Here are various studies on the tune green dolphin street.

In this etude the dampening is pretty much left up to you. You decide what rings and what doesn't. Go for clean lines. Everything can be dampened.

This is the first etude of the Friedman book. Make sure you dampen the previous note exactly when you play the next note. Pedal should be kept down during the whole etude. Try to get a nice legato sounding melody.

The 4th etude has a different technique of dampening. It´s in the beginning line of the etude. Can you figure out how to play this first line?

Here´s the 3rd etude in the friedman book. This is a real focus on playing dynamically.

In this section you will learn all about music theory.

Here are the major scales and some ideas on how you could practice these scales.

Here we will discuss basic chord voicings.

Here are comping examples based over the tune 'Quet Nights'. There are 3 examples. Each one varies a little bit. The last 2 especially work well with no accompaniment. For example if you comping in duo with only a flute.

Check out the rhythms and the consistency of the rhythms. They repeat over and over to create a groove.