This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Inside Outside harmony to develop melodic jazz improvisation vocabulary. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates 12 jazz improvisation motifs using four different motion patterns—an invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing this historical and contemporary approach to improvising. Download the Podcast Guide.

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1. Inside, Outside
   1. 12 Notes in Music
      1. 7 Notes in a Scale
         1. C Minor Scale (Inside): C D Eb F G A Bb
      2. 5 Notes Outside the Scale
         1. C Minor Scale (Outside): C# E F# G# B
   2. Triad Pair
      1. C Minor: C Eb G
      2. C# Minor: C# E G#
2. Ascending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 1)
      1. Inside: C Minor Root Position)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (1st  Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 2)
      1. Inside: C Minor (1st inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (2nd  Inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 3)
      1. Inside: C Minor (2nd Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (Root Position)
3. Ascending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 4)
      1. Inside: C Minor (Root Position)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (2nd  Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 5)
      1. Inside: C Minor (1st Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 6)
      1. Inside: C Minor (2nd Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (1st inversion)
4. Descending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 7)
      1. Inside: C Minor (1st Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (Root Position)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 8)
      1. Inside: C Minor (2nd Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (1st  Inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 9)
      1. Inside: C Minor (Root Position)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (2nd  Inversion)
5. Descending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 10)
      1. Inside: C Minor (1st Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (2nd Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 11)
      1. Inside: C Minor (2nd Inversion)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 12)
      1. Inside: C Minor (Root Position)
      2. Outside: C# Minor (1st  Inversion)

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Major Chromaticism, Pt. 1, to develop jazz improvisation vocabulary. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates 12 jazz improvisation motifs using four different motion patterns—an invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing this iconic progression and voicings. Download the Podcast Guide.

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1.  Chromatic Scale
   1. Fingering
      1. Google Search (plenty of good fingering charts)
         1. 1-3-1-3-1-2-3-1-3-1-3-1-2
   2. C Major 7
      1. Root to 3rd: 1-3-1-3-4
      2. 3rd to 5th: 3-1-2-3
      3. 5th to 7th: 1-3-1-3-4
2. Ascending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 1)
      1. Chromaticism: Root up to minor 3rd
      2. Major Arpeggio: 3rd to Root (1st Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 2)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd up to 5th
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root up to 5th (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 3)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th up to minor 7th
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root up to 5th (Root Position)
3. Ascending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 4)
      1. Chromaticism: Root up to minor 3rd
      2. Major Arpeggio: 3rd down to 5th (3rd Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 5)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd up to 5th
      2. Major Arpeggio: 3rd down to 5th (2nd Inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 6)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th up to minor 7th
      2. Major Arpeggio: 7th down to 3rd (Major Fragment)
4. Descending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 7)
      1. Chromaticism: Root down to Sixth
      2. Major Arpeggio: 5th to Root (Root Position)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 8)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd down to b2
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root to 3rd (1st inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 9)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th down to Major 3rd
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root down to 3rd (1st Inversion)
5. Descending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 10)
      1. Chromaticism: Root down to 6th
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root up to 5th (Root Position)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 11)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd down to b2
      2. Major Arpeggio: Root up to 5th (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 12)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th down to Major 3rd
      2. Major Arpeggio: 5th up to 3rd (2nd Inversion)

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play the Minor Chromaticism, Pt. 1 to develop jazz improvisation vocabulary. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates 12 jazz improvisation motifs using four different motion patterns. An invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing this iconic progression and voicings. Download Podcast Guide.

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1.  Chromatic Scale
   1. Fingering
      1. Google Search (plenty of good fingering charts)
         1. 1-3-1-3-1-2-3-1-3-1-3-1-2
   2. C Minor7
      1. Root to 3rd: 1-3-1-3
      2. 3rd to 5th: 3-1-2-3
      3. 5th to 7th: 1-3-1-3
2. Ascending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 1)
      1. Chromaticism: Root up to 3rd
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th up to 3rd (2nd Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 2)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd up to b5
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th up to 3rd (2nd Inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 3)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th up to 7th
      2. Minor Arpeggio: Root up to 5th (Root Position)
3. Ascending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 4)
      1. Chromaticism: Root up to 3rd
      2. Minor Arpeggio: Root down to 3rd (2nd Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 5)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd up to b5
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th down to Root (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 6)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th up to 7th
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th down to Root (Root Position)
4. Descending/Descending  Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 7)
      1. Chromaticism: Root down to 6th
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th down to Root (Position)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 8)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd down to Root
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th to Root (Root Position)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 9)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th down to Major 3rd
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 3rd down to 5th (2nd Inversion)
5. Descending/Ascending Motion
   1. Pattern 1 (Demo 10)
      1. Chromaticism: Root down to 6th
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th up to 3rd (2nd Inversion)
   2. Pattern 2 (Demo 11)
      1. Chromaticism: 3rd down to Root
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 5th up to 3rd (2nd Inversion)
   3. Pattern 3 (Demo 12)
      1. Chromaticism: 5th down to Major 3rd
      2. Minor Arpeggio: 3rd up to Root (Root Position)

