Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It’s time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! I am thrilled to welcome to JazzPianSkills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Dyas oversees the Institute's education and outreach programs, including Jazz in America (www.jazzinamerica.org), one of the most significant and wide-reaching jazz education programs in the world. He has presented jazz workshops, teacher-training seminars, a ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, and play  Charlie Parker's "Ornithology." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover The Charlie Parker Bebop Tune "Ornithology" Learn Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings for "Ornithology" Play Multiple patterns extracted from "Ornithology" for developing classic jazz language t ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'Bb' Altered Sounds. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Jazz Improvisation Exercises Learn Developmental Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for 'Bb' Altered Sounds Play Five Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for the  'Bb' Altered Sounds of Music (#11, b13, b9b13, Ful ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'Bb' Sounds. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Jazz Improvisation Exercises Learn Developmental Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for 'Bb' Sounds Play Five Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for the primary 'Bb' Sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, Di ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It’s time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Brent Vaartstra (Jazz musician, guitarist, author, podcaster, and jazz coach living in New York City. Brent is the founder and visionary behind the website LearnJazzStandards which helps musicians of all instruments level up their jazz playing without the overwhelm. Brent and his site LearnJazzStandards have contributed significantly to jazz education since 2011. So, please sit back, relax, and welcome to JazzPianoSkills, Mr. Brent Vaartstra ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It’s time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Brent Vaarstra (Jazz musician, guitarist, author, podcaster, and jazz coach living in New York City. Brent is the founder and visionary behind the website LearnJazzStandards which helps musicians of all instruments level up their jazz playing without the overwhelm. Brent and his site LearnJazzStandards have contributed significantly to jazz education since 2011. So, please sit back, relax, and welcome to JazzPianoSkills, Mr. Brent Vaarstra! S ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, and play  Jimmy Giuffre's "Four Brothers." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover The Jimmy Giuffre Bebop Tune "Four Brothers" Learn Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings for "Four Brothers" Play Multiple patterns extracted from "Four Brothers" for developing classic jazz lang ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'F' Altered Sounds. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Jazz Improvisation Exercises Learn Developmental Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for 'F' Altered Sounds Play Five Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for the  'F' Altered Sounds of Music (#11, b13, b9b13, Fully ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'F' Sounds. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Jazz Improvisation Exercises Learn Developmental Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for 'F' Sounds Play Five Arpeggio and Scale Patterns for the primary 'F' Sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, Dimin ..read more

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play intentional Hand Shifts using Major, Augmented, Minor, and Diminished Triads. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Essential and Intentional Right Hand, Hand Shifts Learn Hand Shifts using Major, Augmented, Minor, and Diminished Triads Play Hand Shifts for Major, Augmented, Minor, and Diminishe ..read more