Learn tips on how to go through a fake book in the key of F major in this free video clip series on music theory.
Learn how to play a song our expert wrote called "Chillin' At Home Making Chicken With You" and improvise at the end in this free video clip.
Learn tips on how our expert came up with the chords and changes in the first part of his song in this free video clip.
Learn tips on how our expert came up with the chords and changes in the second part of his song in this free video clip.
Learn tips and walk step by step through the melody of a composition in this free video clip.
Learn tips and walk step by step through the chords, bass line and melody of a composition by reading sheet music in this free video clip.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret the first two measures of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 11 and 12 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 13 and 14 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 15 through 17 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 3 and 4 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 5 and 6 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 7 and 8 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how to read and interpret measures 9 and 10 of a composition in this free video clip on music theory.
Learn tips on how our expert came up with the chords and changes in his song and watch him play them in this free video clip.
Learn tips and walk step by step through the bass line and melody of a composition in this free video clip.
Summary: Music has always been a part of all of us as human beings. As a result, we have devised ways to write it, read it and of course play it. We have developed terms for every musical scenario imaginable and ways to teach all of it as well. Things like minor and major, 7th chords, intervals and chords are all great examples of the way we like to organize things as a species. Improvisation is a great example of the speed at which our brains work. Very popular among jazz players, improvisation is a great tool to test your knowledge of the instrument as well as let go of some of the rules.
In this great video series our expert Ryan Larson, a great jazz pianist, shows us not only how to instantly better our improvisational skills but also how to read and write music on paper. He even ventures to teach us a to play a song walking us measure by measure through it. You are only able to improvise with as much as you know so make sure the next time you're jamming with your friends you wow them with how well you know your instrument, whatever it might be!
Expert: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to understanding the logic behind reading and improvising over the harmonic series, you find that you can learn every basic chord just by running one song through all twelve keys.