Jazz Piano School

By Brenden Lowe : Professional Jazz Pianist and Jazz Piano Educator

Arts Education Performing Arts Music

What's Jazz Piano School about?

Learn jazz piano without the guesswork. The ultimate hub for online jazz piano education.

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Jazz Piano School episodes:

05.21.2024
Fast Tempo Improv
Here are my 5 best secrets to improvising over super fast tempos so you sound like a pro! Also... Have you been trying to learn jazz piano with youtube videos, dvds, teachers but feel like you're still constantly guessing, can't play any tunes...
05.16.2024
Jazz Piano Rootless Voicings Structure 2 Practice
On to practice Round 2! We'll be practicing structure 2 of our rootless voicings at 5 different tempos. Here we go! Have you been trying to learn jazz piano with youtube videos, dvds, teachers but feel like you're still constantly guessing,...
05.07.2024
Rootless Voicing Structure 1 Practice Lesson - 5 Tempos
This episode will be something I've NEVER done before. This will be a practice lesson that will allow you to practice your rootless voicings with me! Sounds fun right? Well, more fun then practicing by yourself I would imagine. I'll...
04.30.2024
One Fast Tip For Solo Piano Cocktail Jazz
I say things over and over and over again. Want to know why? Because there are things I see students do over and over and over again. And that's okay! I'm not blaming anyone, but it's exactly why I made...
04.25.2024
Solo Piano Fills: 3 Easy Tricks
What do you do when you have 4 beats to fill? What about 7 beats? Because I was a deer in headlights for most of my career. I never really knew what to do! No one ever taught me. But...
04.16.2024
This 1 Secret Will Take Your Bebop Playing to the Next Level
The "Kansas City" blues scale is a variation on the traditional blues scale. Its sound was codified by musicians from Kansas City, dating all the way back to Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, and eventually adopted by the great bebop Saxophonist...
04.03.2024
The One Solo Jazz Piano Technique You Need!
There is one technique setup that you need to learn for both of your hands when playing solo jazz piano. Without it, you'll never get the sound you're after. If you practice this, you'll be 95% of the way there....
03.29.2024
Blues Scale Improv: Kansas City Style!
The "Kansas City" blues scale is a variation on the traditional blues scale. Its sound was codified by musicians from Kansas City, dating all the way back to Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, and eventually adopted by the great bebop Saxophonist...
03.12.2024
Cocktail Piano Endings (9 Ways)
Finding good ways to end cocktail jazz piano tunes can be tricky. But have no fear. With these 9 endings you're about to learn, you'll always have the perfect ending up your sleeve to use in any situation. Let's check...
02.28.2024
How To Captivate Audiences With Your Improvisation
Why is it that you're clinging to every note some jazz artists play, and others, you're kind of bored? I've heard monster players that technically sounded great! And played no "wrong" notes, but didn't inspire me or move my soul....
02.21.2024
Modern Jazz Basics in 7 Steps
As with everything in life, a couple small changes can produce big results. The same holds true for creating a modern jazz piano sound. With a couple of small but mighty elements, you can begin to easily produce a modern...
02.06.2024
The ONLY Modern Jazz Chord You'll Ever Need - Part 2
There is a chord that has become ubiquitous in the modern jazz idiom. This harmony can be used in a variety of settings, and has many implications for composition and improvisation in a modern jazz style. In this podcast lesson,...
01.30.2024
The ONLY Modern Jazz Chord You'll Ever Need - Part 1
There is a chord that has become ubiquitous in the modern jazz idiom. This harmony can be used in a variety of settings, and has many implications for composition and improvisation in a modern jazz style. Sterling Cozza will show...
01.17.2024
Jazz Piano School Reflections for 2023 and 2024
Once a year, usually in January, I sit down and record an audio only podcast. It's theraputic for me to reflect back on the year and think about what's coming up. If you're just into learning jazz piano and don't...
01.04.2024
What to Practice For Jazz Piano: 2024 Goal Planning Part 2 & 3
I gave out the planning aspect in my last podcast episode. How to organize your goals. How to rank them and prioritize them. How to make a plan, and how to revise your plan. If you haven't listened to that...
12.20.2023
2024 Planning for Success: How To Organize Your Goals
