Goldsmiths, University of London
- Start Date: 04 Jan, 2021
- 6 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Prepare to become an experienced solo jazz piano player and go deeper into advanced jazz techniques and theories.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Introduction
Introduction Video
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Master scale and chord theory
Jazz is just as much about solo playing as it is about playing in a group, but both require very different skill sets.
This more advanced jazz improvisation course will focus on solo jazz piano.
Gain confidence playing solo jazz
You’ll learn through a combination of theory and practice, delving into the challenges of playing solo piano, as well as analysing and playing two jazz standards.
You’ll then go more in depth into root position, otherwise known as playing solo. You’ll learn new techniques, and analyse and play three jazz standards.
Explore a range of beginnings and endings and advance your knowledge of scale theory
With the help of waltz vamp intros, you’ll focus on the devices used by jazz piano musicians for the beginning and ending of tunes.
You’ll explore scale theory, before learning about theIonian and melodic minor ascending scales.
Understand chord theory
You’ll finish the course with an examination of chord theory.
You’ll look at how to re-harmonise a chord sequence and play and analyse some classic jazz piano tracks.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to apply your understanding of modulation devices, scale theory and chord theory to your solo playing. And feel equipped to play and improvise on jazz waltzes.
This course is for any keen pianist, but will be particularly useful for university or college piano students. The course requires a basic ability to read music and play the piano, and expects a familiarity with scales.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
Goldsmiths, University of London
Founded in 1891, Goldsmiths, University of London is an institution with a rich academic history, known for its creative approach.
Its 9,000 students are based on campus in the heart of south east London’s New Cross community, studying undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher training and return-to-study courses in the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management.
Goldsmiths is in the UK’s top 25 universities for the quality of its research (Research Excellence Framework, THE research intensity ranking).
It has been recognised as one of the UK’s top creative and political universities, as voted for by students (Which? University 2014), and in 2014 was ranked first in London for high quality and helpful staff by the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey.
Goldsmiths has made a huge impact on popular culture. Seven winners of the Turner Prize – and almost a quarter of those shortlisted for the award since it began – have been former Goldsmiths students, while others have gone on to receive Oscars, Mercury Music prizes, Ivor Novellos and BAFTAS.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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