{"id":55,"date":"2020-03-12T13:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2025-06-13T02:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T02:22:03","slug":"lesson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/?page_id=55","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Piano Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Private Lesson: $90 \/ hour<\/p>\n<p>Welcome piano beginners, jazz beginners, and other instrument players<\/p>\n<p>Location: Student&#8217;s house or online (via Zoom)<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Lesson Structure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Phase 1: Building the Foundations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Basic Jazz Harmony and Chords<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Learning 7th chords (Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Understanding Rhythm and Swing Feel<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Fundamentals of swing rhythm<\/li>\n<li>Basic walking bass exercises (using Oscar Peterson\u2019s Jazz Hanon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Playing Simple Jazz Standards<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Learning \u201cAutumn Leaves\u201d and 12-bar blues<\/li>\n<li>Left-hand comping (chord playing) and right-hand melody playing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ear Training and Listening Skills<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Recognizing chord qualities by ear<\/li>\n<li>Playing short phrases by ear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Phase 2: Improvisation and Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"5\" data-spread=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Jazz Phrasing and Development<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Practicing simple phrases in all 12 keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chord Progressions and Improvisation Practice<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Mastering II-V-I progressions<\/li>\n<li>Creating simple solos using approach notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reading Lead Sheets and Practical Application<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Understanding chord symbols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jam Session Preparation and Performance<\/strong>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Learning commonly played jam session tunes (e.g., \u201cBlue Bossa,\u201d \u201cAll the Things You Are\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Practicing in a real session format (inviting a bassist to the studio for regular jam sessions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Additional Notes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Students should listen to jazz regularly and familiarize themselves with tunes as much as possible<\/li>\n<li>Lessons focus on simple and practical approaches to ensure steady progress<\/li>\n<li>The goal is to prepare students to participate in jam sessions and perform confidently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Lesson: $90 \/ hour Welcome piano beginners, jazz beginners, and other instrument players Location: Student&#8217;s house or online (via Zoom) Lesson Structure Phase 1: Building the Foundations Basic Jazz Harmony and Chords Learning 7th chords (Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7) Understanding Rhythm and Swing Feel Fundamentals of swing rhythm Basic walking bass exercises &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/?page_id=55\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Jazz Piano Lesson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mihosasakimusic.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}