Playing Over One Key
How One Simple Tune Can Hold the Key to Better Improvisation
This lesson breaks down the core principles of playing over a single key, using "Happy Birthday" as a teaching vehicle for harmonic analysis and practical improvisation. It offers a fresh look at scales, chords, and soloing—all within the context of truly hearing the harmony.
How stacking simple notes unlocks powerful jazz harmonies you never knew were there!
Learn how simple chord progressions like I–IV–V are foundational to countless songs.
Discover how turning triads into seventh and ninth chords transforms basic tunes into jazz standards.
Instead of notating a bunch of transcriptions, listen deeply to the solo and feel the rhythm—don't let notation trick you into overthinking.
An in-depth breakdown of the solo that'll inform your next improvisation.
This lesson doesn't just teach you what to play—it reshapes how you connect to your instrument.
Demystifying Notes for Chords
Comprehensive guide to understanding which notes work over different chord types and how to apply this knowledge in improvisation.