Dan Haerle - All About Half Steps

Full Video at https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/pr... Description: In this “All About Half Steps” jazz piano lesson, renowned pianist and educator Dan Haerle shows you how to add tension and release to your improvisations, utilizing 1/2 step motion. Dan discusses and demonstrates how to effectively use half steps with chord resolutions and various scales, so that you can build “drama” through the bar line. If you want to add some more depth to your jazz playing, this masterclass is for you. NOTE: There is a PDF bundled with the download version (not the $8.99 streaming version) which includes the embedded notation from the video. Topics Covered: Jazz, piano, using 1/2 steps, horizontal improvisation, tension and release, resolutions, moving chord structures, V I motion, ii V I motion, voice leading, building melodies from 1/2 step motion, 1/2 steps in scales and modes, non-harmonic tones, approach tones, passing tones, neighbor tones, enclosures, etc.   / mymusicmasterclass     / mmmclass     / mymusicmasterclass