{"id":146,"date":"2018-01-02T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aardvark.ghostpool.com\/courses\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=146"},"modified":"2018-01-02T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T16:13:51","slug":"basics-of-the-course-4","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/aardvark.ghostpool.com\/courses\/lesson\/basics-of-the-course-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics Of The Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This online course is the first of four on playing jazz piano. It is aimed at playing modern jazz piano in a group context. It\u2019s ideal if you can already play the piano, play your scales and have a basic ability to read music. The course utilises an overhead camera to show you exactly what is being played. So firstly it is a \u201cHow To\u201d course: \u201cWatch what is being played &#8211; now try it yourself\u201d. In addition it relies on using \u201cplayalongs\u201d, that is pre-recorded bass and drum tracks which you can play along with. The course concentrates on the blues first and then looks at playing a jazz standard.<\/p>\n<h3>What topics will you cover?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The three principal chords of Jazz and Blues<\/li>\n<li>Practicing with playalongs<\/li>\n<li>The 4 routes to improvisation: scalic, chordal, motivic and special devices<\/li>\n<li>The major seventh, the Ionian scale and basic voicings<\/li>\n<li>Improvising on a Jazz standard: The Blue Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"a-heading a-heading--small u-responsive-alignment\">What will you\u00a0achieve?<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of the course, you&#8217;ll be able to&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrate your ability to play and improvise on three blues in C, F and B flat using a playalong<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate your ability to play and improvise on a jazz standard using a playalong<\/li>\n<li>Explore the art of improvisation using the four routes: scalic, chordal, motivic, special devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Who is the course\u00a0for?<\/h3>\n<p>This course is for any interested pianist, but may be of particular interest to university or college piano students studying music.<\/p>\n<h3>What software or tools do you\u00a0need?<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to have access to a piano or keyboard and a computer, tablet or smart phone set up next to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This online course is the first of four on playing jazz piano. 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