Learn How to Play Jazz Piano Solos Like a Seasoned Pro- Do you want to learn how to improvise great jazz piano solos?
- Want to sound like the jazz piano greats, but have no idea where to begin?
- Need a simple method to teach you how to solo confidently over chord changes?
Beginner Jazz Piano Soloing is a simple, easy-to-follow guide, that teaches you the language of jazz in easy steps. It’s so effective you’ll be able to confidently improvise a solo by the end of the book.
Like any language, jazz has its own vocabulary and expert tutor Nathan Hayward will teach you the right way to learn and apply it.
You’ll discover…
- The essential concepts of jazz piano soloing
- How to use the right scales to sound authentic
- How simple ideas create the most powerful solos
- Dozens of authentic jazz licks
- How to connect licks to form long, meaningful solos
- How to use rhythms to create infinite soloing possibilities
Beginner Jazz Piano Soloing demystifies jazz improvisation and works every each idea step by step, and by the end you’ll have built a musical vocabulary that will help you to solo convincingly over essential jazz chord sequences.
You’ll also know how to create your own jazz piano licks from scratch – it’s easy when you know how!
Begin to improvise jazz piano today!
There is no better way to learn than actual playing, and Beginner Jazz Piano Soloing teaches you jazz by doing... while improving your piano skills at the same time.
Each chapter teaches the concepts behind teaches five authentic jazz licks, and then gives you the tools to create your own. At the end of each chapter you’ll learn a tune and start to play these licks over our exclusive backing tracks.
You’ll also learn how to play melodic jazz piano lines that seamlessly move from one chord to another and discover an introduction to playing passing notes to bring more colour and variety to your licks.
You’ll master these essential beginner jazz piano soloing concepts
- How to harness The Blues in jazz
- Which are the “safe” notes in any chord so you never get lost
- How to create tension and resolve it, just like the great jazz pianists
- New ways to alter licks rhythmically to create infinite phrasing possibilities
- Use space and light/shade to add contrast and keep your audience engaged
Not only will you become a fluent soloist, you’ll also discover the role of the left hand.
- Once you’ve got the right hand swinging, you’ll introduce your left and learn to accompany yourself fluently.
- Quickly play chords to accompany your solos
- Discover a simple refresher of essential chord types and the three most used 7th chords in jazz
- Master the most effective chord voicings used by all jazz pianists
- Add syncopation to bring your jazz lines to life
- Learn a vocabulary of great left-hand accompaniment ideas you can use in any musical situation
Hear Jazz Piano Soloing in Action!
Learning musical ideas on paper is one thing, but jazz is an improvised language that needs to be heard. Beginner Jazz Piano Soloing comes with over 90 downloadable audio examples that help you hear exactly how each lick and phrase should sound, and includes backing tracks for you to jam along to.
If you play a bit of piano and now want to learn jazz, there is no better resource than Beginner Jazz Piano Soloing.
Buy it now and take your first step on the journey to jazz piano soloing mastery.