The information is out there. There is no doubt about that. You can find anything you want on the internet. But how do we make a plan for our goals. How do we know what information we need to sprint...
12.13.2023
Slow Motion Bebop Solo: The 3 Things You Need
It's hard to understand what makes improvisation sounds good. But wait...is it actually hard? Not really. In this lesson I'll demonstrate in super slow motion how to construct bebop lines using just 3 things. When you use these 3 things...
11.27.2023
10 Assessments To See Where Your Jazz Piano Is At
10 Assessments To See Where Your Jazz Piano Is At
11.15.2023
How to Sidestep Like Herbie Hancock!
When Herbie Hancock joined Miles Davis 2nd Quintet, he revolutionized chromatic improvising with Tony Williams and Ron Carter. Even before this period, Herbie used a technique he invented known as "sidestepping." This served as the basis for his chromatic approach,...
11.07.2023
6 Rhythm Exercises To Help You Swing Harder!
Learning how to swing in jazz is one of the most difficult things you could possibly do. And no matter how many fancy lines you play, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. That statement could...
10.31.2023
Jazz Piano Rootless Voicings 30 Day Challenge
I told myself I wouldn't do this, but I just couldn't help it. This is a replay from the first live workshop I did for all my 30-Challenge participants. I won't be reposting anymore, but I had to repost this...
10.17.2023
14 Ways To Practice Jazz To 10x Your Learning Speed
Practicing is NOT about being comfortable. It's about being uncomfortable. So when it comes time for you to perform, you're ready for anything. With the 14 practice strategies I'll teach you in this podcast, you'll learn any jazz piano tool...
10.10.2023
11 Creative Ways To Transform Your Improvisation
It's not about WHAT you play, it's about HOW you play. This phrase alone changed my musical life. At some point, learning more notes and licks won't get you anywhere. You got to take what you already know and make...
10.02.2023
How Beginner Mike Started Playing Gorgeous Ballads In Just 10 Weeks!
I'm sure you get sick of listening to me tell you what to work on, what to practice etc. Trust me, I've been there. I would zone out constantly when my teacher was talking. BUT...when I saw another student make...
09.26.2023
Make 90% Of Your Progress With This ONE Voicing
Most jazz piano students fail because we're chasing the 1%. That cool McCoy lick or that killin' Herbie Voicing. That is not really jazz my friends, that is the brilliance of the artist. If you chase the shiny pearly or...
09.05.2023
Use This 3-Note Finger Trick to Sound Like a Virtuoso
Follow along as Sterling shows you a diminished voicing that is sure to turn some heads. These crunchy chords work over diminished tonalities, and can also be applied to dominant chords in various jazz standards. These chords always bring the...
08.29.2023
Easy Jazz Piano Improvisation Guide
I've filtered down my education A LOT recently due to my Accelerator and Mastermind programs that are now open for enrollment until Sept 5th, 2023. 99% of all jazz piano students want one, a combination, or all of just 3 goals. Here...
08.22.2023
Easy 5 Step Process To Play Solo Jazz Piano Tunes
I've filtered down my education A LOT recently due to my Accelerator and Mastermind programs that are now open for enrollment until Sept 5th, 2023. 99% of all jazz piano students want one, a combination, or all of just 3 goals. Here...
08.18.2023
How To Play Jazz Piano In A Band Or Accompany a Vocalist
I've filtered down my education A LOT recently due to my Accelerator and Mastermind programs that are now open for enrollment until Sept 5th, 2023. 99% of all jazz piano students want one, a combination, or all of just 3 goals. Here...
08.08.2023
Jazz Improvisation in 11 Steps!
It's one thing to be taught one part of the puzzle...but what about the whole puzzle? In this fun lesson, I'll show you my 11 step improvisation road map and start at the very beginning. I'll demonstrate step one over...
07.26.2023
Make Your Chords POP with this Diminished Voicing!
Follow along as Sterling shows you a diminished voicing that is sure to turn some heads. These crunchy chords work over diminished tonalities, and can also be applied to dominant chords in various jazz standards. These chords always bring the...
07.18.2023
Jazz Solo Piano Benchmarks and Assessments
Taking private lessons can seen never ending. In fact, most of the time, it IS never ending. You never really know if you're getting better because the teacher doesn't give you any goals, benchmarks or assessments. You'll definitely want to...
07.11.2023
The Call and Response Improvisation Method
