Hi dear fellow Musicians :) This playlist contains all lessons about the 3 left hand grips to do almost any jazz chord; th-cam.com/play/PLd8gNAxPUcJz6-veQ28QlwkB3V_68dIiL.html Enjoy :) Many regards from Oliver Prehn
i watch all of rick beato, adam neely, ben levin, jazz tutorial, 8 bit music theory, mangold project, jeff schneider, 12 tone, sideways, and so many others stuff, but you, amy nolte, and piano pig are by far the best at teaching how concept can be applied towards multiple contexts. as jacob collier would say, you bring the music closer to us, rather than a far-off goal.
But hey ... take care not to get lost in this Piano-YT-realm. I talk from experience. You can discover a lot of nice thinks and at the end you don't know where to start to practice. That is what I like at Oliver Prehn, He gives you a great fundamental base with a smart practice routine. (At least in Jazz).
nupfe oh and as for your other comment Nahre Sol is a real talent but all the vids ive seem from her are more of briefly explaining what creative prompt is behind the vid and then performing it. if she has more in depth informative stuff ill have to check it out. her classical funk mix had some of the most colorful melodies ive heard in a while.
I have never had so many musical Damascene moments in my life before I watched your videos. I was totally amazed to find some one teaching piano music in a similar fashion as to how I learned guitar. That is, using patterns. The difference is, that the music theory is then able to be explained more simply. Which you do with aplomb. More , please, Oliver. And if you choose to make it commercial, I would be the first to subscribe.
Hi Oliver,just discover you,going through,all ,about everything on pentatonic's...will get to your (. 2-5-1 )grips it's so wonderful the way you teach it all.big thank you and moore.regards from Sweden.
Olivier. Thank you so much. You are an amazing musician with a big heart and a very lovely soothing voice. I can listen to you teach over and over. Thank you again. ❤️🙏
Nice rich sound, thank you very much once again for a very helpful and calm lesson. It helps in training my left hand. I overlooked it, focussing mainly on playing chords with the right hand (since this is an easy way to get a good sound when you're just starting on the piano). Now I sometimes sit on my right hand, forcing me to play things with my left hand. This 5-finger voicing is a pretty mouth full, especially with the right hand crossing. But we'll get there!
Oliver your lessons are so well organised and simple to follow I love how you take your time and repeat each exercise, thank you for these inspiring lessons I am already able to play the 251 progression because of this video.
Thanks Oliver, this way , with the materials here, you make us surround the music technically and your example is also very inspiring ,as they say below ...far better than any we have seen. Thanks.
Grip 3 is a great way of looking at and playing major chords. I had not seen this before. I think it is better than trying to learn major 7 voicings in 1st and third inversions, and probably more practical too. Many thanks.
I'm so thankful to you Oliver for sharing your musical genius. You have opened doors I didn't know were there. But please understand that as I work through the 21 videos (so far) it takes me time to program and strengthen my fingers. Sometimes, then, I may fall behind your wonderfully productive output. Doesn't mean I'm not paying attention to your new stuff though. Far from it! I'll get there.
Really great! It's always a pleasure that I discovered and I put under these tools you we offers. It's a method avant-garde that you will have been able to put forward through TH-cam. And so freely exchanged for our pleasure. Once again, thanks and a large Congratulations to all the work ahead. You are a professor atypical and extraordinary. To consume without moderation no !!!
Thank you so much - I'm very happy too :) :) :) Working right now on the next lesson (as we speak) combining all 3 grips to play Jazz... I hope to be done 2 weeks from now...
Hey, what wonderfull suprise at the end of the work day. I was not lazy and have practiced your grips 1 and 2 so far. Okay, I admit I could have done more. But with the grip 3 the practice time is even more fun. It sounds really good. This new grip is not too hard, because I've learnt the pentatonics in all keys allready. (But more in the right Hand). Thanks a lot, dear Oliver. Greetings from Germany
Thank you, I understand how to move my fingers. I am having trouble learning the name of the cords I play. It will come. I just started back with piano after 30 years away. I do not know why I started learning jazz. But I am glad I found you as an instructor. Thank you.
Grips are really a lifesaver when you don't want to overthink and just enjoy the music! I like to customize the grip 2a sometimes in the II V I progression, moving the thumb a minor 2nd below. It sounds nice (perhaps more traditional) especially when the bass moves down chromatically from the II to the I. Thanks!
Wow. Love your explanations. Your presentations are amazing. Thank you so much. I will send you something via PayPal, because any time I discover really valuable music theory lessons I totally want to show my support for your detailed work and all the time you put into our craft.
Thanks so much for your generous contribution. You keep me going! I'm uploading a new video every third or fourth week... Maybe that's not very often, but I put a lot of work into each video ;) Warm regards Oliver
Thank you so much for your very generous voluntary “super thanks” donation - you help keep me going for sure!!! I'm very grateful :) :) :) Best regards from Oliver
@3:35 Why I just got the idea to name Grip 3: ~ *The Ipanema grip* ~ **smile** Wonderful tutorial/system. I'm already about practicing finally master these grips in all the 12 keys... ... when doing so I already enjoy these magic creative flow breaks in drifting away in improvising and try out stuff. Man to me that'll definite worth some bucks on paypal. ... so ya get more free in having time for the piano and other stuff and just do as much (or little) driving the bus to earn something for living.
