Jazz Theory/Concepts

"Chapter"

Introduction

Understanding Jazz Harmony: (Ch 1)

How To Improvise: (Ch 2)

Blues: (Ch 3)

Common Chord Progressions: (Ch 4)

Jazz Rhythm: (Ch 5)

Left Hand: (Ch 6)

How To Practice: (Ch 7)

Jazz Tips: (Ch 8)

"Sections"

• How To Play Jazz Piano- Jazz Elements
• Jazz Songbook: RealBook
• How To Read Lead Sheets- Jazz Chord Charts
• How To Play Jazz- Song Forms
• Jazz Lingo- Jazz Language

• Basic 7th Chords
• Diatonic Harmony
  
• Functioning Dominant 
• Secondary Dominant
• Major 7th Chord Extensions
• Dominant 7th Chord Extensions
• Minor 7th Chord Extensions
• Modes
• Altered Scale- Altered Chords- Jazz Harmony
• How To Transpose

• Introduction: How To Improvise- Overview
• Chord-Tone Soloing
• Blues Licks
• Using Modes for Improvisation- Good Idea?
• Thinking Scalularly

• Blues Scale- What is the Pentatonic Scale
• Blues left-hand- How To Play Power Chords
• 12 Bar Blues Progression
• Jazz Blues

• 2-5-1
• 1-6-2-5-1
• 1-4-5
• Major 2-5-1 to Minor 2-5-1- Blue Bossa & Solar Endings

• How To Use The Metronome- Playing in the Pocket
• How To Swing
• Swinging Eights
• Triplet Rhythm
• Latin Jazz Rhythms- Latin Montunos
• Common Comping Rhythms

• The Mystery Of The Left Hand- Who To Use The Left Hand
• Shells
• How To Comp- Comping Rhythms
• Stride Piano- How To Play Solo Piano- Solo Piano Technique

• How To Learn a Jazz Standard- How to Memorize Jazz Standards- How To Practice Jazz
• How To Listen
• How To Transcribe (Aural vs Written)
• How To Transpose- the right way
• How To Comp
• How To Play Bass- Playing Basslines on Piano

• How To Play Fast
• How To Play Ballads
• Jazz Vocabulary- Licks