Would you like to learn to improvise at the piano? I can help you
to achieve this, whether your preferred style is jazz, blues, pop
or funk. Perhaps you just want to sit down and play a tune in your
own style.
I work
with people that have already had some playing experience but wish
to discover a more creative approach. You won't need to be a good
reader but some knowledge of scales is a pre- requisite.
Objectives
To
read and play a tune with your right hand and accompany
it with your left with the use of chord symbols. This
eradicates the need to read the bass clef.
To
learn the scales and modes that will enable you to improvise
around any tune.
To
understand and utilize chord symbols in a musical way.
You will never again be bemused by the sight of Bb7+9.
To
understand the basics of jazz theory. We will begin with
voicings and the 2,5,1 chord sequence: the key to most
jazz 'standards'.
By the end of lesson 1 you will be playing a 12
bar blues and from there we will follow your preferred
style.
