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Robert Hodson
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Improvisation is your musical birthright.
JAZZ PIANO LESSON NO. 4 — F Blues Chord Voicings SIX WAYS & Well, You Needn't [FREE PDF]
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FREE PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPloELAkHCplo3POMmJr2lF7p5rB5e-k/view?usp=sharing
These lessons are for anyone who already plays the piano but doesn't know how to start learning jazz or is afraid of improvising.
This lesson introduces basic chord voicings to play over F Blues and Well, You Needn't.
This lesson builds on lessons 1-3:
ua-cam.com/video/JA6cMVaUDBM/v-deo.htmlsi=efVAR2ahEDSawD5z
ua-cam.com/video/FX2p4fl5pKM/v-deo.htmlsi=yLTTVEng3ZAILphI
ua-cam.com/video/2rxImtt0tS0/v-deo.htmlsi=5LqsdLbez7PlbPnJ
RECORDINGS TO LISTEN TO:
Charlie Parker, Now's the Time 1:
ua-cam.com/video/ryNtmkfeJk4/v-deo.html
Charlie Parker, Now's the Time 2:
ua-cam.com/video/9dslss6qCC0/v-deo.html
Miles Davis (w/Red Garland, piano), Straight, No Chaser:
ua-cam.com/video/ooS2i65-vk8/v-deo.html
Barry Harris, Morning Coffee:
ua-cam.com/video/l6GwznzyZXY/v-deo.html
The mission of the channel is to provide FREE instruction in jazz piano, improvisation, and music theory from beginner to professional level.
0:38 1. Shell Voicings
0:50 2. Third & Seventh
4:50 3. 3/7 + 9 OR 13
9:17 4. 3/7 + 9 AND 13
11:43 5a. 3/7/9/13 spread voicing
13:30 5b. Spread voicing + bass
14:11 6. Right-hand stacked 4ths
16:40 Using left-hand voicings to practice patterns & improv in right-hand
17:40 Well, You Needn't
FREE PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPloELAkHCplo3POMmJr2lF7p5rB5e-k/view?usp=sharing
These lessons are for anyone who already plays the piano but doesn't know how to start learning jazz or is afraid of improvising.
This lesson introduces basic chord voicings to play over F Blues and Well, You Needn't.
This lesson builds on lessons 1-3:
ua-cam.com/video/JA6cMVaUDBM/v-deo.htmlsi=efVAR2ahEDSawD5z
ua-cam.com/video/FX2p4fl5pKM/v-deo.htmlsi=yLTTVEng3ZAILphI
ua-cam.com/video/2rxImtt0tS0/v-deo.htmlsi=5LqsdLbez7PlbPnJ
RECORDINGS TO LISTEN TO:
Charlie Parker, Now's the Time 1:
ua-cam.com/video/ryNtmkfeJk4/v-deo.html
Charlie Parker, Now's the Time 2:
ua-cam.com/video/9dslss6qCC0/v-deo.html
Miles Davis (w/Red Garland, piano), Straight, No Chaser:
ua-cam.com/video/ooS2i65-vk8/v-deo.html
Barry Harris, Morning Coffee:
ua-cam.com/video/l6GwznzyZXY/v-deo.html
The mission of the channel is to provide FREE instruction in jazz piano, improvisation, and music theory from beginner to professional level.
0:38 1. Shell Voicings
0:50 2. Third & Seventh
4:50 3. 3/7 + 9 OR 13
9:17 4. 3/7 + 9 AND 13
11:43 5a. 3/7/9/13 spread voicing
13:30 5b. Spread voicing + bass
14:11 6. Right-hand stacked 4ths
16:40 Using left-hand voicings to practice patterns & improv in right-hand
17:40 Well, You Needn't
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LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ PIANO No. 3: F Blues - Chords, Scales, and Patterns [FREE PDF]
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These lessons are for anyone who already plays the piano but doesn't know how to start learning jazz or is afraid of improvising. This lesson introduces the concept of playing different key centers with scales and patterns for each chord in the standard F jazz blues progression. This lesson builds on lessons 1 & 2: ua-cam.com/video/JA6cMVaUDBM/v-deo.htmlsi=efVAR2ahEDSawD5z ua-cam.com/video/FX2p...
LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ PIANO No 2: Now's the Time, F Blues, and Shell Voicings
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These lessons are for anyone who already plays the piano but doesn't know how to start learning jazz or is *afraid* of improvising. PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/15ulY4z3Ong6Qg6Vc7u16nsGZGrbxONKw/view?usp=share_link This is Lesson 2, which builds on the ideas and skills taught in Lesson 1: ua-cam.com/video/JA6cMVaUDBM/v-deo.html This lesson covers the F blues, elaborating a simple blues progress...
SKYLARK -- Solo Jazz Piano
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A short solo jazz piano performance of the beautiful jazz standard Skylark. I've been listening obsessively to versions of this by two of my favorite jazz pianists, Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller.
IMPROVISATION 100!
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Nine months ago, I started recording and posting free improvisations here on UA-cam this is my 100th improvisation video! As always, nothing is pre-planned. I empty my mind, put my hands on the keyboard, and let them find some music. Thank you so much for listening. I'm so excited to continue to grow as a musician and improviser, and I'm excited to hear what number 200 will sound like!
BLUE IN GREEN - solo jazz piano improvisation
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Felt like playing this song tonight, so I hit record. I'm trying to incorporate some of the free textural play that I use in my non-jazz improvisations, crossing over into jazz tunes. Blue in Green seems like a good tune for this.
NARDIS -- solo jazz piano improvisation
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A short solo piano improvisation on Nardis by Miles Davis. I've been listening to the dozens of late Bill Evans recordings of this tune where he does an extended solo piano cadenza before he plays the tune. Perhaps you hear some influence here.
Improvisation 99
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This is a free improvisation nothing was planned. I emptied my mind, put my hands on the keyboard, and let them find some music.
BODY & SOUL - Beautiful Harmony [solo jazz piano]
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My piano was just tuned and I thought I'd play some lush, delicious harmonies Body & Soul fit the bill perfectly. Hope you enjoy it.
SPRING IS HERE - Kenny Barron Reharmonization (Jazz Piano Solo)
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Here's my version of Kenny Barron's beautiful reharmonization of the jazz standard Spring is Here. The kaleidoscope of color, tension, and resolution over the pedal G is a masterclass in jazz harmony and reharmonization. I'm working on a tutorial video on this song and reharmonization. My mission is to share pro-level jazz piano tutorials free for everyone. If you like what I'm doing and would ...
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE [short improv]
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I was going to make a longer tutorial video but my piano is SO out of tune, so I just hit record and played. Check out a detailed tutorial on advanced voicing concepts over this tune here: ua-cam.com/video/i8RmDhFTtsM/v-deo.htmlsi=ZIuoF171mI2QuuuX Should I do a tutorial on improvising over this tune?
Improvisation 97: For Amy [1934-2024]
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Improvisation 97: For Amy [1934-2024]
IMPROV 96: Harmonic Flow Improvisation
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IMPROV 96: Harmonic Flow Improvisation
LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ PIANO No 1: Eb Blues, Bag's Groove
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LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ PIANO No 1: Eb Blues, Bag's Groove
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE Advanced Jazz Piano Voicing Concepts [free PDF]
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THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE Advanced Jazz Piano Voicing Concepts [free PDF]
A calm & soothing improvisation for US tax day 2024 [improvisation 95]
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A calm & soothing improvisation for US tax day 2024 [improvisation 95]
[Improv 94] Harmonic Flow Improvisation
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[Improv 94] Harmonic Flow Improvisation
[Improv 93] Harmonic Flow Improvisation -- Debussy, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Jarrett, Scriabin, Bartók.
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[Improv 93] Harmonic Flow Improvisation Debussy, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Jarrett, Scriabin, Bartók.
[Improv 92] Harmonic Flow Improvisation -- Debussy, Chopin, Jarrett, Scriabin, Bill Evans, et. al.
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[Improv 92] Harmonic Flow Improvisation Debussy, Chopin, Jarrett, Scriabin, Bill Evans, et. al.