Thanks. And thank you so much for your very generous voluntary support on patreon.com - I guess you are the same "Tin Le" :) :) You keep me going ;) Many warm regards from Oliver
Wanna say thanks for all your videos. They have lifted my playing into a new realm :-) What is the keyboard you use? Your piano sound is beautiful...much love
So glad you can use the lessons 😊 The keyboard is a ”SL88 Studio”. It is only a Midi keyboard, no sounds. The sound software runs on the PC. I use this software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/
Hi Oliver. Would you consider doing lessons on Minor II-V-I? 5 years on, I finally got a piano and I'm practicing everyday. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hi Oliver, Thank you so much for sharing all your ideas and tips, this is great ! The main problem for me is that if I play and improvise with the right hand, either I am wrong with the left or I slow down and lose my rhythm. Or I make a very bad chorus with right hand. But maintaining quality on both sides at the same time is very difficult. How to acquire this independence between the two hands? This is the biggest problem for me. Did you address this question in one of your videos? Do you have specific exercises to acquire this independence? Thanks again. Pleasure to read you.
Hi and thank you so much :) Try out this other video about coordinating left and right hand: th-cam.com/video/SE27Uy1jAg8/w-d-xo.html Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Thanks a lot, Oliver. To thank you, I send you the link to a passage of the music that I compose, by programming. I would love to play like this one day! But I have years of practice ahead of me, before I eventually get there. I used to put my songs on TH-cam, but I deleted all the content from my channel when they wrote to me to say that the rules had changed, and that now they could advertise on my channel, without my consent. I hate advertising. I appreciate that you don't have it. I leave you with this excerpt, it's a kind of fusion jazz, I hope you will enjoy it. It's just like that, to thank you. Cheers. And good luck, I love what you are doing! www.dropbox.com/s/n2vjpbvn3yr7rs8/VF%20Rhodes%20.mp3?dl=0
@@NewJazz Thank you so much, Oliver. Now, here are some people who want to play my songs with me. It's a challenge for me, I feel quite nervous. I'll try to do my best. Thanks again, best regards... Keep on teaching music as you do. Cheers.
Hello Oliver, I just had a question about these fantastic grips! I know these chords are rootless and require a bass note to define them. However, is it possible to improvise over a 2-5-1 let’s say in C major, without having a D,G, or C bass note? I know that without let’s say the D bass note, the chord is just F maj7, but I would love to practice and improvise the grip 1, 2, and 3 movements without having to cross over my right hand to put on the bass, or having a backing track. Or will that be bad habit? I know You did a little bit of improv at the end of this video but still would like to know, thanks!
Thank you so much Mr Oliver Phren! Such a complicated lesson turned much more simple with your technique. Wish I had a teacher like you. Btw is there any reason why you took philosophy as your graduate major? I'm very interested in such choice 😊
I think that is a lot to digest. A few more suggestions: put a blue dot on what the right hand plays in the bass. Talk about grip 2a to 3: common notes and new notes. Introduce motifs for right hand all along the way to keep it fun, since the progressions alone are not fun.
Hi Oliver, very useful lesson... at 24:25, when you start the improvisation, what progression did you play... I can see you start with a EbMaj, then go up a fourth (or down a semitone) to resolve on a (II-V) Gmin7, then C7, etc... How did you construct the progression? And most important: did you apply a particular technique to improvise on that chords? P.s.: probably...the pentatonic technique (starting from the 1st, 5th and 9th) on the minor 7 right? And on the dominant chords? Thank you. :)
Hi : Marco :) You got far into this video... and you ask some tricky nice questions. A great student you are!!! When playing the little "fool around" solo I do actually not think very much! I move the grips in a way so they are placed closely together, and I have of course done the exercises with grip 1, 2 and 3 so I'm used to move the grips in 'natural' progression. Now we have not added the bass note in this little solo but if we should analyze some of the chords anyway it could be these chords: Eb69 - D7alt (a fifth down if not tritone substituted) - Gm7 (a fifth down) - C7 (II-V) - Fmi7 (fifth down) - Bb7 (II-V) - Bbmi7 (major to minor sub) - Eb7 (II-V) - D7alt (down with a fifth if not tritone sub) - Gmi7 (fifth down) - C7 (II-V) and so on... On grip 2 I often think triad upper structures as shown in this video th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html - In that lesson we name the inversions "1" and "2" instead of "a" and "b". A little confusing, sorry. I do not necessarily play all notes from the upper structure triads - but in this solo I just think in that way and play some of the notes. On grip 3 I play pentatonic hand grips as shown in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/61bI3dgdXMo/w-d-xo.html On grip 1 I play Dorian scale. In this solo I often just play step 1, 2 and 3. For example on Fmi7 I circle around the notes f, g and ab. I hope you can use my answer. And as I also mention in the video - we still need a lot more about the right hand improvisations ;) It will come sooner or later ;) The best and warm regards Oliver
Dear Oliver, thank you very much for all the clarifications and the time you have dedicated to me, you are really patient! I need to watch the upper structure lesson, I haven't seen it yet... I'm learning many things and you're absolutely a great teacher! A huge thanks
NewJazz I was going to ask the same questions and you both made it easier thanks. So to summarize your approach: on grip 1 we can play all the dorian scale as it is very consonant, on grip 3 we use the pentatonic scale avoiding the so called “avoid notes”, and on grip 2 we enphasize some of the available tensions through upper structure triads. Right? Thanks for this beautiful lesson and I see us coming closer and closer to Keith Jarret Köln Concert sound in the next few months!