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play the iconic II-V-I Progression, Pt. 2. In this episode, we layer various melodic triad patterns over the II-V-I Progression to begin developing improvisational jazz language. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates the four minor triad motions (ascending/descending, descending/ascending, ascending/ascending, descending/descending) launching for the root, third, and fifth of the minor triad in all 12 major keys. An invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing this iconic progression and voicings. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. II-V-I Progression (Key of Bb Major)
   1. Ascending/Descending
      1. Minor Triad Motion
         1. Root Entry Point
            1. Ascending: B C Eb G
            2. Descending: F# G Eb C
         2. 3rd Entry Point
            1. Ascending: B C Eb G
            2. Descending: F# G Eb C
         3. 5th Entry Point
            1. Ascending: F# G C Eb
            2. Descending: D Eb C G
   2. Descending/Ascending
      1. Minor Triad Motion
         1. Root Entry Point
            1. Descending: B C G Eb
            2. Ascending: D Eb G C
         2. 3rd Entry Point
            1. Descending: D Eb C G
            2. Ascending: F# G C Eb
         3. 5th Entry Point
            1. Descending: F# G Eb C
            2. Ascending: B C Eb G
   3. Ascending/Ascending
      1. Minor Triad Motion
         1. Root Entry Point
            1. Ascending: B C Eb G
            2. Ascending: F# G C Eb
         2. 3rd Entry Point
            1. Ascending: D Eb G C
            2. Ascending: B C Eb G
         3. 5th Entry Point
            1. Ascending: F# G C Eb
            2. Ascending: D Eb B C
   4. Descending/Descending
      1. Minor Triad Motion
         1. Root Entry Point
            1. Descending: B C G Eb
            2. Descending: D Eb C G
         2. 3rd Entry Point
            1. Descending: D Eb C G
            2. Descending: F# G Eb C
         3. 5th Entry Point
            1. Descending: F# G Eb C
            2. Descending: D Eb C G

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play the iconic II-V-I Progression, Pt. 1 using traditional and contemporary shell voicings for your left hand. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates the II-V-I Progression using traditional and contemporary shell voicings in all 12 major keys. An invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing this iconic progression and voicings. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. Voicings
   1. Minor Voicings
      1. Traditional Shells
         1. 3-7-9
         2. 7-3-5
      2. Contemporary Shells
         1. 1-4-7
         2. 5-1-4
   2. Dominant Voicings
      1. Traditional Shells
         1. 3-7-9
         2. 7-3-5
      2. Contemporary Shells
         1. 3-6-9
         2. 7-3-6
   3. Major Voicings
      1. Traditional Shells
         1. 3-7-9
         2. 7-3-5
      2. Contemporary Shells
         1. 3-6-9
         2. 7-3-6
2. II-V-I Progression
   1. Using Traditional Shell Voicings
      1. Option 1
         1. II = 3-7-9
         2. V = 7-3-5
         3. I = 3-7-9
      2. Option 2
         1. II = 7-3-5
         2. V = 3-7-9
         3. I = 7-3-5
   2. Using Contemporary Shell Voicings
      1. Option 1
         1. II = 1-4-7
         2. V = 7-3-6
         3. I = 3-6-9
      2. Option 2
         1. II = 5-1-4
         2. V = 3-6-9
         3. I = 7-3-6

