Go from reading notes to playing real jazz standards in 10 lessons
A step-by-step video course from Juno-nominated pianist Paul Tobey. Learn the chords, voicings and improvisation tools that make jazz sound like jazz, at your own pace.
- 10 video lessons, from 7th chords to your first standards
- Sheet music, transcriptions and bass & drum backing tracks
- Lifetime access. Learn on your own schedule
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You can play the piano. So why does jazz feel like a secret language?
π You look at a lead sheet and the chord symbols don't tell you what to actually play.
π Your left hand plays root-position chords that sound stiff instead of swinging.
π When it's time to improvise, you freeze, or play the same few notes.
That isn't a talent problem. Classical and pop training simply don't teach the language of jazz: 7th chords, shell and rootless voicings, the IIβVβI, swing feel and how to build a solo.
This course teaches exactly those pieces, in the order you need them, so each lesson builds on the last and you're playing real tunes by the end.
What you'll be able to do
Not just theory. Every lesson ends with something you can play.
Voice any chord like a jazz pianist
Turn chord symbols into shell and rootless voicings that sound full and professional.
Improvise with confidence
Use bebop scales and simple, proven ideas to create your own lines over the changes.
Play standards from a lead sheet
Combine melody, chords and comping to play five essential jazz standards.
Inside the course: 10 lessons
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17th Chords
2Blues Progression & Shell Voicings
3Cycle of 5ths & Turnarounds
4Let's Start Improvising KEY LESSON
5Chord Extensions
6Tackle Lead Sheets Like a Pro
72-Hand Comping Techniques
8Advanced Jazz Blues Progression
9RH & LH Coordination
105 Jazz Standards Every Beginner Should Know
Everything you get
One-time payment Β· Lifetime access Β· Course materials valued at over $100
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What students say
βThis course has truly so much to offer... it will have your fingers dancing over those keys in a matter of months and be the very foundation of all your piano playing future.β
Dr. Mary Ann GorcsiβAn excellent ten week course but donβt plan on ten weeks as it will be with you every day for the rest of your piano playing life.β
Steve SuttonβHaving jazz piano lessons, as a novice, with Paul Tobey was the foundation for my ongoing love of and ability to play jazz, both as a solo musician and in groups.β
Lydia B.
Paul Tobey
Paul is a Juno-nominated jazz pianist with nine albums and decades of performing and teaching behind him. Through Jazzmentl.com and the Jazzmentl YouTube channel he has helped thousands of jazz pianists around the world make the jump into jazz.
His teaching is known for being approachable and step-by-step: no jargon for its own sake, just the tools you need, explained clearly and put straight to use at the keyboard.
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