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Tim RichardsTim Richards wraps up the course and points you toward part two - left-hand independence, solo piano technique, more chord types and standards like All of Me.
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Congratulations on Completing the Course!
So well done for reaching the end of this course! If you'd like to join me for part two, you'll learn to:
- Take more responsibility for the left hand.
- Explore some solo piano techniques.
- Understand a wider range of chord types.
- Dive into common jazz sequences such as 2, 5, 1.
- Tackle typical 32 bar standards such as:
- Perdido
- Loverman
- All of Me
- One Note Samba
Important Topics in Part Two
Part two also introduces two very important topics:
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Accompaniments in a Range of Styles
This is an essential skill for vocalists wishing to sing and play at the same time or for anyone finding themselves in a duo situation. -
Interpreting Lead Sheets
You'll learn how to create your own arrangements from the melody line and chord symbols you find in a fake book.
I hope you've enjoyed this course and that you'll join me for the next level.
See you later!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Critically acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Tim Richards is one of Britain’s most experienced jazz educators, teaching piano privately for over 30 years, as well as at Morley College, Goldsmiths College, the University of Surrey, Premises Studios and other venues in the UK and abroad. He has produced numerous titles for Schott Music, including the best-selling two-volume Exploring Jazz Piano, Blues, Boogie & Gospel Collection and the acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano. He is also co-author, with John Crawford, of Exploring Latin Piano and Brazilian Piano Collection.
More recently Schott have published Jazz, Latin & Modern Collection (15 pieces for solo piano), comprising Tim Richards originals alongside pieces by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, and the two volume set Beginning Jazz Piano (now a two-part MusicGurus course).
“The real joy of Tim’s music… is that it is both hugely educational but also such great fun to play. Anyone with the slightest interest in learning to play or teach jazz piano should really acquire a set of Tim’s books.” PianoDao
As a performer Tim has been a presence on the UK jazz scene since the 1980s, also playing the blues with UK and US legends such as Otis Grand, Earl Green, Dana Gillespie, Larry Garner, Joe Louis Walker and Mojo Buford. He has released over a dozen albums as a leader (featuring many of London’s best jazz musicians including Pete King, Gilad Atzmon, Tony Kofi, Jason Yarde, Seb Rochford, Ed Jones, Dick Pearce and many others), and toured all over Europe with line-ups ranging from duo to nine-piece. His latest recording, the album ‘Telegraph Hill’ by the six-piece Hextet, was described in The Observer as "A true joy from beginning to end".
More info can be found on his website www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk
