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This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you Discover, Learn, and Play the most important jazz piano skill of them all. Your treatment, articulation, and feel of The 8th Note. In this jazz piano lessons you will:

1. Discover: The Importance of the 8th Note
2. Learn: How to methodically approach studying the 8th Note
3. Play: Various Quarter/8th Note combinations common in jazz literature

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• Illustrations (detailed graphics in all 12 keys)
• Lead Sheets (sheet music for all 12 keys)
• Play Along Tracks (ensemble assistance and practice tips)
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EPISODE OUTLINE:

1. The Quarter Note
   1. Metronome Demonstrations
      1. Counts 1 2 3 4
   2. Outline Sounds (Chords)
      1. Major
      2. Dominant
      3. Minor
      4. Half-Diminished
      5. Diminished
2. The 8th Note
   1. Straight 8th vs. Swing 8th
      1. Straight = Even
      2. Swing = Long/Short
   2. Metronome Demonstration
      1. Counts 1 2 3 4
3. Quarter/8th Note Rhythmic Combinations
   1. C Dominant 7th
      1. Demo 1
         1. Four Quarter Notes
   2. C Dominant 7th
      1. Demo 2
         1. Three Quarter Notes (Counts 1 2 3)
         2. Pair of 8th Notes (Count 4)
   3. C Dominant 7th
      1. Demo 3
         1. Three Quarter Notes (Counts 1 2 4)
         2. Pair of 8th Notes (Count 3)
   4. C Dominant 7th
      1. Demo 4
         1. Three Quarter Notes (Counts 1 3 4)
         2. Pair of 8th Notes (Count 2)
   5. C Dominant 7th
      1. Demo 5
         1. Three Quarter Notes (Counts 2 3 4)
         2. Pair of 8th Notes (Count 1)

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