intermediate

Working on Pedaling, Chords and Technique.

Working on Pedaling, Technique, and Dynamics

Friedman Pedaling Exercise 

Pedaling Exercise

Dampening and Pedaling

🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 10: Putting It All Together

In Part 10, we bring together the core concepts from Parts 1–9 into a single, musical chorus over Minority by Gigi Gryce. This etude is designed not to feel like a technical study, but like a complete improvised statement — one that clearly implies harmony through line construction alone.

Throughout the chorus, you’ll hear:

Dampening and Technique

Dampening and Technique

🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 8: Applying Scale & Chord Outlining to Tunes – “Minority”

In Part 8, we take the scale and chord outlining concepts from the previous lessons and apply them directly to a jazz standard: Minority by Gigi Gryce. This exercise demonstrates how a thoughtful balance of linear scale motion and targeted chord tones can clearly express harmony within the context of a real tune — without relying on block chords or dense voicings.

🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 7: Scale & Chord Outlining Combinations

In Part 7, we combine two essential approaches to line construction: scale-based motion and chord outlining. These exercises move through ii–V progressions in descending whole steps, blending linear scale passages with clear chord-tone targets to create lines that sound both melodic and harmonically grounded.