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Blues and jazz piano bootcamp

iMusicAcademy Blues and Jazz Christmas Bootcamp starts Dec 7th

Christmas Blues and Jazz Bootcamp Starts Dec 7th for Beginner/intermediate players Instant pre-download of all resources including member pre-bootcamp playlist Blues and jazz bootcamp link I am excited to be launching an 8 session Christmas bootcamp on Dec 7th at iMusicAcademy. Who is this for? In my opinion, this bootcamp is for all levels...

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Blues Pro in 1 Hour

3 Blues Piano Licks to Make You Sound Like a Pro In 1 Hour

It's hard to believe that this video is 6 years old. This is still my most popular video at 930k views. It is this video that has helped me meet people all over the world that are wanting to learn blues piano. We have created 4 Blues piano volumes to...

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Blues Piano Tutorial in C 16min lesson from Volume 2

In this Blues Piano Tutorial in C, I take you through an entire practice session for 16min while we break this lick down and learn it in 3 keys. The pdf is from Blues Volume 2 which contains the original bass line. In this example I teach a different...

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Another Late Night Blues Scale Connection and Alt Bass (2pdfs)

Here is your link to get these pdfs and many more from blues vol. 4. Blues Pdfs  Just for fun if you decide to get blues Vol.1, I have lowered the price from $24.99 to $7 Blues Volume 1 for $7 In this Example I have 2 more pdfs from Volume 4. One...

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Locking up the Hands

10k subscribers came and went! Thank you everyone! This lesson is a great triplett blues lesson showing you how to lock up the hands. This is one of the most often questions I get from people! You just need to take it in sections and think about counting it...

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50 Days to Flying Fingers Lesson

iMusicAcademy, When I began playing the piano, I was very fortunate to study with a very gifted classical pianist. He taught me about classical technique and how to play fast with little effort. I also learned how to play without injuring your hand. While I was studying classical music, I...

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Alt Blues Bass Lesson

Live Stream idea for Blues Piano example 9 lick with Alt Bass

iMusicAcademy, Many of you know that I am doing more live streams these days. This is partly because of my increase in teaching new students online. I am thankful for the my new students all of you that have supported me by getting the courses. Thank you for letting me...

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Blues Piano Volume 2 example 7

iMusicAcademy, Here is one of the more popular licks that you guys ask me about. The key to getting this blues lick under your fingers is to isolate the lick into several smaller parts. I do this with all of the licks teach. By breaking it down into smaller segments,...

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Alt Blues Bass Lesson

Day 32 of 50 Days to Flying Fingers

Hey guys! Based on your feedback, example 1 of 50 Days is one of your favorite exercises for working the fingers. In day 32, we do a slight variation by changing 1 note. This is a very important note. The E natural becomes and Eb. This will help you...

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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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