Jazz Piano Skills
by Dr. Bob Lawrence
A 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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Episodes
Chords By Key
15m · PublishedThis jazz piano lesson will help you discover, learn, and play basic 7th chords arranged by Keys. The five primary sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, and Diminished) are constructed using the seven modes of a major key.
You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.
PODCAST LESSON OUTLINE
- Seven Modes of the Key of C Major
- C D E F G A B
- D E F G A B C
- E F G A B C D
- F G A B C D E
- G A B C D E F
- A B C D E F G
- B C D E F G A
- Chords Constructed from Each Mode
- C Major 7th = C E G B
- D Minor 7th = D F A C
- E Minor 7th = E G B D
- F Major 7th = F A C E
- G Dominant 7th = G B D F
- A Minor 7th = A C E G
- B Half Diminished 7th = B D F A
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Support the showChords By Family
12m · PublishedThis jazz piano lesson will help you discover, learn, and play basic 7th chords. The five primary sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, and Diminished) are constructed using a family approach. Two chord construction techniques are discussed and outlined.
You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.
PODCAST LESSON OUTLINE
- Chord Construction using Note Names
- C Major 7th = C E G B
- C Dominant 7th = C E G Bb
- C Minor 7th = C Eb G Bb
- C Half Diminished 7th = C Eb Gb Bb
- C Diminished 7th = C Eb Gb Bbb
- Chord Construction Using Numbers
- C Major 7th = 1 3 5 7
- C Dominant 7th = 1 3 5 b7
- C Minor 7th = 1 b3 5 b7
- C Half Diminished 7th = 1 b3 b5 b7
- C Diminished 7th = 1 b3 b5 bb7
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Support the showChords By Family
12m · PublishedThis jazz piano lesson will help you discover, learn, and play basic 7th chords. The five primary sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, and Diminished) are constructed using a family approach. Two chord construction techniques are discussed and outlined.
You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.
PODCAST LESSON OUTLINE
- Chord Construction using Note Names
- C Major 7th = C E G B
- C Dominant 7th = C E G Bb
- C Minor 7th = C Eb G Bb
- C Half Diminished 7th = C Eb Gb Bb
- C Diminished 7th = C Eb Gb Bbb
- Chord Construction Using Numbers
- C Major 7th = 1 3 5 7
- C Dominant 7th = 1 3 5 b7
- C Minor 7th = 1 b3 5 b7
- C Half Diminished 7th = 1 b3 b5 b7
- C Diminished 7th = 1 b3 b5 bb7
Visit JazzPianoSkills.com for a comprehensive curriculum of jazz piano courses and lessons exploring the essential jazz piano skills used by professional jazz pianists.
Support the showPractice Scales, Correctly
16m · PublishedThis jazz piano lesson will help you discover, learn, and play all musical scales (major, minor, modes), correctly. Four approaches are discussed and explored.
You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.
PODCAST LESSON OUTLINE
1. Practice scales with destination points different from launch points.
2. Practice scales from a variety of launch points
3. Practice playing scales in their entirety.
4. Practice playing scales in “time” and in a “musical context”
Visit JazzPianoSkills.com for a comprehensive curriculum of jazz piano courses and lessons exploring the essential jazz piano skills used by professional jazz pianists.
Practice Scales, Correctly
16m · PublishedThis jazz piano lesson will help you discover, learn, and play all musical scales (major, minor, modes), correctly. Four approaches are discussed and explored.
You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.
PODCAST LESSON OUTLINE
1. Practice scales with destination points different from launch points.
2. Practice scales from a variety of launch points
3. Practice playing scales in their entirety.
4. Practice playing scales in “time” and in a “musical context”
Visit JazzPianoSkills.com for a comprehensive curriculum of jazz piano courses and lessons exploring the essential jazz piano skills used by professional jazz pianists.
Jazz Piano Skills has 425 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 378:24:04. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 02:10.