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JAZZ PIANO II V I PATTERN P1 PDF DOWNLOAD
This video is the critical connection between between your ability to play chord voicings and actually making music by applying them to songs! And it expands from here – there is jazz piano in your future! The II V I chord progression played with Pattern P1 will transform your time at the piano from “oy this is kind of difficult” (and a bit boring) to, “YES – fun, I can play songs, great, so happy about this!”
In truth, if you are able to play this II V I set of voicings in all keys then apply it to songs, your experience will suddenly be much more satisfying. Getting a good command Pattern allows for the next steps in your development including playing walking bass lines in swing feel, Bossa nova patterns, broken chords, interesting textures and connecting notes, etc.
Don’t forget to download the Jazz Piano II V I Pattern P1 PDF Download above, and reference it as you learn about the exercises with the video. (Also, a good idea to review the video, “Must Know Starter Voicing P1” in MichMusic Now – this is basically a prerequisite to the PATTERN P1 video. We’d love to hear from you – please leave a comment on YouTube or MichMusic.com and tell us what you’d like to see for future videos!
Check MusicHabit.com for the first course in the “Jazz Piano for Busy People” series: Jazz Foundation. It is all about patterns P1, P2, how to apply them to songs, expand them and apply interesting rhythmic styles.
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JAZZ PIANO HANDBOOK (Alfred Music)
This book covers Voicing and Pattern P1 (Position 1) in detail with recorded examples, exercises and etudes. Also included: Voicing/Pattern P2, P3, P4, how to play a walking bass line, bossa nova patterns, extensions, textures (such as arpeggios, broken chords, passing notes,) a Glossary with listing of virtually all chord symbols you may come across and what they mean, and more.
