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JPS Ep:143 - Piano Warmup: "The Rachmaninoff Exercise"
Episode 143
Sometimes people ask me, 'what do you put in your warmup routine?' Here is a quick exercise you can do every time you sit down to play the piano that…
7 years ago
JPS Ep:142 - 12 Ingredients For Jazz Piano Success
Episode 142
It's hard to be honest with ourselves. What do we know, and what do we NEED to know? What do we NOT know...we don't know! Confusing...I know...but ho…
7 years ago
JPS Ep:141 - How To Integrate Jazz Extensions Into Your Voicings
Episode 141
I get this question a lot, and that is... "Brenden, how do I integrate extensions into my voicings?" Well most of the time you'll here upper structur…
7 years, 1 month ago
JPS Ep:140 - The 8th Note Exercise: The Key to Smoother Lines for Jazz Piano
Episode 140
This exercise is a trade secret I learned to make my improvised lines smoother. After working with this exercise, you will make it through the change…
7 years, 1 month ago
JPS Ep:139 - 7 Ways To Improvise Over Modal Minor Chords
Episode 139
Improvising over 32 measure of minor 7th chords can leave us scratching our heads. What do we play? How do we keep our solo interesting. In this epis…
7 years, 2 months ago
JPS Ep:138 - 4 Ways To Spice Up Major 7th Chords
Episode 138
We ALL get stuck in our own ways of playing something the same way. Even me! Check out these 4 ways to add some spice, texture, and atmosphere to you…
7 years, 2 months ago
What JPS Is Today & Where It\'s Going
Episode 137
Jazz Piano School has come a LONGGG way since the days I first hacked together a terrible wordpress site. Now, JPS has helped, and is CURRENTLY helpi…
7 years, 2 months ago
Playing in 7/4 Meter with Claves
Episode 136
Playing in 7/4 meter can be a fun way to explore new rhythmic possibilities and comes with its own set of challenges. In this podcast lesson, we will…
7 years, 3 months ago
JPS Ep:135 - Learn Jazz Piano - Our 4 Step System
Episode 135
Learning jazz piano isn't a guessing game, even that's how I approached it for 15+ years. It's a system. The majority of students, including myself s…
7 years, 3 months ago
JPS Ep:134 - Pentatonic Voicings Tutorial Part 2
Episode 134
Here we look at how to create more 4 and 5 note voicings in a modal setting. Today's session explores a more flexible approach in D dorian by transpo…
7 years, 3 months ago