Doing anything in life over and over and over again is boring. Being in the same room for 5 hours is boring. Listening to single note eighth note lines over and over again is boring. We need contrast. We need...
06.28.2023
Accelerator & Masterclass Info
One of the most successful jazz piano education things I've ever done to date has been my private Accelerator program. This gives students a chance to work me, get custom lesson plans, group lesson, guest masterclass', open mic nights and...
06.20.2023
Do This ONE Thing To Make Your Tunes Swing!
It's one thing to play jazz standards like Autumn Leaves and Fly Me To The Moon, it's a whole other thing to actually make them swing. Did you just clench up? Don't worry because it only takes just one, simple,...
06.13.2023
How to Not Get Lost While Improvising
I remember always asking my teachers how they were able to keep track of the time and not get lost while improvising. Do you know what their response was most of the time? "I don't know, I just feel it."...
06.06.2023
The Moanin' Blues/Gospel Octave Trick!
Moanin' is a classic jazz tune for a number of reasons. The soulful, blues, and gospel sound that the tune expresses and the amazing solo Bobby Timmons takes utilizing the octave trick that I'm about to show you in this...
05.30.2023
Jazz Piano Improv Flavor With Diads
Most of the time you hear single note eighth note lines when listening to jazz. When you start to integrate diads into those lines you'll get some really spicy flavors that go great with the blues and really any other...
05.24.2023
Improve Your Piano Touch with These 2 Simple Practice Tips
Have you ever heard a pianist with a beautifully sensitive touch and wondered, "how do they do that?" In this podcast lesson, Sterling will give you some practice tips on how you can improve your piano touch to enhance your...
05.16.2023
300th Podcast Celebration: Live Zoom Q & A
You know you've been doing a podcast for a long time when you hit 300 episodes. Yes, I've been recording a podcast for jazz piano school for a little over 8 years now. In this live celebration you'll see a...
05.09.2023
Gospel Passing Chords: 3 Easy Movements for Beginners
Jazz is obviously awesome with all it's 7th chords but sometimes just using plain old simple triads can create beautiful music. By using these 3 different passing chord movements that step from gospel and church playing you can write and...
05.04.2023
Master All 12 Keys with this Simple Exercise
Do you find yourself struggling to play in certain keys, or get stuck moving between them? Watch as Sterling Cozza shows you how to master playing in all 12 keys with this simple exercise! By practicing chords and scales using...
04.25.2023
Easy Jazz Piano #9 Voicings
Learn how to easily create #9 voicings fast in this free lesson. Even a complete beginner can do it, and even if you're a more intermediate or advanced player, I'll show you how to turn them into advanced #9 voicings...
04.18.2023
Easy Jazz Piano Improv With Extensions
Using extensions to improvise with is usually very overwhelming. How do we use them? When do we use them? Where do we use them? I never got much clear education on this but I'm about to change that for you....
04.11.2023
Beginner Jazz Piano: The 6 Best Tips
The 6 tips I teach in this lesson will drastically and instantly make your playing sound like and intermediate or advanced player. They are the bedrock to creating a more advanced sound and every beginner players should work to implement...
04.05.2023
Drop 2 Voicings in 3 Easy Steps
The voicing I get asked the most about in jazz piano is the drop 2 voicing. Why? Because it's a pro voicing. But trying to learn them the traditional way with two notes in each hand is difficult. How do...
03.29.2023
Jazz Piano Practice Routine in 3 Steps
Most of the time beginner and intermediate students have a hard time creating a thick and lush sound while playing solo piano. And I don't blame them. It took me FOREVER to figure this out. But with these 3 tips...
03.21.2023
3 Strategies To Fill Out Your Solo Piano Sound
Most of the time beginner and intermediate students have a hard time creating a thick and lush sound while playing solo piano. And I don't blame them. It took me FOREVER to figure this out. But with these 3 tips...
03.14.2023
The Greatest Beginner Solo Piano Tip in 1 Minute
This tip that I will teach you in literally one minute has the power to drastically change your solo piano sound instantly. Don't believe me? Well there is only one thing I have left to say...try it. It isn't for...
03.08.2023
Daily Jazz Piano Practice: A 4 Step System
Daily Jazz Piano Practice: A 4 Step System

