The Blues Progression:
Jazz piano students are always asking about the blues. What are the chords? What is the blues scale? How do I improvise over the changes? Well here are the answers. The basics of the blues progression are laid out in this lesson: blues form, major and minor blues chord progressions and the blues scale are covered. Learn how to use the blues scale to improvise over the blues progression by incorporating three effective improvisational techniques into your soloing to help you create coherent and engaging lines.
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Playing--that is what we are all trying to do isn't it? Each lesson comes with several structured, self-paced practice sessions with detailed step-by-step instructions for a variety of real world activities based on real tunes. Sit down and play immediately after each lesson with the included custom play-along tracks in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box, and Garage Band formats. Self-assessment questions are provided to help you direct your progress, keep you on task and stay motivated.
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