Play the Iconic Jazz Piano Standard "So What" by Miles Davis

Name: Play the Iconic Jazz Piano Standard "So What" by Miles Davis
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Also learn pentatonic and dorian improvisation techniques that really work! Plus some cool quartal chord voicings.

Created byWillie Myette

Last updated 4/2018

English

What you'll learn

Understand modal playing
Create chord voicings
Confidently use several scale patterns

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 1h 21m total length

Introduction3:01
Learning The Song9:02
Learn the left-hand bass line and right-hand chord voicings for so what, then practice with a metronome to master the tune's dorian minor harmony and improvisation potential.
Dorian Mode Theory8:46
Comping Voicings in The Left-Hand Pt. 110:08
Comping Voicings in The Left-Hand Pt. 210:55
Patterns (Triads and 7ths) Pt. 18:19
Patterns (Triads and 7ths) Pt. 28:34
Pentatonics Pt. 111:26
Pentatonics Pt. 211:47

Requirements

You will need a piano or keyboard in order to take this lesson.
Perfect for piano players who have played for at least a year or more.

Description

Using the classic jazz standard “So What” by Miles Davis you will learn this modal song in two parts. In the first part of the lesson, you will learn about the dorian mode how to create dorian chord voicings which make this song so iconic.

In the second part of the lesson, you will learn different ways of using both the dorian and pentatonic scales for improvisation. Several scale patterns that will boost your improvisation creativity are also included.

In addition to some really cool pentatonic and dorian improvisation patterns that will have heads turning, you're also going to learn some super-hip quartal voicings.

These are the same type of voicings used by Bill Evans and other iconic jazz pianists.

Who this course is for:

Piano players that would like to learn to play So What by Miles Davis and have been playing piano for at least a year.