Introductory Jazz Ballad Pianist

Master chord nomenclature and symbols that signal seventh-chord sounds in jazz, including major seven, dominant seven, and minor seven, as seen on lead sheets.

Explore ninth chords and their extensions, building five-note voicings and mastering symbols like C9, C7(9), and C minor 9 in jazz ballad harmony.

Explore the 16251 four-note voicing, a common jazz ballad progression, using root 7 3 5 voicings in C major and practice moving it through keys with simple tips.

Master two-hand major 2-5-1 voicings for jazz ballads by practicing root-7-3-5 patterns, left-hand roots, and minimal movement across keys from C to F, G, and D.

Learn two-hand voicings for the minor 2-5-1 in G minor, including root seven three five shapes and D7 flat nine, with application to jazz standards.

Learn how jazz suspension chords resolve and voice them, focusing on C sus4 and C7 sus, C9 sus, and C13 sus textures for jazz piano.

Explore blending melody with jazz voicings using the 1-6-2-5-1 progression and a 2-5-1 voicing in C, applying diatonic melody to 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' with pedal.

Explore jazz ballad piano techniques by applying voicings, lead sheets, and harmony concepts like sus chords and turnarounds, then practice 6-2-5-1 progressions.

Learn to read lead sheets, build expressive jazz voicings, and create motion with arpeggiation and sus chords in can't help lovin dat man, part 2, exploring aaba form.

Explore the Black Orpheus introduction in this jazz piano lesson, practicing the B minor seven flat five to E seven flat nine minor ii–V patterns with a blank lead sheet.

Apply two-five-one concepts in Black Orpheus, analyze minor two-five progressions like Bm7b5 to E7b9, and practice pedal, root 7 3 5 voicings, and melodic movement.

Explore Black Orpheus with the actual chords, melody, and pedal techniques; learn root 7-3-5 voicings, minor two-five progressions, and rolling chords to expressively blend melody and harmony.

Explore fly me to the moon as a jazz ballad introduction, reinforcing expressive swing through a lead sheet featuring D minor seven, G seven, F major seven, and minor ii–V.

Practice fly me to the moon using classic jazz ballad voicings and major and minor two-five-one progressions. Develop melody-led fingering, pedal technique, and expressive left-hand movement across 162,51735 voicings.