by Jeff Lantz | Oct 17, 2020 | Lessons
Learning to improvise involves learning to use a variety of ingredients and techniques, similar to how ingredients and techniques in the kitchen make all kinds of interesting and delicious dishes. In this lesson, we look at a new ingredient, arpeggios, and a new way...
by Jeff Lantz | Oct 9, 2020 | Lessons
Let’s face it … sometimes it is hard to find the time to practice, let alone warm-up. But if you can spare 3 minutes a day, this warm-up will heat up your hands, wrists, and fingers using a technique exercise I consider the “Mother of All Technique...
by Jeff Lantz | Sep 30, 2020 | Lessons
If you want to jam, you need to know the difference between “straight” and “swing” feel. Let’s say you’re at the piano and the singer calls out a tune and says, “Let’s swing it.” Would you know what to do? Learning...
by Jeff Lantz | Sep 23, 2020 | Demos, Exercises, Free Downloads, Improvising, Lessons
Click here to download a pdf of this lesson, and click on the video below to see the lesson. This lesson is for any beginner who wishes to break into the world of improvising. Congratulations on taking the first step. Musical improvisation involves learning a variety...
by Jeff Lantz | Jul 30, 2020 | Lessons
This is the second in a series that breaks down and analyzes some of the impressive keyboard riffs that the pros play. These licks can cover three or more octaves of a piano keyboard and are simply four-note or six-note fingering patterns applied over changing chord...
