practice diatonic seven chords with the left hand, starting an octave lower, using a five-three-two-one fingering to mirror the right-hand pattern, keeping a relaxed arch and flat fingers.

Learn the a minor pentatonic scale, a five-note pattern for improvisation, across one octave starting on A above middle C. Practice with the indicated fingering, slowly, then descending.

Practice a Hanon finger exercise across one octave to build hand strength, dexterity, and technique, using the ascending and descending 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2 pattern with both hands.

Learn the autumn leaves ii-v-i progression in the key of C using diatonic seventh chords, with a practical, song-first approach that moves beyond theory.

Master the autumn leaves right-hand melody by following the note sequence and rests, count four beats per bar, and practice slowly before adding left-hand chords in the next lecture.

Apply the seven three card voicing to the autumn leaves progression, identify the third and seventh, place the root in the left hand, and practice with a click track.

Explore D, A, E pentatonic hand grips and improvise over ii-V-I chords in C major, using a structured warmup to develop timing and two-hand coordination.

Learn songs alongside exercises, scales, and theory, then study Fly Me to the Moon with jazzy seven chords in the left hand and the swell rhythm.

Practice fly me to the moon with counting, start slowly, then play without the counts, gradually speed up, and put the parts together for a full pace.

Mix pentatonic handgrips across octaves and chords to practice varied grips and progressions. Avoid dissonant invite-note pairs and resolve toward compatible options for smoother jazz piano phrasing.

Add a new B hand grip to provide another option beyond A and Ayhan grips, using notes from the C Lydian mode and pentatonic patterns.

Learn Herbie Hancock's cantaloupe island main piano riff with a right-hand pattern in straight rhythm and a fingered left-hand outline on F minor seven.

Learn comping by accompanying melodies with chords and rhythms, then practice the alternating syncopated swing rhythm on offbeats using seventh chord voicings in Autumn Leaves.

Learn to improvise by mixing different rhythms while incorporating rests between notes. Explore rests and syncopation, and count the rhythm to gain time for exploring handgrips.

Explore extended chord voicings beyond seventh chords by stacking thirds to build ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords on C major, and learn how to read lead sheets with flexible extensions.

Explore finding 9 and 11 chords in open position and learn why the 11th is often sharpened to avoid dissonance, with simple tricks linking pentatonic handgrips and the Lydian scale.

Sharpen the 11th to form the major 11 chord in jazz, using an upper-structure approach with a left-hand major triad and a right-hand minor triad moved down a semitone.

Practice two right-hand scales over a slow left-hand progression, then increase tempo to improvise over the top of that left-hand accompaniment, building rhythm, phrasing, and solo fluency in smooth jazz.