Play a Fake Book Composition In C Major

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Basics on reading though a fake book composition in the key of C major; learn everything you need to know in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Additional Techniques for Composing Music on the Piano
How this expert came up with the chords and changes of section B of this fake book composition; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Fake Book Composition in C Major
Basics for playing a fake book composition in C major, along with a introductory jam; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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How To Compose Music on the Piano
How the expert pianist came up with the chords and changes in his music composition; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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How To Play A Fake Book Composition
How to play and read a song in C major from a fake book composition; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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How To Play A Fake Book Composition
Basics on how to play through a fake book composition on the piano with chords and melody; learn this and more in this free online video piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measure 15-19
How to read and interpret the last measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 11-12
How to read and interpret the eleventh and twelfth measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 1-2
How to read and interpret the first two measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 3-4
How to read and interpret the third and fourth measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 5-6
How to read and interpret the fifth and sixth measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 7-8
How to read and interpret the seventh and eighth measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Playing A Composition: Measures 9-10
How to read and interpret the ninth and tenth measures of a composition, including tips; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Read & Play Music Bass Notes
How to read and play through a composition's bass notes and melody; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Review Of Composition: Section A
Review of section A of the fake book composition, including a concise overview; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.

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Summary: A fake book is a collection of song and musical composition lead sheets that each contain the melody, basic chords and lyrics for a particular piece of music. Fake books are intended to help a musician learn a composition as quickly as possible by providing the minimum information necessary for the musician to improvise or “fake” a song. The fake book is essential to jazz musicians and other public performing musicians where improvisation is almost required of the artist.

In this free online piano lesson, an expert jazz musician will demonstrate how to read through a fake book composition in C major. He will demonstrate how to play the various measures and sections of the fake book composition on piano, as well as how to improvise while playing. Our jazz expert will play through the composition with just the bass notes and melody, and also demonstrate the chords and melody together. If you already have a thorough knowledge of the piano and sheet music but are looking to enhance your musical improvisation or jazz music skills, this video will give you the information and knowledge you will need to succeed.

About the Expert

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.