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Continue reading “Optional Sheet Music for “A Study in Blues Piano” (Blues Licks)”
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Happy New Year from Kent!
May this be a Prosperous and Musical New Year for you and yours!
I’m back to private teaching in beautiful Costa Mesa, California!
I teach piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, bass guitar, composition and music theory.
I’m very pleased to be working with International Music School, just down the street from my house.
http://internationalmusicschool.com
You may also speak with me directly, at any time, by calling:
Let’s make 2020 your year for starting that exciting musical journey you’ve always dreamt of!
Cheers!
Kent
(714) 485-8081
Hello improvisors and jammers: Here’s a powerful way to play impressive pentatonic piano/keyboard licks when soloing in rock, blues, or jazz settings, using only three fingers in your right hand. This video uses the famous “minor pentatonic” scale (“pentatonic” refers to a five-note scale). With a little work you will be amazed how fast you can fly across the keyboard using this simple trick of the trade!
“Rootless voicings” on piano (especially for left-hand support) are great for handling big jazz chords that normally can’t be covered by one hand alone. This video tutorial shows you how to play a rich sounding II-V-I in the left hand, while allowing the bass player (or you, on another beat) to cover the root. Continue reading “Chord Voicings for Jazz Piano (rootless, left-hand, Type B)”
“Type A” Rootless Chord Voicings for Piano
“Rootless voicings” on piano (especially for left-hand support) are great for handling big jazz chords that normally can’t be covered by one hand alone. This video tutorial shows you how to play a rich sounding II-V-I in the left hand, while allowing the bass player (or you, on another beat) to cover the root.
Continue reading “Chord Voicings for Jazz Piano (rootless, left-hand, Type A)”
