Tag Archives: voicings

Master Class 4/22/12

Posted on April 22, 2012 by in ,

This Master Class was held and recorded on 4/22/12

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Difficult Chords – Part 1

Posted on February 12, 2012 by in

This lesson addresses those difficult chords.  

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Autumn Leaves – Part 2

Posted on January 29, 2012 by in

In this lesson, Peter continues with part two of Autumn Leaves  

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Autumn Leaves (part 1)

Autumn Leaves (part 1)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by in ,

A study of techniques to use for the tune Autumn Leaves, focusing on the head with techniques for solo piano and trio playing.

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Five note “4th” Voicings

Five note “4th” Voicings

Posted on January 9, 2012 by in

Answering Scott’s question about learning “4th” voicings  

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Playing Traditional Tunes – “Big Butter and Egg Man”

Posted on December 26, 2011 by in ,

Peter teaches with a tune made famous by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, Big Butter and Egg Man.     

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Blues – Blue Monk

Blues – Blue Monk

Posted on November 12, 2011 by in , ,

This lesson focuses on the blues, working with Thelonious Monk’s Blue Monk  

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Solo Piano Elements (part 3)

Solo Piano Elements (part 3)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by in ,

The final part of a study in building up the essential elements of solo piano approaches to a standard tune, using Stella by Starlight as an example.   

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Ballad Primer

Ballad Primer

Posted on July 26, 2011 by in

A primer on playing solo piano ballads using Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” as a tune example. I’m sure I’ll be revisiting this subject lots in subsequent lessons, there’s lots to cover! Here’s a link to the Ella Fitzgerald recording a mentioned towards the end: iTunes     

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