PROFESSIONAL JAZZ PIANO
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Eligibility For Professional Jazz Piano Lessons:
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Adult students with a minimum proficiency equivalent to ABRSM Grade 8 Piano
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It is a pre-requisite for students to be well-versed in scales and have a basic understanding of chords to take up Jazz Piano Classes.
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Syllabus Outline: ​
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Topic 1: Basic Harmonic Vocabulary For Jazz
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1.1 Four Basic Types of Seventh Chords
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1.2 What Are Tension Notes?
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1.3 Harmonic Studies 1: Diatonic Chords
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1.3 Technical Exercise 1: Closed Position Voicings On II-V-I (Major Keys)
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Topic 2: Beginning Improvisation
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2.1 Improvisation Using Blues & Pentatonic Scale
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2.2 Left Hand Voicings For 12-Bar Blues
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2.3 Putting Both Hands Together On The 12-Bar Blues
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2.3 Harmonic Studies 2: Secondary Dominants & II-Vs
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2.4 Technical Exercise 2: Closed Position Voicings On II-V-I (Minor Keys)
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Topic 3: Beginning Bebop
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3.1 The Bebop Method Of Crafting Lines
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3.2 Application Of The Bebop Method On Standards
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3.3 Application Of Closed Position Voicings On Standards
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3.4 Putting Both Hands Together
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3.5 Harmonic Studies 3: Introduction To Chord-Scale Theory
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What Is Chord-Scale Theory?
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Chord-Scales & Available Tensions For Diatonic & Secondary Dominant Chords
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Topic 4: Jazz Voicings
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4.1 Five Basic Voicings For Jazz
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4.2 Applications Of Basic Voicings: Using Partials & Mixing Them Up
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4.3 Harmonic Studies 4: Tritone Substitution & Chord-Scales
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Tritone Substitution as a targeting tool
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Voicings For Tritone Substitution: Accessing The Lydian Dominant Sound
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Topic 5: Considerations In Texture
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5.1 Harmonizing The Melody With Block Chords
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Melodic Analysis
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Basic Block Chords Harmonization
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Harmonization Of Passing Notes
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Determining Whether To Harmonize As A Passing Note Or Tension
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5.2 Modes Of Interaction Between Hands
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5.2 Harmonic Studies 5: Modes And Minor Scales As A Source For Borrowing Chords
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Topic 6: Developing Rhythmic Freedom
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6.1 Rhythmic Permutation
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6.2 Red Garland Comping & Oscar Peterson Comping
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6.3 Developing Freedom In Phrasing
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Harmonic Studies 6: Diminished Chords & Chord-Scales
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Topic 7: Stylistic Comping
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7.1 Bossa Nova
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7.2 Montuno
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7.3 Funk
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7.4 Harmonic Studies 7: Modal Compositions And Default Chord Scales
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Topic 8: Transcriptions
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8.1 Process Of Transcription And How To Benefit From It
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8.2 Harmonic Studies 8: Multi-Tonic (Symmetrical) Systems
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