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Secondary Two-Handed Voicings using 5-Note Shapes for all primary sounds (major, dominant, minor, half-diminished, diminished). Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates two primary voicings options using five notes that are played across two hands. An invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing these iconic shapes and sounds. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. C Major Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Secondary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: D, G
      2. Right Hand: C, E, A
   2. Secondary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: A, D
      2. Right Hand: G, B, E
2. C Dominant Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Secondary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: E, Bb
      2. Right Hand: Eb, Ab, Db
   2. Secondary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: Bb, E
      2. Right Hand: Ab, Db, Gb
3. C Minor Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Secondary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: D, G
      2. Right Hand: C, F, A
   2. Secondary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: A, D
      2. Right Hand: G, C, F
4. C Half Diminished Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Secondary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: Bb, Eb
      2. Right Hand: Ab, Db, F
   2. Secondary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: F, Bb
      2. Right Hand: Eb, Ab, Db
5. C Diminished Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Secondary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: C#, F#
      2. Right Hand: B, E, G#
   2. Secondary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: G#, C#
      2. Right Hand: F#, B, E

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Two-Handed Voicings using 5-Note Shapes for all primary sounds (major, dominant, minor, half-diminished, diminished). Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates two primary voicings options using five notes that are played across two hands. An invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing these iconic shapes and sounds. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. C Major Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Primary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: E, A
      2. Right Hand: D, G, B (C)
   2. Primary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: B, E
      2. Right Hand: A, D, G
2. C Dominant Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Primary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: E, Bb
      2. Right Hand: E, A, D
   2. Primary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: Bb, E
      2. Right Hand: A, D, G
3. C Minor Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Primary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: C, F
      2. Right Hand: Bb, Eb, G
   2. Primary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: G, C
      2. Right Hand: F, Bb, Eb
4. C Half Diminished Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Primary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: C, Gb
      2. Right Hand: C, F, Bb
   2. Primary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: Gb, C
      2. Right Hand: F, Bb, Eb
5. C Diminished Two-Handed Voicings
   1. Primary Option 1
      1. Left Hand: Eb, A
      2. Right Hand: Eb, Ab, Db
   2. Primary Option 2
      1. Left Hand: A, Eb
      2. Right Hand: Ab, Db, Gb

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Triads using Lower Neighboring Tones (Half-Step Approachments) to create "intentional tension"; an essential jazz piano skill in for improvisation development. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates all twelve major and minor triads in root position and inversions using lower neighboring tones to develop improvisational jazz lines (phrases); an invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing these iconic shapes and sounds. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. C Major Triad
   1. Root Position
      1. Ascending: B C E G
      2. Descending: F# G E C
   2. 1st Inversion
      1. Ascending: D# E G C
      2. Descending: B C G E
   3. 2nd Inversion
      1. Ascending: F# G C E
      2. Descending: D# E C G
2. C Minor Triad
   1. Root Position
      1. Ascending: B C Eb G
      2. Descending: F# G Eb C
   2. 1st Inversion
      1. Ascending: D Eb G C
      2. Descending: B C G Eb
   3. 2nd Inversion
      1. Ascending: F# G C Eb
      2. Descending: D Eb C G

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Triads using Major and Minor shapes played harmonically and melodically; an essential jazz piano skill in preparation for improvisation development. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates all twelve major and minor triads in root position and inversions; an invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing these fundamental (and absolutely essential) shapes and sounds. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. C Major Triad
   1. Demonstrated harmonically and melodically
      1. Root Position C E G
      2. 1st Inversion E G C
      3. 2nd Inversion G C E
2. C Minor Triad
   1. Demonstrated harmonically and melodically
      1. Root Position C Eb G
      2. 1st Inversion Eb G C
      3. 2nd Inversion G C Eb

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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Stationary Improvisation using Cyclical Quadruplet Patterns. Be sure to Download the Podcast Guide for this podcast that musically notates various Cyclical Quadruplet combinations for each of the twelve minor chords launching from the root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th of the sound; an invaluable educational tool to reference while studying and practicing. Download Podcast Guide.

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1. F Minor Cyclical Quadruplets Combinations
   1. Launching from Root
      1. F Ab G F
      2. Eb C D Eb
   2. Launching from 3rd
      1. Ab Bb C Ab
      2. F Eb D F
   3. Launching from 5th
      1. C Ab Bb C
      2. Eb G F Eb
   4. Launching from 7th
      1. Eb D C Eb
      2. F G Ab F

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