I pushed record to check my mic and this came out... [ADHD improv 91]
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I pushed record to check my mic and this came out... [ADHD improv 91]
Thelonious Monk, Misterioso, solo transcription
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Thelonious Monk, Misterioso, solo transcription
A guy with ADHD sat down at the piano and this happened... [improv 90]
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A guy with ADHD sat down at the piano and this happened... [improv 90]
Improvisation 85: Modern Classical -- Liszt, Hovhaness, Debussy, Prokofiev, Bartók, Jarrett
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Improvisation 85: Modern Classical Liszt, Hovhaness, Debussy, Prokofiev, Bartók, Jarrett
I really like and appreciate this video thank you, I am totally blind so I had a little difficulties following the now is the time and the back groove. I wasn’t exactly sure what you were playing. It was going super fast and I had to try to pick it out by ear, but I really appreciate this one and I will use it again. Thank you.😊 27:51
Hi Jenica -- thank you so much! I'm so glad you're finding this video helpful. For the other videos that you were having a hard time with, was it just because I played the melody too fast? If it would be helpful, I could make a video teaching Now's the Time and Bag's Groove completely by ear, with a verbal description. I will also make sure to give more verbal descriptions of what I'm playing in future videos, rather than relying so heavily on the music notation. Thanks so much for mentioning this.
@@roberthodson yes, thank you. I would appreciate it. The melodies were kind of fast and I had trouble picking them out. I appreciate your understanding and willingness to help.😊
@@jenicacole1474 You got it. I'm away from my piano through Tuesday, but I'll see if I can get something recorded on Wednesday.
Great content ❤
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for posting these videos they are so helpful and help me learn a lot!
You're so welcome! I'm glad you're finding them helpful.
Love your pedagogical style here! Especially how you immediately have the beginning student playing Bag's Groove in multiple keys! Really fantastic lesson!
Thank you so much! I hope you checkout the other lessons in the series!
exactly what i need currently! thank you so much!
Awesome, glad it helps!
hi Robert- rather accidentally i came to your channel! Thank you so much! You are completely underrated. Is your playlist for writing in SATB completed? And obviously i missed something: what is page 48 or so? This kind of instruction is great, although i miss the book/Material or what…. thanks for any info!
Hey, thank you so much! I so appreciate your kind words and am thrilled that you're finding value in the SATB videos. Those videos were actually created for the students in my theory class (I teach at the University of Wisconsin), and the page numbers refer to the workbook for Tonal Harmony by Kostka & Payne. I'm pretty sure that there's a pdf floating around out there, though you didn't hear that from me (: The academic year starts up again in 2 weeks, and I'm planning to revise and expand all of those videos so that they're more friendly to a general UA-cam audience rather than just being geared toward my students. This is actually part of my larger goal of making an entire 4-semester undergraduate music theory sequence available for free on my channel. So, keep following, and you'll see more material.
Also, this video compiles all of the videos I've made for first-year theory: ua-cam.com/video/tSoexbSa9KI/v-deo.html This one focuses on the Neapolitan chord: ua-cam.com/video/haZITSbwTj8/v-deo.html
@@roberthodson Robert, ofcourse i subscribed immediately although i do not fit into your students categories by far, but your instructions are so valuable for us amateurs and i am sure i could profit a lot from your teachings. so thanks again!!!
@@roberthodson wow - thank you so much!
Cool!
Thanks!
Fantastic voicings
Thanks for the pdf
You're welcome!
Incredible man!!!!
Wonderful lesson, Beautiful handwriting and good pen. Subscribed
Thank you so much 😀
❤ What a beautiful tribute to your mother Rob
@@PamDazey Thank you, Pam. And thank you for what you wrote about her… it was really beautiful ❤️
Very jazzy ❤ I love it
Thanks!
This is incredible!! It is simple and very useful in composition
Thanks a lot!
Not even a couple of minutes in and I love it! Why? Because it stimulates and encourages the learner instead of spoonfeeding. I like the by-ear approach. A couple of tries, and I got the melody. Surely knowing it's Eb and black notes helps, but that's the point: providing a few clues, setting the stage, so to speak, and then encouraging filling in the gaps on one's own. That's what proper education should be all about: from the Latin educĕre, taking out, extracting, raising. The student is not a vase to be filled, the 'liquid' is partly already there but the student has no idea ;) Thanks a bunch!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!!
@@roberthodson More than welcome. Thank YOU!
c'est captivant !
merci!
Beautiful. I love how you create this classy and dreamy atmosphere. Great passionate playing and wonderful piano sound.
Thank you so much for this wonderful compliment!
@@roberthodson Just stating the truth ;) Have a nice w.e.
Glorious improv!
Thank you! Appreciate you for listening and especially for the comment.
its amazing
Thank you so much
Your improvisation is truly a masterpiece! Each note tells a story filled with emotions and passion. Your talent for creating music in the moment is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your art and filling our days with such beautiful melodies. I can't wait to hear your next creation!
