The Confident Improviser™: Recent Episodes

Willie Myette

This is a companion podcast to my Jazzedge course, The Confident Improviser™.

The Confident Improviser course will teach you how to master improvisation from the ground up. Whether you've improvised in the past or not, this course will show you, in detail, the steps needed to create a professional-sounding improvisation.

The Confident Improviser podcast is a way to stay engaged with your improvisation while away from the piano while also giving you new ideas to expand your improvisation skills.

Designed for piano players, but good for all instruments, The Confident Improviser is the best way to learn how to improvise from the ground up.

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Move away from just chord tones and include your upper structures too! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Move away from just chord tones and include your upper structures too! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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How to use chromaticism in your improvisations when chords last for an entire measure! Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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How to use chromaticism in your improvisations. Daily Jazz Piano Lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Want to sound pro? These are the tips for you! Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Learn a new way to add excitement to your blues piano solos. Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Play some BIG chords with both hands. Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Add tritones to your blues progressions! Daily lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Learn how to master your tritones! Daily lessons https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Use quartals to create some advanced improvisation lines. Free daily jazz lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Make your Dom 7 chord improv sound pro. Free lessons at https://jazzpianodaily.com

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Simple and effective techniques to master your Dom 7 chord improv. FREE Jazz Piano Lessons: https://jazzpianodaily.com

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How to create easy rhythmic blocks to make improvisation a breeze! Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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Learn what altered chords are and when you can use them. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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Learn what dominant motion is and how to use this technique in your arrangements. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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Learn an exercise that will make your improvisations flow. Learn more at https://jazzedge.com

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Learn and memorize scales faster using this trick

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An easy way to create any rootless jazz chord.

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Learn the difference between going wide vs. deep in order to practice more effectively.

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Sound like an improvising pro with these techniques.

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Learn how to improvise jazz piano with jazz rhythm. Poor rhythm = poor improvisation. Learn how to fix that!

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Learn how to improvise jazz piano with scales, target notes and enclosures.

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Learn how to improvise jazz piano with these 3 simple accompaniment patterns.

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The material you need to practice to become an incredible improviser

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With these 8 scales, you will be able to create awesome solos.

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Learn why target notes make your improvisation sound better.

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Learn why rootless chords are more versatile and easier to play.

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Learn how to create bebop-style improvisations using enclosures.

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Here's my interview with the Chick Corea Celebration band featuring Tom Casale (Bass) and Randy Cloutier (Drums). This band was created after Chick Corea's passing and we did a concert on March 20th 2021. You can view that concert at https://jazzedge.com/concert

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Learn how to form the minor 7b5 and diminished rootless chords.

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Learn how to form the 3 most popular rootless chords.

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Learn how to use approaches to create a bebop improvisation.

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Learn 4 techniques and become more comfortable creating improvisations on the spot.

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Learn how to form, practice and use the altered scale in your improvisation.

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Quiz yourself to see how well you know your 2-5-1 Progression.

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You'll learn how to form the major scale and diatonic chords, then quiz yourself to see how well you know what you've learned!

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Quiz yourself to see how well you know your 2-5-1 progression.

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Unlock the mysteries of this popular jazz chord progression.

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Organize your practice and get inspired. Download the journal here: https://jazzedge.com/lessons/tci-exercise-14/

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6 techniques to improve your improvisational flow.

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Three ways to improve both your practice and performance.

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Learn how to switch your improvisation between jazz, rock, blues and other styles.

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These exercises will help you master your 7th chords for faster recall.

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Learn some classic song endings to add to your arrangements!

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Learn how to comp your chords to fill out your improvisation.

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How to master your triads away from the piano.

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How to make your licks sound more professional.

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Solos are more than just notes. How you play those notes matters!

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How to add rests to your improvisation to make your solos sound more professional.

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Learn how to make your improvised lines sound better by using target notes.

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Learn how to master your chords and why this skill is critical for improvisation.

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Learn how to create endless improvisation line ideas by practicing 2-hand rhythms away from the piano.