What's Jazz Piano School about?

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Jazz Piano School episodes:

Fast Tempo Improv

Jazz Piano Rootless Voicings Structure 2 Practice

Rootless Voicing Structure 1 Practice Lesson - 5 Tempos

One Fast Tip For Solo Piano Cocktail Jazz

Solo Piano Fills: 3 Easy Tricks

This 1 Secret Will Take Your Bebop Playing to the Next Level

The One Solo Jazz Piano Technique You Need!

Blues Scale Improv: Kansas City Style!

Cocktail Piano Endings (9 Ways)

How To Captivate Audiences With Your Improvisation

Modern Jazz Basics in 7 Steps

The ONLY Modern Jazz Chord You'll Ever Need - Part 2

The ONLY Modern Jazz Chord You'll Ever Need - Part 1

Jazz Piano School Reflections for 2023 and 2024

What to Practice For Jazz Piano: 2024 Goal Planning Part 2 & 3

2024 Planning for Success: How To Organize Your Goals

Slow Motion Bebop Solo: The 3 Things You Need

10 Assessments To See Where Your Jazz Piano Is At

How to Sidestep Like Herbie Hancock!

6 Rhythm Exercises To Help You Swing Harder!

Jazz Piano Rootless Voicings 30 Day Challenge

14 Ways To Practice Jazz To 10x Your Learning Speed

11 Creative Ways To Transform Your Improvisation

How Beginner Mike Started Playing Gorgeous Ballads In Just 10 Weeks!

Make 90% Of Your Progress With This ONE Voicing

Use This 3-Note Finger Trick to Sound Like a Virtuoso

Easy Jazz Piano Improvisation Guide

Easy 5 Step Process To Play Solo Jazz Piano Tunes

How To Play Jazz Piano In A Band Or Accompany a Vocalist

Jazz Improvisation in 11 Steps!

Make Your Chords POP with this Diminished Voicing!

Jazz Solo Piano Benchmarks and Assessments

The Call and Response Improvisation Method

Accelerator & Masterclass Info

Do This ONE Thing To Make Your Tunes Swing!

How to Not Get Lost While Improvising

The Moanin' Blues/Gospel Octave Trick!

Jazz Piano Improv Flavor With Diads

Improve Your Piano Touch with These 2 Simple Practice Tips

300th Podcast Celebration: Live Zoom Q & A

Gospel Passing Chords: 3 Easy Movements for Beginners

Master All 12 Keys with this Simple Exercise

Easy Jazz Piano #9 Voicings

Easy Jazz Piano Improv With Extensions

Beginner Jazz Piano: The 6 Best Tips

Drop 2 Voicings in 3 Easy Steps

Jazz Piano Practice Routine in 3 Steps

3 Strategies To Fill Out Your Solo Piano Sound

The Greatest Beginner Solo Piano Tip in 1 Minute

Daily Jazz Piano Practice: A 4 Step System

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