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JAZZ MASTERCLASS: Step-by-Step

Martan Mann has created single stand-alone intensive lessons for the jazz pianist.  These lessons are available for separate sale for $30 each (to view for three months) . . . and are also included with a Subscription to JazzSkills for Piano.

This series of lessons give step-by-step instruction in analyzing and developing specific tunes and styles.  This solves mysteries.  This gives answers Now!  You can choose your tune and/or style to develop it fully and creatively.  New Step-by-Step Lessons will be added often.  Visit his website:  Musicmann.com to join his mailing list to stay current on the release of new lessons.

These lessons are fairly advanced and assume that you already have basic skills as a jazz pianist.  If you need to work on your jazz skills . . . consider enrolling in Martan’s intensive online jazz piano course JazzSkills for Piano.  This course will definitely take you “From Here to There”.  Visit jazzskillsforpiano.com/mp to receive Four Free Videos.

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There are currently five Step-by-Step Lessons:

Giant Steps by John Coltrane has always been considered as a difficult tune for jazz pianists to understand, learn and play. Of course, adding to the complexity is that the tune is usually played very fast. I think, what we really need is a simple, step-by-step approach to studying this tune . . . then developing the tune into our subconscious. Once this tune is totally subconscious, we should be able to freely improvise on it.

This lesson on Learning Giant Steps contains four videos, downloadable PDFs, graphics of examples, and text. Video #4 contains backup tracks for your practice.  You can practice soloing over Giant Steps in different styles and tempos.  Have fun learning Giant Steps.

Modal playing is a very distinctive style for a jazz pianist.  It "opens up" your playing, using the entire range of the piano.  It increases  your harmonic knowledge.  This step-by-step lesson gives specific analysis, instruction and exercises to develop modal playing into your personal style.  This is a very intensive lesson with eight videos, downloadable PDFs, text, playalong with Band-in-a-box and reference to modal tunes.

Here is your opportunity to learn the essential Stride Blues for piano.  This is a great way to play solo blues styles.  Learn how to achieve mastery of the Stride Blues step-by-step.

There are four descriptive videos, text and many PDFs to download for your study.

Here is your opportunity to learn the basics of improvisation using the popular Pachelbel Canon.  We also learn how to add a "groove" to the Pachelbel Canon.  Learn how to improvise step-by-step. There are three descriptive videos, text and many PDFs to download for your study.

I love playing Boogie Woogie.  It’s a great solo piano style.  It’s not difficult to play and it’s loved by audiences.  Boogie Woogie is a wonderful way to develop the ability to play with groove and to learn the Blues in general.  It is recommended that you study playing this style Step-by-Step.

Features:

This is what is offered in the lessons:

Purchase Learning Giant Steps for the Jazz Pianist

For only $30 you will have access to this lesson for three months.

Purchase Modal Improv for the Jazz Pianist

For only $30 you will have access to this lesson for three months.

Purchase Learning Stride Blues for the Jazz Pianist

For only $30 you will have access to this lesson for three months.

Purchase Pachelbel Canon Improv

For only $30 you will have access to this lesson for three months.

Purchase Learning Boogie Woogie

For only $30 you will have access to this lesson for three months.