I so appreciate your comment, thank you. I put these out, not knowing if anyone really listens, let alone finds them enjoyable or even inspiring. Seriously, this comment made my day.
You have a very nice tasteful and relaxed style.
Thank you so much. Really appreciate your comment.
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It's always wonderful to hear your improvs. By the way Riyoko is back in Japan now and played at NARU on 28th. Are you still in Japan or did things change? Let me show you her final feat in the US: ua-cam.com/video/7kMmFBLcvYA/v-deo.html
Thanks so much! And, thanks for sharing that video -- VERY cool to see. She's quite a beast on the keyboard (: Can't wait to see her in person. NARU is such a great club -- I've been there many times. I ended up canceling my trip -- since my mom passed 2 days before I was supposed to fly. Tentatively planning for a month over the new year holidays. Thanks again for your comments and support -- it really means a lot to me.
Really nice! I enjoyed your version.
Thank you for this lesson. You are a great teacher. Wish I had someone like you when I began.
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Good transcription.
Wonderfully played as always! 🎹🎵🎶✨👏
I'm sorry to hear that about your mom. 😔 It sounds like she had a long great life and was very proud and supportive of you. Nothing we say here will make you feel better. The best we can do is create and cherish wonderful memories with our loved ones while they are still here with us and keep them close in our minds when they are no longer here with us.
What a great video, please do post more
Any chance you could post more improvs on jazz standards?
More on the way. Thanks so much for your comment.
Beautiful! ❤
Thank you! 😊
I dont know exactly how I get here, but this is actually nice. Thanks
You just made me day! Thank you ♥
Cool
Thanks!
Very nice!
Thanks so much!
😅😅 more please about bebop jazz piano
Working on it... keep watching.
Condolences for your mom..
Thank you so much for your kindness.
What a beautifully played melody. ❤
Thank you.
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Great voicings very nice , but very complex if I not now where they came from... I wil practice these also... Is it True that the greatest or professionals pianist having there own trics to build these voicings... that they see from each other heey what's that came from? Like 2 greatest magicians not nowing the tric from the other? I am study first the guidetones from each 7th chords... and wil practice these in the circle of fifths but also random by see the first chord ... thats the tricy part to now right away what to play by random ... Quick thinking is always the hard side of the game😂 But I learned not to be overwelmed to want play everything the most jazzy chords are the rootles and the 2 grip ,its maybe a bag with the best trics and sometimes to switch for a other tric... 😊
Great content, Robert, much appreciated! A wonderful followup would your ideas of improvisation over these changes. Thank you!
Thanks again, Ira. Planning a follow-up to this.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ILOVE YOUR CHANNEL DO MORE PLEASE
Thank you so much! More videos on the way. Let me know if you have any particular tunes or topics you're interested in, and I'll see what I can do.
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Thank you!!
Beautiful.
Thank you!
Thanks!
A beautiful piece of music. Well done !! ❤
Thank you!
Really wonderful! 2:40 onward into the finale is very powerful and contrasting and I'm a sucker for double-finales. I'll take it for a spin a couple more times.
Thanks so much! I'm hoping to post some more videos over the next week or two, but then I'll be heading to Tokyo for a month. I'll look to see if Riyoko is playing -- I'd love to see/hear her!
@@roberthodson Oh Japan! Riyoko Takagi is in NYC now until June 25th. I've been helping her out getting around to places she wants to go to network and let her use my keyboard while she's here. She made her NYC debut the same day she landed, at a jazz restaurant in Harlem as a guest and got noticed right away for playing with musicians she never met. Everyone started to make plans to jam with her. The schedule is getting filled up pretty quick and it's only been 2 days. I got exactly 3 days heads up about the exact dates of her visit, spontaneous just like jazz. If you check her socials, you can see her updates.
@@LogioTek Thanks, I'll check out her socials. I'll be in Japan through mid-July, so maybe I can track her down.
@@roberthodson Oh yes then definitely! She got a performance schedule resumed at the end of June.
Nice clear and easy to understand explanation. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Scott Lafaro. Genius bass player . One of a kind.
Yes he was; absolutely incredible. Thanks so much for the comment!
Beautiful
Thank you so much! I checked out your channel and have subscribed. I really like your playing and compositions.
@@roberthodsonthanks! I like your work and subscribed too!