Stop Playing Jazz Like This!!

[@PianoWithJonny]

01:04 Lead sheet melody 02:21 Drop guide tone 06:05 Stock groove 07:30 Swing 6ths + turns 11:07 Conclusion

[@gabethebabe8187]

Oh wow! Thanks Jonny!

[@gallanthelda3867]

"Jazz is abour simplifying things" Me : really???

[@raulblancomusic]

Gallant Helda 😆😆😆

[@shubhharish490]

Adam Neely would disagree

[@woradanoopengruksa8898]

Press x to doubt

[@bg357wg]

Jazz is about learning a bunch of complex things and then having the mastery over them to simplify

[@IIrandhandleII]

Jazz is about complicating things into infinity

[@Milark]

“It’s a great beginner approach”. Nicest way to say it sucks

[@BeN-bn5yb]

LMAO

[@DrDespicable]

That's a great beginner assessment...

[@NickWeissMusic]

Sour grapes much?

[@mrswimmyboy]

As a beginner you need to own your right to suck. Jonny definitely showed ways for beginners to improve.

[@necroyoli08]

2:49 I love it when keyboard players try to do vibrato xD

[@herrfriberger5]

It works on some nice old synths though. (So piano players.)

[@necroyoli08]

@@herrfriberger5 And in old tape recordings.

[@herrfriberger5]

@@necroyoli08 Haha! Yes.

[@noi5emaker]

Especially on a digital piano! Too funny .

[@herrfriberger5]

@@noi5emaker It would be much easier to implement after touch sensitivity on a digital or electronic instrument though, than on a real acoustic piano. Again, some synths have had it, at least since the late 1970s. (But, yes, it looks silly here.)

[@andrewjorissen1221]

As a classically trained pianist looking at moving into jazz, I found this very well explained, illustrated, and excellent step-by-step process to build up upon. Thank you very much Jonny.

[@AndreasDelleske]

Great! Fly me to the moon is to me the „hello world“ of jazz.

[@MaxRamos8]

What is hello world?

[@AndreasDelleske]

@@MaxRamos8 Ah I'm sorry - that's the minimal viable program if you start programming, like a minimal test :)

[@maysummer3187]

i got u dude

[@FabrizioBianchini]

@@MaxRamos8 Hello World is a simple program that, when run, displays the message: Hello World . Fittingly, the Hello World program has long been the new programmer's induction into a myriad of programming languages.

[@longde]

"hello, world" does not allow German quote symbols in any programming language... ;)

[@howser1961]

Say "guys" one more time .... I dare you !

[@RobyMBeki]

I thought the same :,)

[@erniebuchinski3614]

I dare you; I double dare you. Say "guys" one more time! Oh, sorry - I thought I was Jules from "Pulp Fiction" for a moment there . . . my bad. : o )

[@tamirchayat5729]

0:53 Almost...

[@anson-eggerss]

Tamir Chayat hahahaha

[@SebMaynard]

Agreed. Makes this borderline unwatchable

[@karlrovey]

In music theory, I had a professor suggest similar voice-leading principals for common-practice part-writing. He explained it using the analogy of a couch potato. The best chord resolutions are those with the smallest movement.

[@ernestogarcia3193]

Huh. Interesting

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

i'm starting to understand: small movements and chromatics are best for resolutions

[@arwahsapi]

Trust me, playing Fly Me To The Moon in C# is easier than coding in C++

[@zoelucilla5820]

Lucky you. At this moment recursive programming in C++ is more easy for me than playing both hands at the same time.

[@danielburriss7827]

What about coding in C#?

[@roma540]

How about playing Fly Me To The Moon in C++? From 1 to 10 impossible ♭ullsheets (SIC!) of 10?

[@Idogomusic]

That's because C++ coding is equal to playing it in D

[@musictchr67]

LOL Don't know if it's true, but it's funny.

[@hrishav451]

"jazz is all about simplifying things" -Jonny May

[@lukegregg5944]

He's right, when you learn you should simplify things. This is my biggest bug bear with books like Mark Levine, he introduces you to standards and concepts at the start of his book that are advanced. Phrygian chords...

[@musictchr67]

Amen, brother!

