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Quick Jazz Improv Lesson – Tritone Lick On the V Chord

This improv lesson teaches you a great pianistic (or other) lick to use on V chords. It’s especially useful for solo piano since it can...

Stride Piano Solo on Ain’t Misbehavin’

It’s been a while since my last stride video, and I’ve gotten a little rusty! Here’s a clip from my practice session. Working on getting...

Jazz Improv Lesson – Augmented Lick #2

This short piano tutorial will teach you how to play an interesting augmented lick which you can apply to your improvisation. I teach...

Jazz Improvisation Lesson: Diminished Lick #4

In this short jazz piano tutorial, I demonstrate the fourth in a series of interesting and often-used diminished licks. You’ll learn how...

Augmented Lick 1 – Intermediate to Advanced Jazz Piano Lesson

Hey team! It’s been quite a while since my last post. I’ve been busy with graduate school, learning about film scoring, orchestration,...

Scale Practice Tip #2 – Multi-hand Variables

This short instructional video lesson will teach you one method for improving your scale practice sessions and your piano technique. It...

Scale Practice Tip #1 – Accenting Different Notes

This short instructional video lesson will teach you one method for improving your scale practice sessions and your piano technique. It...

How to Play Like Bills Evans – Comping Feint Technique

This video is about a simple comping technique that Bill Evans commonly used. It involves mimicking the rhythm of your right hand...