This jazz piano tutorial demonstrates an excellent exercise to help you learn the essential building blocks of how to improvise and how to apply them to chord changes and harmony. The fundamental technique of jazz improv comes down to learning scales and being able to connect them as chords go by. This lesson will show a beginner how to improvise, but the exercise patterns can also be applied to any difficult song for even an intermediate or advanced student or player to practice and learn. PDF instant downloads available here: http://jazzpianoconcepts.com/store

What's the best scale to use with each chord, and how do chords and scales correlate to each other? It's actually easier than you think! In this tutorial, we talk about the fundamentals— this is basically a chord-scale correlation dictionary that you can refer back to in the future if you ever run into a tricky spot. As you add extensions to your voicings, you can adjust the scale you use- we'll talk about why. If you're a pianist, composer, producer or musical entrepreneur looking to take your music and/or career to the next level as quickly and effectively as possible, book a free strategy session to see how I can help: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com/strategycall (paste link in browser and type "strategycall" at the end since sometimes YouTube automatically shortens it!) Click here and sign up for the email list for free exercises: https://www.neojazzacademy.com/subscribe Check out my modern course about the Neo Jazz Piano Method here: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com​​​ For quick daily tips and tricks, follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/noahkellman Facebook: facebook.com/noahkellmanmusic

In this video, we talk about what makes a strong bebop line and how we can use approach notes and enclosures as a tool to construct one. Sign up for a free strategy call here: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com/strategycall Get specialized exercises here: https://jazzpianoconcepts.com/store My Jazz Piano Secrets course just closed! Sign up for the waitlist here for first dibs on a spot next time it opens: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com Free stuff here: https://jazzpianoconcepts.com/subscribe

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If I had to leave you with just one single secret to maximizing your progress for learning jazz improvisation and piano in general, it would be what we talk about in this tutorial. Mental practice is often overlooked, and there are so many different ways of practicing AWAY from the piano, or from your instrument. I went a full year without being able to play and somehow still made a ton of progress... maybe even more than I would have had I been practicing physically. Sign up for a free strategy call here: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com/strategycall My Jazz Piano Secrets course just closed! Sign up for the waitlist here for first dibs on a spot next time it opens: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com Get specialized exercises here: https://jazzpianoconcepts.com/store Free stuff here: https://jazzpianoconcepts.com/subscribe

Should you transcribe solos? And if you do, what's the best way to do so? I've spent countless hours transcribing and in this video, I break down what I have found to be by far the most effective method into a simple 4-step process that you can use to truly integrate new jazz vocabulary into your playing. Whether you're working on bebop, modern jazz, neo soul, or really any genre of music, this method will work for learning to really hear what you're working on and it will greatly speed up the vocabulary integration process. If you're a pianist, composer, producer or musical entrepreneur looking to take your music and/or career to the next level as quickly and effectively as possible, book a free strategy session to see how I can help: https://www.neojazzacademy.com/strategycall Check out my modern course about the Neo Jazz Piano Method here: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com​​​ For quick daily tips and tricks, follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/noahkellman Facebook: facebook.com/noahkellmanmusic

Learning to break away from your most common, comfortable finger patterns is sometimes tricky. In this tutorial, we continue our discussion of how adding restrictions while you improvise can have a profound impact on your practice routine, forcing you to improve your technique, fingering, and ability to develop a solo.

How do pianists like Brad Mehldau improvise with both hands at once? This jazz piano lesson dives into soloing with two hands, giving you some hand independence exercises for developing your musical brain and learning to take great solos. Instantly download 40 Killer Hand Independence Exercises here: http://jazzpianoconcepts.com/store