[@camipol559]

Remove "m7" and "maj7" and you'll get Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive"

[@jacquesduriez9045]

I ignored it well played

[@haririod1139]

the chords descents in fifths - A D G C F B E - very common way of music composition

[@ArtinSinger]

The approach is very good and helpful, but the explanation is simply perfect 👌😀 Thanks for sharing!

[@Ceeby]

I was brought up as a young child born in 1954 listening to this kind of music. I love it so much. Pease keep teaching it, as the younger generations need to learn it! Well done ! ! 💕💕

[@doncorleone7940]

I like how you teach jazz. Ill try this but on my guitar

[@iwilldoo2]

Thrilled that I’m learning keyboard at 77years. Challenging but fun!

[@roxanne_george]

💖💐👍

[@n8thegreatest]

Ralph Fiennes does an impressive American accent

[@patrickbroman]

Hey, great lesson! Can I ask what software you're using to create the top piano graphic?

[@earloflemongrab5664]

Apparently you may not

[@xirenzhang9126]

Sinthesia

[@StevoE7]

Looks like Sibelius based on fonts

[@ЖакШаавинский]

Any PC midi piano software can be like this.

[@robertcolley943]

I’m not a pianist but it always interesting to me to see commonalities between other instruments and this concept reminds me of some approaches to guitar. Great lesson!

[@yuriynedopekin4839]

Great lesson! The only thing that bothers me ‘how the hack do I play it on my bass?!’ Nice 88-string bass btw ;)

[@yuvibitter]

Hey! This is great guide, and a good concept to learn. However, I feel like this might be more useful for intermediates who understand voicing as a concept, because the way you teach it is applicable only to songs with that specific chord progression. As a classical pianist who self taught himself jazz over years, I found that these concepts are only useful if you understand them in the larger context (why the 3rd and 7th? What's so special about them? What to do with songs with different chord progressions?). I know your intention is to teach a useful tool, not music theory, but once you understand the idea of voicing, the importance of each part of the chord, it's easier to take this tool farther, it's easier to just open a real book and try learning songs randomly once you understand *how* to break apart the chords, it's hard to deal with complicated songs if you only know the tool and you don't understand why it sometimes works. To reiterate, I liked the video. this is useful for me. I teach music and this technique is something I can use to teach better what my hands know better than my brain. But I'd still, at least, make sure to explain that there's some basic concepts that fuel this specific technique, so anyone can try looking those up and not just copy & paste. I subscribed. Love to see me more content, hope my criticism makes some sense :)

[@yuvibitter]

@@renesoto-pintor2916 Why all the anger? Also, I don't understand your argument. I don't have to create my own videos to be able to make suggestions and constructive criticism, and it seems Johnny appreciated what I had to say. I also wasn't trying to boast but to give what I said some more credibility. I think I was ok, but even if not, why you be like that?

[@RenaldoRamai]

The best jazz lesson for beginners that I have seen so far. Well done.

[@mzadro7]

Lead sheet sounds like “fly me to the moon” by Frank Sinatra tbh

[@rekzbois9581]

It is fly me to the moon my dude

[@caponsacchi]

The greatest asset to any pianist who wishes to play jazz is a good bass player. Without a bass player who knows tunes and chords, you as the pianist had better not drop, omit, or let go of the root tones of chords. My primary teacher was Red Garland--but it was rare that I found a bass player who could play the Paul Chambers role, so I grudgingly accepted solo jobs. My discovery was that solo piano works best for ballads and bossa novas (or whatever latin beat you choose). For straight-ahead swinging, the solo pianist is confronted with an enormous challenge. Very few guys can play walking bass in the left hand while improvising independently in their right. Dave McKenna is one of the few pianists who mastered the technique. For many of us, the best bet is to rely on "implied" 4/4 swing. Bill Evans does so with great success, partly because his right hand is so busy, creative and inventive that we don't notice the absence of a walking-bass in the left hand. Still, I'm afraid I've heard few pianists who could match Bill Evans' right handed work. In his interview with Marian McPartland on "Piano Jazz" even Bill Evans himself admits that, although he respects solo piansts more than piano trios, he lacks the "necessary tools" to be a great solo pianist. But listen to favorite recordings, write down the notes, and try to come as close to the original as you can. Jazz isn't easy. It's a tradition, and you can't play it unless you know the history of piano styles--from Jelly Roll and Earl Fatha Hines to Teddy Wilson and Nat Cole to Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk to Red Garland and Wynton Kelly to Monty Alexander and Gene Harris and, finally, to Dave McKenna and Bill Evans. (Notice that I didn't include Oscar Peterson or Art Tatum. Listen to them, but don't knock yourself out just because you're not a genius. You can learn more practical and applicable stuff from listening to guys who are on a lower shelf than Oscar and Art.)

