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This is a companion podcast to my Jazzedge course,The Confident Improviser™. In The Confident Improviser course you'll learn how to master improvisation from the ground up. Whether you've improvised in the past or not, this course will show you, in detail


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    54. Diatonic Chord Extensions For Improv Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 11:58


    Move away from just chord tones and include your upper structures too! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    53. Diatonic Chord Extensions For Improv Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 15:02


    Move away from just chord tones and include your upper structures too! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

    improv extensions chord diatonic
    52. EXTENDED Chromatic Chord Tone Targeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 22:01


    How to use chromaticism in your improvisations when chords last for an entire measure! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    51. Chromatic Chord Tone Targeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 20:08


    How to use chromaticism in your improvisations. Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    50. PRO-SOUNDING Blues Piano Improvisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 17:29


    Want to sound pro? These are the tips for you! Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    49. A NEW Blues Improvisation Trick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 15:38


    Learn a new way to add excitement to your blues piano solos. Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    48. HUGE CHORD Blues Piano Tritone Substitutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 15:22


    Play some BIG chords with both hands. Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    47. Blues Piano Tritone Substitutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 15:06


    Add tritones to your blues progressions! Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    46. New Tritone Substitution Mastery Jazz Piano Techniques Mini Course - Part 3 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 20:01


    Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    45. New Tritone Substitution Mastery Jazz Piano Techniques Mini Course - Part 2 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 28:36


    Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    44. New Tritone Substitution Mastery Jazz Piano Techniques Mini Course - Part 1 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 20:09


    Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    43. Advanced Improvisation Using 
Quartals Over Dominants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 14:27


    Use quartals to create some advanced improvisation lines. Free daily jazz lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    42. Improvise Over Dominant Chords Part 2 (Advanced Upper Structures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 15:19


    Make your Dom 7 chord improv sound pro. Free lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    41. How To Improvise Over Dominant Chords Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 20:40


    Simple and effective techniques to master your Dom 7 chord improv. FREE Jazz Piano Lessons: https://jazzpianodaily.com

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    40. Easy Jazz Piano Improvisation Rhythm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 11:09


    How to create easy rhythmic blocks to make improvisation a breeze! Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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    39. Altered Jazz Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 16:07


    Learn what altered chords are and when you can use them. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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    38. Dominant Motion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 20:23


    Learn what dominant motion is and how to use this technique in your arrangements. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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    37. Seriously, How Do I Get Flow in My Improv?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 16:04


    Learn an exercise that will make your improvisations flow. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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    36. An Easier Way To Learn Scales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 12:50


    Learn and memorize scales faster using this trick

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    35. A New Rootless Jazz Chords Trick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 12:55


    An easy way to create any rootless jazz chord.

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    34. Are you a T-Shape Practicer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 31:39


    Learn the difference between going wide vs. deep in order to practice more effectively.

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    33. Jazz Piano Improvisation Part 4 of 4 -Advanced Improv

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 34:28


    Sound like an improvising pro with these techniques.

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    32. Jazz Piano Improvisation Part 3 of 4 -Jazz Rhythm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 29:13


    Learn how to improvise jazz piano with jazz rhythm. Poor rhythm = poor improvisation. Learn how to fix that!

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    31. Jazz Piano Improvisation Part 2 of 4 - Ingredients

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 37:11


    Learn how to improvise jazz piano with scales, target notes and enclosures.

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    30. Jazz Piano Improvisation Part 1 of 4 - Accompaniment Patterns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 28:19


    Learn how to improvise jazz piano with these 3 simple accompaniment patterns.

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    29. Core Practice Material for Improvisers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 19:58


    The material you need to practice to become an incredible improviser

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    28. The 8 Scales You MUST Know for Improvisation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 16:05


    With these 8 scales, you will be able to create awesome solos.

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    27. Why Do We Use Target Notes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 12:13


    Learn why target notes make your improvisation sound better.

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    26. Three-Note Rootless Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 12:51


    Learn why rootless chords are more versatile and easier to play.

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    25. Enclosures - The Secret Sauce 
of Jazz Improvisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 19:56


    Learn how to create bebop-style improvisations using enclosures.

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    24. Chick Corea Celebration Band Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 53:39


    Here's my interview with the Chick Corea Celebration band featuring Tom Casale (Bass) and Randy Cloutier (Drums). This band was created after Chick Corea's passing and we did a concert on March 20th 2021. You can view that concert at https://jazzedge.com/concert

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    23. Bill Evans Voicings - 
Rootless Chords Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 14:28


    Learn how to form the minor 7b5 and diminished rootless chords.

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    22. Bill Evans Voicings - 
Rootless Chords Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 24:33


    Learn how to form the 3 most popular rootless chords.

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    21. Bebop Improvisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 15:44


    Learn how to use approaches to create a bebop improvisation.

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    20. Becoming a Confident Improviser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 23:48


    Learn 4 techniques and become more comfortable creating improvisations on the spot.

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    19. The Altered Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 22:58


    Learn how to form, practice and use the altered scale in your improvisation.

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    18. 2-5-1 Quiz #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 9:57


    Quiz yourself to see how well you know your 2-5-1 Progression.

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    17. Diatonic 7th Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 28:06


    You'll learn how to form the major scale and diatonic chords, then quiz yourself to see how well you know what you've learned!

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    16. 2-5-1 Quiz #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 10:24


    Quiz yourself to see how well you know your 2-5-1 progression.

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    15. 2-5-1 Progression Deciphered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 20:22


    Unlock the mysteries of this popular jazz chord progression.

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    14. How to Create and Use an 
Inspiration Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 22:09


    Organize your practice and get inspired. Download the journal here: https://jazzedge.com/lessons/tci-exercise-14/

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    13. How to Create Flowing Jazz Improvisation Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 19:45


    6 techniques to improve your improvisational flow.

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    12. Piano Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 16:47


    Three ways to improve both your practice and performance.

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    11. Switching Styles in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 16:37


    Learn how to switch your improvisation between jazz, rock, blues and other styles.

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    10. “Big Three” Seventh Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 15:51


    These exercises will help you master your 7th chords for faster recall.

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    9. Three Easy Jazz Endings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 20:36


    Learn some classic song endings to add to your arrangements!

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    8. Comping Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 18:06


    Learn how to comp your chords to fill out your improvisation.

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    7. Practice Session - Triads

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 16:07


    How to master your triads away from the piano.

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    6. The Key To Killer Licks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 17:41


    How to make your licks sound more professional.

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    5. Articulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 15:23


    Solos are more than just notes. How you play those notes matters!

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    4. Play & Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 23:36


    How to add rests to your improvisation to make your solos sound more professional.

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