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May 28, 2024

Andy LaViolette

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Jazz Guitarist, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur Andy LaViolette

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May 22, 2024

There Is No Greater Love, Improvisation

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Is No Greater Love." Part Three of this study focuses on an Improvisation Developmental Approach using Zones, Patterns, Motifs, and Tension Tones.

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May 14, 2024

There Is No Greater Love, Melodic Analysis

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Is No Greater Love" Part Two of this study focuses on a Melodic Analysis, including Guide Tones, Pharses, Target Notes, and various Treatments.

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May 7, 2024

There Is No Greater Love, Harmonic Analysis

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "There Is No Greater Love" Harmonic Analysis. Part One of this study focuses on Form, Chord Changes, Harmonic Function, and Voicings.

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April 30, 2024

Amy Mitani

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Classical and Jazz Pianist, Educator Jazz Amy Mitani.

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April 23, 2024

Jazz Standards, a DLP Synopsis

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a...

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April 17, 2024

Days of Wine and Roses, Improvisation

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

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April 10, 2024

Days of Wine and Roses, Melodic Analysis

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.

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April 3, 2024

Days of Wine and Roses, Harmonic Analysis

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

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March 27, 2024

Dr. JB Dyas, Pt. 4

Jazz Piano Skills welcomes Dr. JB Dyas back! Dr. Dyas is Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute

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March 19, 2024

These Foolish Things, Improvisation

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

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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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March 5, 2024

These Foolish Things, Harmonic Analysis

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

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Feb. 28, 2024

Dr. JB Dyas, Pt. 3

Jazz Piano Skills welcomes Dr. JB Dyas back! Dr. Dyas is Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute

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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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Feb. 6, 2024

Indiana (Back Home Again In), Harmonic Analysis

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores the jazz standard "Indiana (Back Home Again In)." Part One of this study focuses on the Form, Chord Changes, Harmonic Function, and Voicings.

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Jan. 30, 2024

Jazz Piano with Mark Davis

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Jazz Pianist, Educator, and Author, Mark Davis.

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Jan. 23, 2024

Learning Jazz Tunes

This Jazz Piano Skills Podcast Episode explores an in-depth approach to Learning Jazz Tunes. A Harmonic Analysis, Melodic Analysis, and Improvisation Development Approach are thoroughly explored and outlined to help you learn Jazz Tunes, successfully!

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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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