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A Simple Way to Practice & Improvise Thirds on ANY Scale
In this Music Theory and Piano Improvisation lesson, we work out scales that serve the Major & Minor chords and use them with floating...


It is Well with my Soul - A Piano Improvisation
One of my favorite Gospel hymns played as an improvisation on Solo Piano. If you want the MIDI file of the entire performance, you can...


Read a Piano Rhythm & Improvise with Chord Patterns
📚 Download all my Handwritten notes & support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jasonzac 00:00 Performance 00:23 What is a Rhythmic...


Suspended vs Add Chords vs Extensions (9, 11, 13) on the Piano
In this Piano and Music Theory tutorial, we compare and contrast suspended, and add chords and jazz extensions (tensions) with a variety...


Andalusian Cadence - Theory & Piano Rhythm Patterns (Part 1)
Andalusian Cadence - Theory & Piano Rhythm Patterns Learn the Theory - Scales & Chords of one of the most popular chord progressions of...


HOW TO IMPROVISE using the Blues Scale on the Piano
Learn how to improvise on the Piano using the Major & Minor Blues scale. Develop and transcribe a variety of Rhythm Patterns and train...


How to EMBELLISH and IMPROVE a Piano Melody 🎶🎹 2️⃣
Learn how to write a better Piano Melody with an easy music composing tutorial including songwriting tips & tricks. Learn some advanced...


How to COMPOSE a BETTER Piano Melody 🎶🎹 1️⃣
Learn how to write a better Piano Melody with an easy composing tutorial with songwriting tips & tricks. A Melody is nothing without a...


The Peaceful Pop Piano 🎹 Etude - Finger Independence
Download all the notes from the lesson including the entire notation of an Etude which I play the very end. PDFs available on our...


The Cascading Cluster Exercise 🎹 Piano Arpeggios 🎼
Here's a Piano Arpeggio Exercise which uses a cluster of 3 adjacent notes and floats around them to create Epic Themes that can be used...


Melodic Phrases & Riffs on the Piano 🎹 using Subdivisions ➗ JUST 3️⃣ NOTES 😲 - Part 2
Using just 3 notes on the Piano, create a variety of Melodies, Riffs, and rememberable musical phrases using the concept of subdivisions....


Subdivisions➗ for Melodies on the Piano 🎹 using JUST 3️⃣ NOTES 😲 - PART 1
Using just 3 notes on the Piano, create a variety of Melodies, Riffs, and rememberable musical phrases using the concept of subdivisions....


ONE Rhythm 🥁 Pattern is ALL you need to CREATE 🎶 on the Piano 🎹 - ❷
Using just a one bar rhythm pattern on the Piano, let’s explore all the possibilities for creating music - Melody, Chord Patterns, Finger...


How to Practice the Piano with MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY!
Learn how to practice the Piano efficiently with a “Bottom-Up” approach by Jason Zac. The three left hand techniques are taught to ensure...


The Left Hand Piano Arpeggio for ANYTHING!
This Left Hand Arpeggio Pattern will give you a rock-solid foundation on the Piano for anything you wish to express in the Right Hand. We...


Mixolydian Chord Progressions using the CIRCLE of FIFTHS
Use the Mixolydian Mode along with the Circle of Fifths and make chord progressions like The Beatles and other great artists. We use the...


Embellish a Melody USING OCTAVES
In this lesson, you will learn how to embellish a melody on the Piano with “Octaves” 0:33 Introduction to octaves 2:38 Ways to play...


Improvise over ONE chord (& ONE rhythm pattern) - Part 4
In this 5-part series by Jason Zac, you will learn how to improvise over a Major triad using a constant rhythm pattern. The lesson is...


Improvise over ONE chord (& ONE rhythm pattern) - Part 2
In this 5-part series by Jason Zac, you will learn how to improvise over a Major triad using a constant rhythm pattern. The lesson is...


Improvise over ONE chord (& ONE rhythm pattern) - Part 1
In this 5-part series by Jason Zac, you will learn how to improvise over a Major triad using a constant rhythm pattern. The lesson is...
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