The Easiest Way To Play Jazz Standards from a Lead Sheet

Learn simplified, foundational jazz arrangements across 12 songs, master theory concepts, and adapt a real book on the spot with tempo options.

Learn to play chord shells by syncing the left-hand root and seventh with the right-hand melody, using b-flat six, g7, c minor seven, f7, and related progressions.

Practice actions guide you through the first four measures of a jazz standard, playing four slow repetitions with the iReal Pro track, options for right, left, or both hands.

Practice action two from measure six to ten, emphasizing a Bb6 sound and the option to play major seven, with no pickup and a clean start on measure six.

Master voice-leading and voicings for a jazz standard from a lead sheet, including root movements, third and seventh voicings, and swing versus ballad textures at different tempos.

Part two practice action number one covers measures ten to thirteen, introducing Gm7, Cm7, F7, Eb7, and G7, and compares root seven with third to root three seven for interest.

Part two practice action two starts at measure 14, moves to second ending, and doubles the melody on Eb major seventh with root, third, and seventh, synchronized with iReal Pro.

Explore building chord shells from roots, thirds, fifths, and sevenths, including E-flat major seven and slash chords, and apply them to jazz standards with rootless voicings across 12 tunes.

Practice action one guides you through each measure of e flat major seven to g minor seven progression, with a minor seven flat five and d7 turns, at 65 bpm.

Practice action two in part three. Move through measure 22 of a lead-sheet jazz progression, using G minor seven over F and A seven, and the Ariel Pro Track.

Explore the final a section of I've never been in love before, breaking down measure 26 to turnaround chord progression with voicings, endings, and practice using the iReal Pro track.

Practice part four, action one, by playing the first four measures three times slowly with the Ariel Pro track, focusing on fingering the shells and cross-under thumb.

Practice action two from part four guides jazz lead-sheet voicings from measure 30 to end, featuring C minor, C minor seven, F7, Bb6, Db7, and a chromatic Bb to Db7.

Master the confident improviser in four steps by focusing on accompaniment in this first part, exploring bass lines, shells, and rootless voicings to build solid improvisational skills.

Explore jazz improvisation ingredients, from the five-finger minor scale in C to C major and D major scales, and enclosures over diatonic progressions and guide tones.

Master jazz rhythm by practicing subdivision and vocalization, swing versus straight feels, and a simple left-hand accompaniment to develop hands-together improvisation.

Master advanced jazz improvisation with rootless chord voicings, altered scale cells, and syncopated rhythms, drawing on three-note voicings and practice routines from the confident improviser program at Jazz Edge.