Jazz Piano Playing

Jazz piano playing can be a lot of fun and with a little hard work can be very rewarding. You should have a basic knowledge of the piano. Basic knowledge consists of knowing all 12 scales and their chords and chord construction. Another important thing to have is good timing. You should put aside a time and place in your home to practice. Listening to jazz recordings is another to help you with your timing. listen great recordings by Count Basie, Thelonius Monk and Art Tatum. Listen to the chord structure of the recordings and how it flows in the songs.

Jazz piano playing involves practicing your scales and chords each and every day. Have a metronome handy to help you  with your timing. You should know all 12 major scales and their chords. If not, make it point to either begin your practice with a certain scale and the chord that goes with it or end your practice with it. All the scales will sound different, except for the following scales.

* C# scale is the same as the D flat scale

* B natural scale is the same as the C flat scale

*F# scale is the same as the G flat scale

Just remember to have fun while practicing jazz on the piano.

Jazz piano learning involves learning chord voicings. Playing jazz involves the use of major, minor, augmented, diminished, seventh, diminished seventh and many more. Here are some examples of the chord voicings. (Using the C major scales)

*C major triad- uses notes C-E-G, and the chord symbol is C

*C minor triad- uses notes C-Eb-G, and the chord symbol is Cm or C-

*C augmented triad- uses notes C-E-G#, and the chord symbol is C+5 or C+ or C(+5)

*C diminished- uses notes C-Eb-Gb and the chord symbol is C dim

*Major Seventh- uses notes C-E-G-B, and the symbol is

Jazz piano playing and jazz is an art form that is finding it's way back into society. You won't be able to learn and master everything in jazz in one lifetime. So, find a few things and become very good at it. Just remember to always have fun in your jazz piano playing.