

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the Past and Future of Jazz Piano Skills. From 2019 through 2023 lessons explored essential jazz piano skills. What's next?

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Dec. 16, 2023

Let It Snow

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores "Let It Snow" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Nov. 28, 2023

Oleo

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins. Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Oct. 25, 2023

Dewey Square

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

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Sept. 26, 2023

Four

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores "Four" by Miles Davis. Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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Aug. 16, 2023

Groovin' High

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores Dizzy Gillespie's "Groovin' High". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and six jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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July 18, 2023

Lullaby of Birdland

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores George Shearing's "Lullaby of Birdland". Discover, Learn, and Play Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, Fingerings, and four jazz vocabulary patterns for improvising.

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June 21, 2023

Au Privave

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

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May 24, 2023

Billie's Bounce

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.

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