Chunks, Shapes, and Sounds

05/31/23 • 47 min

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Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano!

Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Chunks, Shapes, and Sounds. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will:
Discover
A sequential thought process for practicing improvisation
(WHAT)
Learn
How essential it is to have a clear approach to govern your improvisation practice (WHY)
Play
Your improvisational ideas within well-defined boundaries to spawn creativity
(HOW)
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Community Forum
SpeakPipe
Episode Outline
Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
Invite to Join Jazz Piano Skills
Jazz Lecture
Conclusion
Closing Comments
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Billie's Bounce

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Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, and play Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will:

Discover
The Charlie Parker Bebop Tune "Billie's Bounce"
Learn
Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings for "Billie's Bounce"
Play
Multiple patterns extracted from "Billie's Bounce" for developing classic jazz language to use when improvising
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Illustrations
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Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
Invite to Join Jazz Piano Skills
Lesson Rationale
Exploration of Jazz Piano Skills
Conclusion
Closing Comments
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Jazz Improvisation Exercises, Db/C# Sounds

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Learn
Developmental Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for 'Db/C#' Sounds

Play
Five Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for the primary 'Db/C#' Sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, Diminished)
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Illustrations
(detailed graphics of the jazz piano skill)
Lead Sheets
(beautifully notated music lead sheets)

Play Alongs
(ensemble assistance and practice tips)
Educational Support
Community Forum
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Episode Outline
Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
Invite to Join Jazz Piano Skills
Question of the Week
Lesson Rationale
Exploration of Jazz Piano Skills
Conclusion
Closing Comments
Visit Jazz Piano Skills for more educational resources that include a sequential curriculum with comprehensive Jazz Piano Courses, private and group online Jazz Piano Classes, a private jazz piano community hosting a variety of Jazz Piano Forums, an interactive Jazz Fake Book, plus unlimited professional educational jazz piano support.
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Jazz Piano Skills - Chunks, Shapes, and Sounds

Transcript

Dr. Bob Lawrence 0:32
Welcome to jazz piano skills. I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to discover, learn and play jazz piano. It's been a busy month, we've been hanging out with primary and altered sounds for a flat. And last week, we had some fun with Charlie Parker's Billy's bounce. If you have been faithfully tackling the various patterns we've been using since the start of the year, to improve our hand mobility for improvising, then you are fully aware of the intensity, perseverance, and