[@raphalfonso]

What am i doing here i don't even play cant and cant read notes. But still great lesson

[@rijalulfikri9109]

Avators then u had to learned it haha

[@daningsax]

Learn it now, never say too late for music

[@pengue1042]

same

[@ricksimpson3715]

i'm 10 seconds in and the body language and movements are exactly what gives away an amateur. You nailed the look!

[@ne0romantic]

Well, the reason it's not easier for beginners compared to the block chords is because of the left hand stride. You need muscle memory for that or you need to be watching your hands, but yeah, the rest of this is nice, learned some things.

[@ricoF71]

0:24 Soo mee... Am such a Beginner...and very very lucky to have found this Channel! Can't Thank you enough!

[@EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico]

Hey guys, this just called inversions...

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yes ! That is my beginner approach : unfortunately I've been a beginner for 5 years . ! Time is running out ! Unless I make it to 100 .

[@33uptempo]

I can top that.....I've been a beginner since I was a kid, and now I'm 86 and still trying to teach myself! Never say die....(literally!)

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Perhaps try bagpipes instead ?

[@giannagiavelli5098]

ever go out and see a jazz trio or quartet. The sax dude is 29, the drummer 35, the bassist is 36 and the pianist is 90

[@andreapalano9177]

My Jazz piano teacher tell me about this in our first lesson. He called it "Piano Solo Chords" and I studied it in all 251 progressions (major, minor etc etc) this is an exellent way to master piano solo and discover new harmonic possibilities. Thank you for sharing Jonny

[@birdysing]

NDP MUSIC 251 progression, dedication!

[@roxanne_george]

Mind telling me how long it took you because I'm a classically trained pianist and this looks like it's gonna take 10 years of daily practice to be able to improvise it off the top of one's head. 😥

[@charlesparker6167]

Some people call that shell voicings

[@WarrenPostma]

So are shell voicings just ultra barebones rootless voicings?

[@mileschen7239]

@@WarrenPostma Yea

[@davivify]

I believe we have Bud Powell to thank for that.

[@teddycook1299]

From the book "Jazz Keyboard Harmony" by Phil DeGreg, shell voicings as used by Bud Powell were more often the root and seventh or root and tenth/third, not third and seventh? Although ofc Bud did stuff like this too and who knows if he had his own name for it.

[@PepperDeVillle]

Yes! He acts like he invented it. He should give credit.

[@musictchr67]

As a fellow teacher, I recognize a gifted instructor when I see one! I've only seen two 13-minute videos so far & I am SO excited to watch more! In college, I took one semester of jazz piano. My teacher was a visiting professor from UNT, one of the nation's TOP jazz schools, and I can honestly say that I've learned more in your 2 videos than in that ENTIRE unfortunate semester. I never tried jazz again, assuming that I was the problem. Now I know differently and cannot WAIT to watch more! TY!! 🤗

[@PianoWithJonny]

Winde Marshall awesome Winde!

[@WunHungLo99]

You seem to have moved from simple block left hand chord to a stride style, a really different skill and some jump in technique.

[@giannagiavelli5098]

gotta stride... gotta stride... I think that helps to swing. Thing is you can do striding with 4 notes on top also it just takes practice.

[@musictchr67]

If that's true, where are your videos? I'd love to learn what comes BETWEEN the two skills! 🤷

[@ishashka]

My piano teacher when I was a kid was this eccentric old fellow who always had tons of anecdotes to tell, but more importantly, tons of good advice to make your life easier when it comes to playing. One thing he told me is that in many common progressions made up of just the tonic, dominant, and subdominant, the subsequent chords will always have two notes in common, so I only have to move one finger at a time if I choose the right inversions. In other progressions it might not always happen, but there's still a lot of overlap to take advantage of. Now I wish I had a piano or at least a synth in my apartment because I miss it and the guitar isn't as fun.

