Free Jazz Piano Lesson #15: All the Things You Are Etude

How to practice this lesson:


Turn on the metronome at a slow enough tempo where you can play the exercise effortlessly.


1)  Play each hand as written while concentrating on hearing the melody in your head.


2)  Play the L.H. as written while singing the right hand melody.


2b)  An alternative to this step include pantomiming playing the right hand while singing.  This helps connect the physical action of playing with your aural memory.


3)  Sing the R.H. melody away from your instrument.  


Enjoy!


Check out the previous etude here:
Lesson #14: Confirmation Etude




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Free Jazz Piano Lesson #13: Melodic Shell Voicings (Part 2)

Please be sure and check out the previous lesson before continuing:
Lesson #12:  Shell Voicings (Part 2)

How to practice this lesson:
Turn on the metronome at a slow enough tempo where you can play the exercise effortlessly.
1)  Play each hand as written while concentrating on hearing the melody in your head.
2)  Play the L.H. as written while singing the right hand melody.
2b)  An alternative to this step include pantomiming playing the right hand while singing.  This helps connect the physical action of playing with your aural memory.
3)  Sing the R.H. melody away from your instrument.

Enjoy!




Lesson #13: Melodic Shell Voicings (Part 2)

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Lesson #11: Melodic Shell Voicings

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You may want to review Lesson #10 before moving on.



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Tips for practicing this exercise.

Step 1: Play the exercise slowly (80bpm or less) with both hands. Be sure you can play the entire etude effortlessly before moving on.

Step 2: Play the left hand shell voicings while simultaneously singing and playing the right hand melody.

Step 3: Play the left hand shell voicings and sing the melody.

Step 4 (optional): Sing the melody alone and away from your instrument.

This reminds me of a story one of my teachers told me about asking Barry Harris how he practiced. Barry answered, "You've got to learn to the play the piano in your mind!" You're not always going to have your instrument available, but that doesn't always mean you can't practice. Being able to hear and sing accurately will allow you to practice anywhere, anytime, regardless of if you have your instrument available.

Feel free to leave a comment or message me with ideas for future lessons.