Improvising over Rhythm Changes Part 1 & Part 2
Except for the Blues, Rhythm Changes- the name given to the chord changes to the tune I Got Rhythm- is the most common chord progression in jazz. Written in 1930 by George Gershwin, the tune was immediately co-opted by musicians as a vehicle for new tunes which yielded countless contrafacts, Duke Ellington's Cottontail, Sonny Rollins' Oleo, Monk's Rhythm-a-ning and Charlie Parker's Anthropology, to name just a few. To be able to improvise over these changes is a given and that is what this lesson aims to do. In this two-part lesson, learn how the tune is constructed, common chordscales associated with the changes and how to build harmonically specific lines using chord tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns. Bonus: Four Oscar Peterson Rhythm Changes licks are included from his 1959 recording Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook.
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Interact Interaction is the key to learning. Moments after a topic is presented on screen you have the opportunity to participate in active learning through multiple engaging interactive elements. Take an interactive quiz with immediate feedback; look up any technical term in the hyperlinked glossary or ask a question via email.
Play Playing- that is what we are all trying to do isn't it? Each lesson comes with several structured, self-paced, printable practice sessions with detailed step-by-step instructions for a variety of real world activities based on the chord changes to real tunes. Sit down and play immediately after each lesson with the included custom play-along tracks in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box, and GarageBand formats. Self-assessment questions are provided to help you direct your progress, keep you on task and stay motivated.
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Except for the Blues, Rhythm Changes- the name given to the chord changes to the tune I Got Rhythm- is the most common chord progression in jazz. Written in 1930 by George Gershwin, the tune was immediately co-opted by musicians as a vehicle for new tunes which yielded countless contrafacts, Duke Ellington's Cottontail, Sonny Rollins' Oleo, Monk's Rhythm-a-ning and Charlie Parker's Anthropology, to name just a few. To be able to improvise over these changes is a given and that is what this lesson aims to do. In this two-part lesson, learn how the tune is constructed, common chordscales associated with the changes and how to build harmonically specific lines using chord tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns. Bonus: Four Oscar Peterson Rhythm Changes licks are included from his 1959 recording Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook.
What is JazzPianoOnline.com?
Watch Watch high-quality streaming video lessons with animated annotated notation on topics that matter most to you: jazz theory & composition, improvisation & licks, chords & voicings, arranging, styles and more. A new lesson is added every week.
Interact Interaction is the key to learning. Moments after a topic is presented on screen you have the opportunity to participate in active learning through multiple engaging interactive elements. Take an interactive quiz with immediate feedback; look up any technical term in the hyperlinked glossary or ask a question via email.
Play Playing- that is what we are all trying to do isn't it? Each lesson comes with several structured, self-paced, printable practice sessions with detailed step-by-step instructions for a variety of real world activities based on the chord changes to real tunes. Sit down and play immediately after each lesson with the included custom play-along tracks in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box, and GarageBand formats. Self-assessment questions are provided to help you direct your progress, keep you on task and stay motivated.
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