In this lesson, Autumn Leaves, I will teach you how to improvise over this classic jazz standard. However, I'm going to do something different. I'm not only going to show you every note of every chord, solo and bassline. I'm also going to teach you why those notes are important.

Let's face it, learning jazz is not just learning notes. Its not just learning where to "put your hands". Learning jazz means learning how to choose the right notes and chords. I'm going to show you this over Autumn Leaves.

At the end of this lesson, you will feel more comfident about your improvisation skills because I will "open the curtain" so you can really see what is going on behind the scenes of a solo.

Some of the many concepts and techniques that you'll learn on this 2-disc set include:

• learn to play the improvisation note for note
• analyze the improvisation measure by measure
• advanced scales for improvisation
• how to create scales by knowing the chord
• creating motifs
• targeting the "high point" of the solo
• using the left hand in your soloing for propulsion
• arpeggiating chords and tensions
• scalar vs. intervalic soloing
• switching directions in your solo to create interest
• using chord hits to "highlight" your improvisation
• pedal points over a ii-V-I
• how to create a bassline
• create chord voicings with minimal efffort
• how to comp the chords while playing a bassline

I'll also show you different practicing tricks to make it easier to learn the song and the improvsation. Many students ask me "What do I start with and where do I go from there?" I'm going to lay this out so you have a "plan of attack" to make it easier to learn these important concepts.

If you've always wanted to master jazz improvisation, this is an important series for you. Students of all ability levels will find this new series useful in so many ways. Even if you don't play the piano, this DVD will help your improvisation skills. All the greats would sit down and "plunk" away at the piano. If you want to learn improvisation, I would suggest that you do the same. Sit at the piano with this series and follow along as I teach you every note and concept.

The included sheet music also makes it easy to quickly pick up the solo and all of the chord voicings.

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Sheet music is included with all DVDs. After purchase, both your invoice and the DVD face will have a code which will allow you to download the sheet music and any other related files for that lesson. Also, lessons come with both MIDI and MP3 files.

Since there are several supporting files that come with each lesson, we do not ship printed sheet music. Instead, you can simply download and print it using the link below.

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