Dr. Bob Lawrence

Jazz Piano Skills

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A podcast introducing aspiring Jazz Pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Professional Jazz Piano Lessons by Dr. Bob Lawrence, President The Dallas School of Music

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Dr. Bob Lawrence

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Indiana (Back Home Again In), Melodic Analysis 14.02.2024 27:12

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Indiana." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover The classic 1917 jaz...

Indiana (Back Home Again In), Harmonic Analysis 06.02.2024 27:37

Jazz Piano with Mark Davis 30.01.2024 1:23:09

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills. It’s time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano! Today, I welcome to Jazz Piano Skills, jazz pianist, educator, and author Mark Davis . Mark has been a mainstay on the Milwaukee jazz scene for over 35 years and has shared the stage with many internationally known performers such as Phil Woods, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton, Frank Morgan...

Learning Jazz Tunes 23.01.2024 33:10

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Learning Jazz Tunes." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover A concis...

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 3 17.01.2024 29:57

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "There Will Never Be Another You." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Disco...

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 2 10.01.2024 25:49

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "There Will Never Be Another You." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Disco...

There Will Never Be Another You, Pt. 1 02.01.2024 26:55

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "There Will Never Be Another You." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Disco...

Jazz Piano Skills: Past and Future 26.12.2023 44:23

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills. It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano! Today’s podcast will be quite different from what I typically do regularly. We won’t study any specific jazz piano skill, analyze and digest a tune, or visit with a special guest. Instead, I want to devote today’s podcast episode to looking back over the past four-plus years - a historical summary of how Jazz Pia...

Let It Snow 16.12.2023 53:03

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Let It Snow" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you wi...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, G Altered Sounds 13.12.2023 58:28

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'G' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, G Sounds 05.12.2023 59:21

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Primary 'G' Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, yo...

Oleo 28.11.2023 52:42

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Sonny...

Special Guest, Mike Steinel 22.11.2023 1:08:00

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Mike Steinel! Mike Steinel is a jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer, arranger and novelist. An internationally recognized jazz educator, Mike is the author the highly acclaimed Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble and Building a Jazz Vocabulary. He has performed throughout the US, Canada and in Europe, Africa and Asia. He has, appeared as s...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, D Altered Sounds 14.11.2023 1:00:23

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'D' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, D Sounds 07.11.2023 58:53

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for Primary 'D' Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, yo...

Special Guest, Paul Croteau 31.10.2023 1:07:19

It's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano with special guest Paul Croteau. Paul grew up in Bloomfield, CT. His father was a passionate jazz fan with a modest but finely refined record collection, immersing him in the sounds of Dexter Gordon, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Phil Woods, Jack McDuff, and many other jazz greats. He took up the saxophone at the age of 10, then taught himself...

Dewey Square 25.10.2023 54:21

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Dewey Square" by Charlie Parker. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discov...

A Jazz Piano Practice Approach 17.10.2023 54:23

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills ; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play a Jazz Piano Practice Approach . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover A Jazz Piano...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, A Altered Sounds 10.10.2023 54:20

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'A' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, A Sounds 03.10.2023 56:48

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'A' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Four 27.09.2023 51:37

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover , learn , and play "Four" by Miles Davis. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover The Mil...

Improvisation Grids 20.09.2023 52:20

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills ; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Improvisation Grids . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover Improvisation Grids Learn...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, E Altered Sounds 13.09.2023 54:59

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'E' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Jazz Improvisation Exercises, E Sounds 05.09.2023 1:02:11

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play Jazz Improvisation Exercises for 'E' Altered Sounds . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you...

Harmonic Minor Modes 29.08.2023 43:00

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills ; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover , learn , play the Harmonic Minor Modes . In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will: Discover The Harmonic Minor M...