[@IcyMidnight]

TIL some people pronounce "," as "guys".

[@ruliosse]

"Jazz is all about simplifying things" G7b9b13...

[@DuckDogJR]

good style but there’s no crunch! I would add more closed inversions with 9ths with the stride pattern

[@kevinrtres]

For us beginners, really?????

[@papajanian]

Super easy and useful, sound so relaxing ,thanks for your great tips.

[@yeetmeintotheabyss2893]

Welp, now everytime I play something I do this now.

[@jaydenkumar4695]

i was singing fly me to the moon AS I clicked this vid

[@fe-dor]

Marvelous lesson I'm returning to when stuck with improvisation and need inspiration. So simple explanation of such important things. Twelve minutes to learn for several weeks for beginner. But it definitely worth time. Jonny, thanks again and again for priceless videos!

[@PianoWithJonny]

Awesome, thank you for watching!

[@honeypie6338]

Great video as always Jonny :))

[@kittx3392]

As a someone who sexually identifies himself as a telegraph pole, I find repeating "Guys" multiple times as highly offensive.

[@vladimircauchemar9125]

i play the jazz how I want

[@letscrushit5253]

Haha crush it comrade!

[@llardana07]

Por favor, subtítulos en español 👍👏👏👏👏

[@groclency]

thank you you make me feel i can play jazz and believe me i enjoy your video

[@zeusincoming282]

Well, when youre a beginner, you have to get the basics down before you move on to more advanced techniques. Makes sense.

[@davidreidenberg9941]

How about rootless chords for the left hand?

[@kuruneaf]

I'm a total Jazz beginner and this lesson is very very understandable. Thank you!

[@pablosanchez-arriolamigoya5652]

i cant believe i only just discovered this channel. amazing teacher

[@Moon-ls4vc]

Excellent, excellent video. I am sorry that I do not speak English and it is very difficult for me to understand your explanations. Still, I will try to implement your teachings. Thank you.

[@scylla019]

So shell voicings. Bill Evans takes it a whole other step and just forms a chord with whatever notes he chooses from the key

[@vinnyoorsprong62]

THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTING that helps me to learn to play jazz :-)

[@davejohnson7249]

Sweet. Glad I found this channel.

[@userwtf420]

is that an evangelion reference

[@roma540]

I knew someone gonna say that xD

[@jmayorgamonserrate]

Muy buen video muy interesante pero me gustaría que estuviera subtitulado en español 🙏

[@ふぉかび]

I think what he's doing will also go with guitar

[@PianoNotion]

Great work! You have good tips for intermediates students!

[@1lenzter]

Awesome love the info!

[@bartbroekhuizen5617]

Less keys is more! Let your mind fill in the gaps. Its better to start building chords as a trio and then fill in the necessary notes to make it sound interesting. Also it makes it easier to know which key you should add if you know where the chord is progressing to. My music teacher told me: If 1 voice = 1 key, you have an expensive choir if you press 7 keys at the same time ;).

[@korolario]

Hey ! Thanks for the lesson !!! i'm still practicing it, Question please: what MIDI? program are you using that shows the keyboard and notes being played ?

[@harrychang4110]

You are a great teacher, Jonny.

[@Funkotronimus]

Bookmarked ...in hopes that I will someday understand what all this “beginner” stuff means. Should be fun to revisit in a couple years!

[@yzimsx]

What has this got to do with jazz? Replace "jazz" with "songs" or "music". :)

[@zacharyfox248]

They are standards that jazz players often play. And they use techniques and harmonies often associated with jazz. So this could be considered a beginner jazz lesson.

[@ernestogarcia3193]

Zach yep

[@angieb482]

Guys it's very simple: start at the root then go to the 3rd multiply that by 7 then take the product of X and rotate it to the E cord where you'll break it down to two seperate notes... DID I GET IT?🤔😊

[@giannagiavelli5098]

no its E factorial

[@hopepianoted]

Cool

[@lest6590]

so many guys xDxDxDxDxDxD

[@-Jumbus]

Nice lesson! Only thing I would say is that you really need the b5 of any minor 7 b5 chord because the fifth is really imperative to the color of the chord. Also that technique for voicing can be called shell voicings, and that “stock groove” is called the Charleston.

