Stride piano is a captivating solo piano style anchored by the left-hand pattern of low bass notes that alternate with mid-range chords. Using a transcription of Harry Connick's left hand on the tune On the Sunny Side of the Street" from his 1987 self-titled debut recording as a template, the stride left hand pattern is broken down into its component parts in this lesson.
Master this solo piano style with the accompanying PDF Practice Sessions which will start you out with writing a stride left hand pattern and then guide you through improvising your own left hand stride pattern to the changes to three tunes commonly played in the stride style, On the Sunny Side of the Street," Summertime" and Stormy Weather."
What is JazzPianoOnline.com?
JazzPianoOnline.com is an on-demand, digital library of streaming multimedia jazz piano lessons. Each transcription-based lesson features a birds-eye view of the piano keyboard synchronized to animated and annotated music notation. Choose from Jazz Theory & Composition, Improvisation & Licks, Chords & Voicings and Arranging, Styles and more. Each lesson includes downloadable PDF practice sessions with self-paced exercises & tunes for you to print & play with the accompanying custom play-along files provided in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box, GarageBand and mp4 formats. Engage with immediate feedback quizzes, onscreen hyperlinked glossary and unlimited email support.
Master this solo piano style with the accompanying PDF Practice Sessions which will start you out with writing a stride left hand pattern and then guide you through improvising your own left hand stride pattern to the changes to three tunes commonly played in the stride style, On the Sunny Side of the Street," Summertime" and Stormy Weather."
What is JazzPianoOnline.com?
JazzPianoOnline.com is an on-demand, digital library of streaming multimedia jazz piano lessons. Each transcription-based lesson features a birds-eye view of the piano keyboard synchronized to animated and annotated music notation. Choose from Jazz Theory & Composition, Improvisation & Licks, Chords & Voicings and Arranging, Styles and more. Each lesson includes downloadable PDF practice sessions with self-paced exercises & tunes for you to print & play with the accompanying custom play-along files provided in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box, GarageBand and mp4 formats. Engage with immediate feedback quizzes, onscreen hyperlinked glossary and unlimited email support.