Jazz Piano Lessons

Jazz Piano Foundations

Strengthen the fundamentals that support confident jazz playing. Lessons can cover chord symbols, major and minor scales, seventh chords, basic voicings, and swing rhythm. Work with familiar standards to connect theory to the keyboard. Instruction can adapt to your current reading, technique, and music background.

Improvisation Skills

Explore ways to improvise without relying on random notes or memorized patterns alone. Practice hearing chord changes, targeting important tones, building short motifs, and developing them across a tune. Lessons can include ear training and guided soloing exercises, with attention to phrasing, space, and rhythmic variety.

Jazz Harmony and Voicings

Study how jazz chords and progressions work, then apply that knowledge to the keyboard. Topics may include ii–V–I progressions, altered dominant sounds, rootless voicings, and voice leading. Practice moving smoothly between chords and using voicings in standards, solo piano arrangements, or accompaniment.

Standards and Repertoire

Build a repertoire with tunes that suit your interests and playing level. Work through melody, chord changes, form, and transitions, then apply the material to solo or ensemble settings. Lessons can address reading a lead sheet, memorizing a tune, choosing an appropriate tempo, and preparing a piece for performance.