The Contemporary Keyboardist - Rhythm, Improv & Blues

This video lesson presents an informative and organized approach to rhythm, improvisation, and blues. Exercises and demonstrations enhance the learning experience. Includes: playing in time, sight-reading rhythms, basic rhythms and their permutations, rushing and dragging, an innovative approach to the basics of improvisation, the blues and basic blues forms, and more! Intermediate level.

Videos

• Introduction (04:07) - In this first video, John Novello welcomes you to the course.

• Rhythm (12:50) - John shares 9 basic rhythms and several drills to help improve your playing.

• Improvisation (10:26) - John discusses key center soloing as well as chord lines, passing tones, approach tones, and tensions.

• The Blues Pt. 1 (11:53) - In this video, John talks about basic 12-bar Blues, Jazz Blues, Gospel Blues, and B-Bop Blues.

• The Blues Pt. 2 (16:45) - John wraps up the course with Minor Blues, Jazz Minor Blues, and some Blues improvisation.