Beginner A
Embark on your jazz journey with our “Beginner A” Jazz Piano Course.
From laying the groundwork with scales, chords, and voicings to learning swing rhythms, articulation techniques, and improvisation, this comprehensive program equips you with the essential skills to become a confident jazz pianist.
Guided by a knowledgeable instructor, you'll explore jazz standards and delve into concepts like tritone substitution, rootless voicings, interpreting jazz standards, and much more.
Your progress will be recorded with assignments as well as a final assignment at the end of the program.
7 Lessons
Introduction
Your Mindset For This Course
Discusses the best mindset to apply for the course.
Introduction
Introduction into the contents of the course as well as a recap of course offerings.
1. Introduction To Jazz Piano
The Chromatic Scale
Chromatic scale definition and demonstration
Major Scale & Intervals
Covers the major scale, intervals
Major Scale Harmony
Define and discuss major scale harmony.
Minor Scales & Musical Modes
Discuss the three different types of minor scale
7th Chords & Inversions
Learn about adding the 7th degree to triads in the major scale as well as practicing their inversions.