Bob Taylor

37 Blues and Jazz songs and etudes (digital songbook)

I am very excited to announce my first ever Songbook from iMusicAcademy. You may be wondering what is in this songbook, and why was it created? Back in 2021 I led a course of 50 students in Blues volume 1 in all keys. The community aspect of working together with...

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Alternate Bass Lines for Blues Piano

Here is an example of the Alt blues bass line course coming out in March. Please like the video and get download the pdf here https://imusicacademy.com/piano/ The pdf will be in your inbox. Also, I will be sending out more of these pdfs and tips as we get closer to...

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Jazz Piano Voicing lesson(4ths) and Bassline from “So What” by Miles Davis

iMusicAcademy, For this video I wanted to do something a little different. When pianists learn the dorian mode, this is one of the most important voicings to learn. It comes from the tune "So What" by Miles Davis off of the album Kind of Blue. The voicing is stacked in...

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Get Blues Piano Vol 1-3 and get Jazz Vol 1 for Free

Blues Courses (and jazz course) have 4 hours of Video and 40 pdfs I have been getting a lot of questions about the blues courses. The number 1 question is "Do the Videos come with Pdfs?" The answer is yes. Blues Volumes 1-3 and Jazz course have a total of 40...

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IMPORTANT NEWS and New Jazz Piano Lick PDF

iMusicAcademy, Wow, what a great start to the new year! I am proud of all of the students who have been sticking with the courses and staying focused. I am seeing amazing progress from my weekly students! Keep it up! Important news! I have had the blues bundle courses on sale for...

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Killer Jazz Piano Lick with walking bass line

iMusicAcademy, Here a great Jazz piano lick for a 1 6 2 5 turnaround with a bass line. You are going to be learning a lot if you study this lick. First, let's start with the left hand. In addition to learn the bass notes for the chords (C,A,D,G)  you also...

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Jazz Piano Walking Bass with Comping exercise (loop)

iMusicAcademy, Here is a great exercise I give my students to learn how to do a walking bass line while playing comping chords in the right hand. This example is moving from a C7 to an F7 which happens in the first 2 measure of jazz blues progression in the...

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