[@duncanwilson2803]

Autumn Leaves in E minor...no wonder he has 138 dislikes

[@Atris406]

Hahahahahaha

[@RikardPeterson]

Here's an exercise for you: learn Autumn Leaves in 12 keys. Not only will you learn a lot from leaving the standard key (and you'll probably get some fresh solo ideas), you'll also become better equipped for accompanying singers. You certainly have no leg to stand on if you're here to argue that it should only be played in Gm. That's not the original key either, and so what if it was? (Yes, I know you were joking.)

[@Ali-dy2le]

I love jazz ❤️ And also Frank Sinatra And your vídeos 😁

[@roscoegt]

what the heck! i'll buy piano right now why look so eazzzzy leaning the JAZZZZZ HAHA

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Your middle C key is dirty

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Not sure if kidding, but that has to be a marker for lessons.

[@omgwth9796]

First i thought dirty spot on my screen. 🤣🤣🤣

[@onlyyou200548]

Are you doing vibrato on piano??

[@MichaelSmith-on1ig]

I guess, pretty cringy tbh

[@mjazzguitar]

@@MichaelSmith-on1ig That bothered me more than saying 'guys'.

[@katjoe1974]

I’m with the rest of the commenters- couldn’t take the guys. Had to stop the video.

[@ElenasBarre]

Wow, this is AMAZING Jonny! 👏👏👏💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏

[@edithgarcia1966]

Great. Very clear. Thank you Johnny.

[@alexanderdankiv9872]

Very nice video. Could you please make a video how to improvise Free Jazz.

[@samuelstanley3835]

Nice content but you forgot to add "PRACTICE until you fly to the moon". 1st rules of music : 1% talent, 99% hardwork.

[@michaelk3550]

Whoever is reading this comment and wanting to get better at jazz piano chords, how to voice them and everything you're doing wrong, go grab two very obscure 30 year old books called "Fourway Keyboard System" books 1 and 2 by the late Alan Swain. If you happen to listen to me, then this youtube comment just changed your life.

[@Solcius123123]

Great one !

[@kyrun6551]

Stop playing jazz

[@bzeliotis]

Nice!

[@rodrigoefren7532]

It sounds like Ave Maria doesn't it?

[@colonelbuendias]

A thumb-up, if just for the energy and effort.

[@darkcurlz]

Hmm the drop guide tone - is that for RH or LH? Johnny's playing with RH but the music shows it in bass clef presumably for LH?

[@raphaelhudson]

Stride is not easier for beginners at all

[@NWS189]

I'm sorry. The vibrato must stop. It's not only an extremely cringe worthy antic that makes the video unwatchable but will also misguide new learners into a ridiculous habit. It's really difficult to take you seriously despite of the decent content. I've watched 2 of your videos and can't bring myself to watch another one, no less subscribing to or recommending your channel. These words are harsh but come from a good place.

[@simonrey1136]

I completely agree with this video. Likewise, I think that too many students begin to learn improv with chord-scale theory and it sounds awful; chord-scale theory is not the way you should learn to improvise

[@wilmermendez1002]

Video: Stop playing jazz like this Me: don’t know jazz for shit

[@davidreidenberg9941]

How about the rootless a and b voicings ? That’s how I learned. learned.

[@philsimons8762]

this is literally exactly what i've been looking for lately thank you so much

[@foxwildshow894]

Was going to check out your website, however, not one I will ever use. Cannot even look at what you offer without being forced to enter an email. Nice, that is why, I won't be checking you out, because I can't.

[@thomaspick4123]

I would never shake your hand or play your keyboard. You wiped your hand on your nose and played the keys. Unsanitary! Didn’t your Jewish mother teach you sanitary manners?

[@edwardlee6516]

nice explanation on the dotted 8th swing in the left hand with the stride shells I like that

[@calibo.j]

Is there a download link for the leadsheet?

[@LOLmusics]

Someone count the amount of “guys” I’m guessing he says it about 500 times in this vid? Lol

[@WahjoeGunawan]

Jazz, classic, pop all about patterns and forms. Memories all patterns and forms then we can play better and faster

[@ChristianBeck1082]

Didn't know Ralph Fiennes teaches Jazz Piano.

[@streetrec6349]

thanks very much..........i subscrite you

[@juliadream9389]

But i can't stop something i barely can do. Playing jazz badly even means a lot to me