I am Tim Lyddon.
www.pianojazz.net www.myspace.com/tim lyddon im offering jazz piano lessons and regular piano lessons and improvisation lessons on all instruments including harmony, theory , improvisation. also group classes 09183595948 manhattan school of music grad
Syllabus for jazz students of Tim Lyddon
Week: Beginning jazz students
1. study of major scales, triads built from the scales. Easy standard piece application.
2. Introduction o the blues scale, improvising using blues with the 12 bar form
3. 7th chords built from scales. Easy diatonic standards. Harmonic framework of pieces
4. Continuation of 1-3 in different keys. New pieces. Comping is introduced.
5. 1-3 in another key. Improvising using scales and arpeggios. ii-v-I progression.
6. 1-3 in other keys. Continuation of 5. Introduction to the cycle o fifths. Comping rhythms.
7. 1-3 in new keys. Moving the 7th chords in the cycle of fifths.
1. 1-3 in a new key. Other 7th chord inversions in the cycle.
9.-12. Continuation of previous materials , learning new pieces.
Intermediate jazz students
1. Review of major scales, 7th chords. Application to standard pieces.
2. Chord voicings based on the diatonic scale. Cycle of 5ths exercises. Application to standards.
3. Rhythmic styles in comping. More chord voicings, the blues.
4. More chord voicings. Application to standards. ii-v-i. harmonic framework of standards.
5. Chord voicings. ii –v-i lines. More comping techniques. Standards applications.
6. Chromatic tones. 3-7 voicings with application.
7. Anatomy of a jazz solo and its application to a standard piece.
8. Altered chords. The melodic minor scale.
9. Review of all of the above. New standards for application
10. Comping with altered chords. The pentatonic scale
11. More altered chords through the cycle of fifths. Standard tune application
12. Review of 1-11 and new standard pieces for application.
Post intermediate students for jazz piano and improvisation
Week:
1. Review of all chord voicings and altered scales, the bebop solo. The diminished scale.
2. The blues and substitute chords.
3. The tritone substitute chord.
4. Advanced use of the pentatonic scale
5. Chromatic passing tones and application to the bebop solo.
6. Chromatic chords
7. Quartal harmony
8. Pedal point with modal and free harmonys.
9. Application of the modes
10. Advanced bebop solos
11. Introductions and endings
12. Transposition and review of 1-11
Advanced students
Week:
1. Review of post intermediate studies
2. Advanced bebop solos
3. Standard jazz compositions for repoitoire
4. Standard modal compositions for repoitoire
5. Advanced use of the pentatonic scale
6. Subdividing rhythms i.e 3 against 4
7. Polychords
8. More polychords and their arpeggios for improvisation
9. Non chord tones, passing tones
10. Chromatic tones moving in chords
11. Advanced chord progressions
12. Review of 1-11
Every week there will be attention to musicianship. Playing in time. Every week the student receives new pieces for application. The above is also applicable to improvisation on all instruments. So, I can also teach improv on any instrument.
