JazzSkills
Jazz piano lessons from the JazzSkills channel by a teacher who studied with Barry Harris for 15 years, many taken from webinars and live lessons for Jazz Skills members. They cover his scale rules, phrases and chord movements, often on standards.
45 videos in order. The coloured numbers are the ideas of Barry’s method each one covers.A second opinion, not Barry
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Rhythm in improvisation: where Barry Harris starts his phrases
Where Barry Harris begins his improvised phrases, and how to practise it with exercises and a template.
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2
Major scale rules, simple version
The added-note rules for descending major scales, starting from the root, third, fifth and seventh.
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Building-up-notes movement on The Girl from Ipanema
A movement from the major 6th diminished scale that builds up notes in contrary motion, shown on The Girl from Ipanema.
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Movements and voicings overview
How the teacher organises the movements and voicings: seven basic chords, major 6 and minor 6 uses, making movements.
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Main concepts overview
Overview of chords, the major 6th diminished scale, major 6 and minor 6 chords, II-V means V, phrases and scale rules.
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Simple chord movements on Fly Me to the Moon
Levels of chord movement on Fly Me to the Moon: spotting connections, splitting a bar in two, avoiding big jumps.
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Movements demystified on Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Learning the major 6th diminished scale and its chord movements, then applying them to Polka Dots and Moonbeams.
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8
Whole-tone moves on dominant chords
What the whole-tone scale is, how to learn it, and whole-tone moves on dominants, progressions and two tunes.
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9
Top two notes moves on I-VI-II-V
Moving the top two notes of a chord for tension and release on I-VI-II-V progressions, inversions and intros.
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10
Minor 6 movements and where they work
Minor 6th diminished movements: what they are, how to learn them and which chord types they apply to.
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Minor 7 flat 5 moves
Chord movements on minor 7 flat 5 chords: the basic principle, connection tips, exercises and tune examples.
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12
The 5 and 4 phrases for improvisation
Short 5 and 4 phrases to drop into improvisation: learning each one, then joining them together.
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13
Major 7th moves with the two major 6ths
The two major 6th chords and their movements on major chords, with examples on Smile, Misty and How High the Moon.
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14
The 1-2-3 chord move
A simple chord move refined with Barry Harris, especially descending, used in intros, Misty and All the Things You Are.
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15
Autumn Leaves minor 6 moves on three levels
Moving the minor 6 chords of Autumn Leaves on three levels, the upper two in the Barry Harris way, including drop 2.
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16
Dominant scale rules with phrase examples
The dominant scale rules: when to add extra notes, with many phrase examples, including chords joined to scales.
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17
Filling time with inversions and movements
Using inversions, IV minor 6 and chord movements to fill time on The Nearness of You and I Can’t Get Started.
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18
Movement applications on Taking a Chance on Love
Applying movements to the minor 7th chords of Taking a Chance on Love, plus melody-note and chromatic moves.
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19
Out of Nowhere: practising scales and joins over tricky changes
Running scales over Out of Nowhere’s drastic changes, drilling the joins, then chord up, scale down and chromatic notes.
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20
Rhythm changes bridge with the dominant scale rules
Dominant scale rules on the Rhythm changes (or Perdido) bridge: its four chords, phrases, adding or cutting a note.
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21
Major scale rules for improvisation
The major scale rules that put chord notes on the beat, with practice ideas and phrase examples.
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22
Introductions from scratch, with Barry Harris movements
Creating piano introductions from I-VI-II-V, inversions, diminished voicings on dominants and movements.
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23
Practise the dominant scale rules with me
Building phrases with the C7 scale rules, including a non chord note, patterns and pivoting.
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24
Major 6th diminished scale: simple steps to learn it
When to use the major 6th diminished scale, its structure, and exercises up and down, in inversions and contrary motion.
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25
Top two notes moves: an introduction
How to move the top two notes of a chord, applied to chord progressions and to introductions.
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26
Improvisation techniques demystified
Scale phrases, the major scale rules, scale choices, components, connections and the rules of 3rds.
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27
Borrowing notes in the major and major 6th diminished scales
Borrowing notes in the major scale and major 6th diminished scale, split between hands, with All the Things You Are.
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28
Blue Moon chord movements
Major 6th diminished movements on Blue Moon: single steps and space, building up notes, top two notes, sus voicings.
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Chord movements on Smile
Building movement scales from major 6th diminished scales and applying them to Smile, with borrowed diminished notes.
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Single-step chord movements on Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Single-step movement with major 6th diminished scales on Polka Dots and Moonbeams, chord by chord.
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31
Blues in F: improvising over the Am7b5 to D7 bars
The Am7b5-D7 bars of a blues in F: harmonic minor run in time, or an F7 scale down to the third of D7.
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32
I Should Care: voicing 2 in action
How to build voicing 2, when to use it and its chord movement options, shown on I Should Care.
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33
Modes versus the Barry Harris method
Why the teacher avoids modes, using major, dominant and harmonic minor scales instead, dominant before minor.
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34
Brother chords
How the brother chords learned from Barry Harris work, how to learn them, and their use in voicings and movements.
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35
Practise the major scale rules with me
The major scale rules on a common progression: building phrases, cutting and adding notes, and triplets.
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36
The borrowing notes move on the major 6th diminished scale
The borrowing-notes exercise from the major 6th diminished scale, with applications on All the Things You Are.
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37
II-V moves on three levels
Barry Harris moves for minor 7th chords on three levels: how they work, when to use them and how to apply them.
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Dominant rules: building II-V phrases
Recaps the dominant scale rules, then builds II-V phrases from components with careful note placement.
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39
Minor 6 moves and minor 7 flat 5 chords
Chord movements from minor 6th diminished scales and the link between minor 6 and minor 7 flat 5 chords.
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40
Creating II-V phrases with the dominant scale rules
Recaps the C7 scale rules, then builds II-V improvisation phrases, with advanced techniques and practice tips.
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41
A II-V phrase and how to vary it
Breaks a Barry Harris II-V phrase into pivots and components, then varies it rhythmically and melodically.
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42
Chord movements on It’s Only a Paper Moon
Improving the lead sheet with major 6th diminished movements, melody lines, right-hand chords and a turnaround.
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43
Minor 6 movements on three levels
Minor 6 movements for standards and chord playing, broken into three levels.
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44
One Barry Harris phrase on How High the Moon
Breaks a Barry Harris phrase into components: chord notes, approaches, surrounds, triplets and time placement.
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45
The whole-tone sound over C7 to F
How the whole-tone scale works over C7 resolving to F, with triads, inversions and simple ways to practise it.
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