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Jazz Piano School

Brenden Lowe : Professional Jazz Pianist and Jazz Piano Educator

Learn jazz piano without the guesswork. The ultimate hub for online jazz piano education.

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00:17:40

The BEST Way To Learn Drop 2 Voicings And How To Use...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/07/26

Learning jazz takes you on MANY different paths. Trust me. I know from experience. It's like using a GPS, sometimes maps will take you 50 miles out of your way, where as if you had taken a diffferent route, it would have taken you 5 miles. This is happens all the time in jazz. In this episode when you follow MY drop 2 path, you'll not only learn your drop 2 voicings faster, you'll understand them better, learn multiple variations, and where and how to use them. Now if that doesn't sound good, I

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00:30:01

How To Compose and Improvise With Modes

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/07/12

The word itself can be cause a lot of resistance among students. This happened to me for years. Just hearing the word...MODE...cause me to freeze up and not want to learn jazz piano. But in this podcast I'll give you a COMPLETELY different spin on how to use modes. I'll actually compose music and atmospheres on the spot with different modes. I even tell little stories that I hear as I'm compsing the music. Check it out! You'll never think of modes again. I promise. Jazz Piano School's new small

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00:27:30

3 Different Solo Piano Registers and What To Play In...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/06/29

This podcast lesson is based on the education I taught for my brand new Accelerator program. It breaks down the piano into 3 different registers when playing solo piano and will tell you exactly what to do and play in each of them. This information is a MUST have for anyone looking to excel solo piano performance. Jazz Piano School's new small group Accelerator program is now open. Get exclusive teaching from Brenden, his staff, guest masterclass', private lessons, weekly playing assignments and

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00:14:07

This 3-6-2-5 Exercise Will Take Your Improv To The...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/06/21

This podcast lesson will show you how you can use to improve your improvisation over any tune in any key using this one simple exercise. By practicing improvising over 3-6-2-5 chord progressions in this manner, you will improve how quickly and fluently you can come up with lines over standard jazz chord changes. You'll be playing great lines in no time! Have you been trying to learn jazz piano with youtube videos, dvds, teachers but feel like you're still constantly guessing, can't play any tunes

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00:23:54

The #1 Solo Piano Mistake Happening Right Now

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/06/15

The #1 Solo Piano Mistake Happening Right Now

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00:29:34

How To Magically Make Beginner Improvisation Sound...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/06/08

No matter how much you know, making simple improvisation sound great continues to be the name of the game. If you blow 8th notes for days, it's not music. It's an exercise. Making music is about development, texture, musicality and more. Learn all about making simple improvisation sound great in this podcast. Jazz Piano School's new small group Accelerator program is now open. Get exclusive teaching from Brenden, his staff, guest masterclass', private lessons, weekly playing assignments and

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00:00:00

Learn From The Classical Side Of Bill Evans

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/05/18

If you want to sound like Bill Evans, you have treat the “classical” end of the spectrum with equal respect and time as the jazz process. When you do this, You can learn to play from the same basic framework as Bill yet sound completely individual.

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01:17:01

3 Solo Piano Steps Everyone Needs To Learn

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/05/11

The last live stream I did went so well that I had to turn it into a podcast. These 3 solo piano steps are an absolute must practice in order to play solo piano well. I also talk about the critical 2 categories you should group tunes into in order to confidently know how to approach all tunes. Enjoy!

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00:12:01

3 Functional Jazz Piano Skills Every Musician Should...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/05/04

When it comes to jazz piano, there is a myriad of techniques, voicings, and approaches which one can study. This doesn't mean that not everyone can play jazz piano! In this podcast, we've boiled it down to 3 functional techniques which you can use to play jazz piano. Follow along to find out what they are!

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00:17:57

Bud Powell Bebop Transcription Analysis: Part 2

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/04/28

Bud Powell was one of the kings of bebop at the piano. In this podcast you'll learn 3 easy take aways for improvisation that Bud uses that you can implement TODAY to drastically elevate the sound of your improv. This will conclude my LONG series on bebop and bebop approaches. If you haven't checked out the previous episodes I highly recommend you go back to listen to the series in it's entirety. Enjoy!

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00:14:27

How to Find Your Own Voice With Daily Improv Warmup

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/04/20

What does it mean when people talk about "finding your own voice," and how are you supposed to do it? Here is one idea for you which Sterling will teach in this week's podcast. In this lesson, he'll show you how to add a daily warmup to your practice routine to explore your own creativity through "drone improvisation." By playing whatever comes to mind over a single note drone, you can explore infinite possibilities and develop your own sound!

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00:23:11

Bud Powell - "All of God's Chillun Got Rhythm" Bebop...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/04/14

Bud Powell was a bebop genius and in this podcast I analyze a part of his solo and explain the simple elements he's using over and over and over again. After learning these elements, I guarantee you'll have a much better understanding of how to play bebop, and will be able to play it yourself with a lot more ease.

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00:49:59

Bebop Enclosures and Approach Notes; Exercise to Music

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/04/06

There comes a time for exercises and a time to transform exercises into music. But what is the process? How do we go from bebop approach note improvisation exercises to USING bebop approaches in an actual musical solo? Find out in this episode!

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00:28:49

Bebop Enclosures and Bebop Approach Notes Through a...

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/03/30

Learning you bebop approaches is one thing...connecting them through 2-5-1's is the next step. That's exactly what I'll be showing you in this episode as well as how to spontaneously improvise with them as well.

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00:19:54

Making Friends with your Left Hand in 3 Easy Steps

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/03/23

If you feel like your LH has been fighting you while improvising or just want to improve your LH approach, this video is for you! Follow along with these 3 easy steps to improve your left hand comping.

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00:11:38

How to Comp Using 5-note "So What" Chord Voicings

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/03/15

In this podcast lesson we will explore various 5-note combinations of pentatonic voicings as seen in the classic modal jazz tune "So What." There are many variations on how to use these chords, and by the end of this lesson you will have several new ways of playing them which will give a fresh sound to your comping in minor keys!

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00:25:02

Major 7th Bebop Lines and Approaches (Part 3)

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/03/09

Major 7th chords are the resolution to a 2-5-1 and with that comes new bebop lines and approaches. Learn how to utilize the major 7th in your improvisation and how to start picturing your bebop line from start to finish through a 2-5-1. Enjoy!

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00:30:54

Dominant 7th Bebop Lines (Part 2)

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/03/02

In this podcast episode I'll dive into bebop approach notes and bebop lines you can play over dominant 7th chords. Dominant 7th chords tend to give students problems for some reason. With this episode you'll learn all the bebop movements you and need and how to connect them so you can create some killer improv over dominant 7th chords in tunes.

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00:21:38

How to Achieve Melodic Mastery in 5 Steps

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/02/23

We've talked about learning tunes here in previous podcast lessons, but here we're going to focus on how to master playing the melody of any standard tune in 5 easy steps. By the end of this lesson, you will know the melody of a standard and not only be able to perform it convincingly, but also interpret it in an authentic and original way!

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00:26:01

Popular Bebop Approaches for Minor 7th Chords

Jazz Piano School ·

2022/02/16

Learning bebop can feel completely overwhelming. There are so many approaches over so many chords and then connecting them is a whole other ball game. To help you out, I'm going to show you the most POPULAR bebop approaches I use on a daily basis and at all my gigs. Today I'll cover minor 7th chords and specifically what I play over each chord tone. Enjoy!

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