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Diminished Scale Theory – An Exciting Way To Spice Up Your Playing!

Diminished scale theory is usually seen as a dense and confusing topic that is reserved for advanced theory and harmony […]

In this article we’re going to take a look at three piano comping practice tips. These piano comping practice tips

In this article we are going to demystify secondary dominant chords and the confusion that often accompanies this music theory

In this article we’ll discuss some easy blues piano practice exercises. These practice exercises will help you get more familiar

In this article, our third in the “Rhythm Exercises” series, we’ll be looking at some advanced and challenging rhythmic exercises.

I am a huge Stevie Wonder fan. No big revelation there because most musicians pay homage to the great Mr.

Reharmonization. It’s kind of a funny word when you first encounter it. It means exactly what it sounds like. To

In Part 1 of our article on tritone substitutions we discussed the tritone interval, the tritone substitution, and the theory

In this article we’ll take a look at Tritone Substitutions plus two other ways to improve your blues playing. These

Building off of our previous article (Rhythm Exercises Part 1 – Easy) this article features the next level up in

In this article we’re going to highlight some specific piano rhythm exercises that all musicians can use to improve their

In Part 1 of our “Upper Extensions” article we discussed the terminology and theory that students often find confusing when

In this article we’re going to check out 5 of our favorite recordings that make up some essential blues piano

In this article we’re going to talk about an important but somewhat neglected topic in jazz and rock music –

Advanced reharmonization is fancy jazz-speak for expressing a pretty simple idea – changing the chords. Yeah, that’s it. Advanced reharmonization