I’ve been playing piano for about 9 years and love jazz music and would love to be able to play jazz piano freely and not so technically (or coming at it with a classical mind that I have now). The only thing that’s holding me back [besides money ] is I’m not too good at improvisation. I took my Keyboard Harmony exam (playing not written) and I can tell you it didn’t go well, I’m not even sure if I passed yet but I wouldn’t really count on it. I’m so nervous that because I had so much trouble with this type of Harmony which has been said to be a kind of base for Jazz Piano, I won’t have a real chance at learning Jazz Piano. If anyone has studied jazz piano could you tell me if you need to already be good to really learn? Or will practice and studying will become better (once I start studying it with a teacher)?

I have a teacher in mind already, I need to talk to my parents about it still, they know I’m interested but they don’t really know the extent of that. If someone could help me out that would be amazing!
Thanks!

I’m beginning to learn jazz piano, and I’d really appreciate any tips on what I should learn by way of scales and chords at whatnot to get me on the right track. Thank you so much!

I love jazz piano. I want to learn how to improvise. I have been playing piano for six years, but I can only do a little bit of improvising. The songs i play are mostly classical and my piano teacher teaches classical. Are there any good books for learning jazz improv? Thanks!

Hi, I am a Junior in High School, and I’ve been studying piano for eight years.

The thing I I haven’t taken lessons for about four of the eight years and I am not at the level I should be at.

So the last couple years I have been (relatively) working hard to get much better.

But last year in May I started Jazz piano for a few weeks, then I had the summer off and I am still studying jazz.

I was wondering how fast of a pace I was advancing at. Although I know things shouldn’t be rushed, as a Junior in High School I think it’s pretty late to get seriously into a new kind of music.

So Here are the things I’ve learned in ten months:
1. Minor and Major 2-5-1s in all keys in two inversions of the right hand.
2. Alterations on the dominant chord
3. Little on pentatonics, melodic minor scale harmonies, and diminished harmonies
4. Fluent in Upper Structures
5. Starting block chords

Am I going at a good pace?

So I really want to learn how to play the piano, and my parents are getting me an electric one for my birthday, and when we went to look for classes we had to choose between classical and jazz piano classes. I’m not sure what the difference is between them though. Basically i don’t know ANYTHING about playing the piano, even the basics! So which class should i choose to take?

So I really want to learn how to play the piano, and my parents are getting me an electric one for my birthday, and when we went to look for classes we had to choose between classical and jazz piano classes. I’m not sure what the difference is between them though. Basically i don’t know ANYTHING about playing the piano, even the basics! So which class should i choose to take?

I am just starting to learn what the letters at the top of the jazz piano sheet music mean (like EbMaj13). Its just that when i strike a chord in my left and play with my right, it sounds whack and i only play the chords in THAT key. For example, if i was ad-libing in the key of C, i would only play white keys and no black keys. Help?
I play the keys.

I’m a classical pianist, but I really enjoy playing jazz and keyboard stuff as well. For jazz/blues music, all I know is the blues scale. It’s served me well, but there are only so many ways one can arrange six notes…

My piano teacher told me that modal scales (lydian, mixolydian, etc) are used in jazz. It makes sense, because I often hear notes in jazz piano solos that aren’t in the blues scale, and nearly every jazz pianist I listen to seems to use the same kind of notes. I know the theory behind modal scales, but when I go to apply them in a simple jazz song, it just sounds weird. Is there some kind of special technique I should be using? Do I need to practice fooling around with them more in order to find my own sound? Do I need to hitchhike down to the Deep South to learn in the birthplace of the blues? (I hope not, because that’s a long way from Canada.) Thank you.

I love playing Piano, especially jazz Piano. I’m 15, I’ve been playing for 8 years this October. But I’m really struggling with how to improvise? Any tips?

what are some beuatiful and EASy

jazz piano songs i can learn??