rhythmic styles in comping. More chord voicings, the blues. More chord voicings. Application to standards. ii-v-i.

harmonic framework of standards. Chord voicings. ii v-i lines. More comping techniques. Standards applications. Chromatic tones. 3-7 voicings with application. Anatomy of a jazz solo and its application to a standard piece. Altered chords. The melodic minor scale. Review of all of the above. New standards for application Comping with altered chords. The pentatonic scale More altered chords through the cycle of fifths. Standard tune application Review of 1-11 and new standard pieces for application.

Post intermediate students for jazz piano and improvisation Week:

Review of all chord voicings and altered scales, the bebop solo. The diminished scale. The blues and substitute chords. The tritone substitute chord. Advanced use of the pentatonic scale Chromatic passing tones and application to the bebop solo. Chromatic chords Quartal harmony Pedal point with modal and free harmonys. Application of the modes Advanced bebop solos Introductions and endings Transposition and review of 1-11

Advanced students

Week:

Review of post intermediate studies Advanced bebop solos Standard jazz compositions for repoitoire Standard modal compositions for repoitoire Advanced use of the pentatonic scale Subdividing rhythms i.e 3 against 4 Polychords More polychords and their arpeggios for improvisation Non chord tones, passing tones Chromatic tones moving in chords Advanced chord progressions