ACCELERATED
JAZZ PIANO
When you want to perform like a pro
why not learn from a pro?
ACCELERATED
JAZZ PIANO
When you want to perform like a pro why not learn from a pro?
THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE JAZZ PLAYERS
GET STEP-BY-STEP
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO
EVOLVE QUICKLY!
THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE JAZZ PLAYERS
GET STEP-BY-STEP
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO
EVOLVE QUICKLY!
STEP-BY-STEP VIDEOS
While our Jazzmentl YouTube channel contains load of helpful tutorials on various jazz piano subjects, they are typically about 10 min in length. If you're also bounching around Youtube you may find that you're not progressing as fast as you'd like. May we suggest that you join us here at Jazzmentl.com for our detailed videos and masterclasses.
MASTERCLASS
We're starting masterclasses soon! They will be live interactive sessions for our members. Ask questions, get feeback on your playing, and get inspired. One of the things that makes Paul Tobey a great trainer is he knows how to get the most from his students because he's learned from the best trainers on the planet!
PRIVATE LESSONS
We listened to your feedback and we're now offering private lessons for those players who need a more personalized approach. Lessons are offered on a bi-monthly basis and you will learn more than enough in 1-lesson to spend several months working through it and mastering the concepts!
to play jazz
proficiently
you'll need to learn
The 5 Stages of
Advanced Modern
Harmonic
Progression
To play jazz proficiently, you'll need to learn the 5 stages of modern harmonic progression.
Stage 1
Tertian Harmony
Sure, we all know what a chord is and how to play one. But, creating great music requires you to know more than simple chords. Graduating to another level of improvisational performance requires a very advanced knowledge of harmony. This is the foundation upon which your core competency will be built.
Stage 2
Modalities
For most people, scales are boring. To a true jazz artist, scales are everything. You can’t really expect to become a great improviser without learning what scales go with what chords. But for any given chord progression there are many different scale choices, which ones do you go with and why?
Stage 3
Rhythm
All music, even ballads, has rhythm. Rhythm is what makes music stick to your soul. Unfortunately, almost every young or inexperienced player seems to have the same problem, they’re all putting the emphasis on the wrong beat. And as a result, their music never seems to groove the way it should. Sure, it’s definitely a feel thing, but it can be learned with accurate instruction and specific repetitions.
Stage 4
Patterns & Riffs
Jazz is a language, and like any language, you need to hear it, understand it, then duplicate it. If you do not learn this language, then your music will always be missing a recognizable sound the the listener is inately expecting. You cannot ignore this. And frankly, I’ve not seen anyone in the online world come close to providing an intelligent way to go about this. But, the system that I learned, and have honed over many years, will definitely make a huge difference to your playing.
Stage 5
Inspired Creativity
Whatever your musical goals are, when you embrace the first 4 stages you’ll eventually come to a point where music just makes total sense. At that point, you begin to see that there are no limitations. You’ll learn to produce music that is infectious, inspiring, original, and ultimately creative. As a former recording artist I’ve felt what this stage is like, I would love it if you could get there and surpass it.
a few comments from our subscribers
a few comments from our subscribers
“Wow – thanks for picking this one up. It caught my ears and I really struggled to work out what was going on. Brilliant job – looking forward to the follow up. ❤️” Martin Waugh
“Brilliant..all killer no filler.” RaDeum
“Thanks Paul, another great one. I’m building out a practice routine with these changes and scales too. Specifically on the bebop and chord tones. Any suggestions on how incorporate this with “playing over the bar line” ideas? I thought I noticed that you do that really well with some of your longer lines Thanks.” Winston MacMahon
“This tutorial compliments the first lesson and gives the tools to play this tricky but beautiful song! Thanks for this, time to practice.” Earl Fitzsimmonds
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