Hi Francesco :) Thanks for a precise short summary! And yes, that's what I do in this case, though I do not even think about avoid notes. Warm regards and have a nice summer :) Oliver
Thank you again. I'm practising grip 1,2 and 3 using the RIGHT hand. First, because I play alone. And after controling the chords progression with the right hand, i think it will be easyer to control it with the left hand. What do you think about that ?
Thanks so much :) The keyboard is a ”SL88 Studio”. It is only a Midi keyboard, no sounds. The sound software runs on the PC. I use this software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/
Can we use these same voicings for the right hand if we’re comping for a singer with our left hand doing a walking bass, and the right hand doing chords?
Oliver you always are great But this time I can not find your semplicity tricks. It seems like the passage from grip2a to grip3 and from grip3 to grip 1a are not explained enough ... :(
Hi, how many bassnotes are suitable for each Grip 1, 2 & 3? Are there more than those we just learned. And is the bassnote always the root to find the name of the chord? Thanks a lot, great Lesson!
Hi :) In this PDF I have made some suggestions to different bass notes we can apply: www.newjazz.dk/Compendiums/left-hand-chords.pdf In our case the bass note is always analyzed as the root. Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Ok, thanks. "In our case ..." that means in general it depends on the musical context ... e.g. LH a d RH c d# f# is not clear before a and g b d. Or do you know that at once? and how?
@@NewJazz My pleasure, LH playing a and d, RH c d# an f#. Can you tell, what chord that is? Me I can't. But after RH a and then LH g and RH b d g, I should. Oh, I see, I wrote a wrong "gbd" instead of b d g. Sorry. Thanks.
Hi :) The keyboard is a ”Studiologic SL88”. It’s only a Midi keyboard, no sounds. The sound software runs on my PC. I use this virtual piano software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/ Cheers from Oliver
Hi :) from about 23min35sek and forward in this lesson th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html we build up the 2-5-1 progression in minor by using only the left hand Grip3.
Hi :) Well, I mix some different techniques. Mostly I use the pentatonic hand grip as explained in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/mOCyAo5ZfIw/w-d-xo.html (we walk through 8 steps, at step 5 we add the right hand). I also use the triad based hand grip in the right hand as explained in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html Then I occasionally also play stepwise on the Dorian scale I can see/hear... Best regards from Oliver
Hi Pierre - not so far, could be interesting, also for the Grip 2 that has so many applications... Right now I'm working on a lesson combining all three grips...
Well, I try to demonstrate that with only 3 basic grips we can play almost every chord. In the lesson below I gather all the 3 grips and we play a chord progression containing the most common jazz chords: th-cam.com/video/hACDMj5QGZY/w-d-xo.html But we can alter the grips, creating new grips, to an infinite extent...
Thanks, mate! I find your hypnosis-like teaching method to be the easiest way for me to learn. I wish you could also incorporate some subliminal messages to your videos so that my subconscious mind can absorb better. And IMHO black shirts will add more magick to your vides :)
Hi Oliver, My name is Bo from Canada. this is my first comment in your channel. I want to say thank you for your great teaching! I spent sometime to practice Pentatonic scale and Church modes before, so this grip 3 looks okay to me. I start following your great instruction to practice grip 1 and grip 2 and also looking at the melodic scales now. But in this video the "fool around" part, I am confused. While you are playing grip 1 and grip 2, you use a right hand grip, which is neither pentatonic nor upper structure. The hand grip looks like what in this video: th-cam.com/video/ayTl-VF6-nk/w-d-xo.html . Are they the same thing? I paused to look closer. Are you putting right hand thumb on the first note of the scale? If I am wrong, I hope you can reply some tips to me. Thanks again.
Well, As you know, this lesson is only about the left hand, but I like that you find the right hand interesting anyway - you are thorough with your work ;) And you are right; when I play "grip1" in the left hand I tend to play a stepwise right hand grip like in the lesson you refer to with the thumb on the first note of the Dorian scale that the "grip1" fits. When playing "grip2" in the left hand I play mainly Major triads (add9). You can learn a lot more about that technique in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html I hope this was helpful :) Warm regards Oliver
Hi Oliver, sorry for so many questions that bother you again. I understand that this series of left hand lessons are rootless. But I am still interested in adding bass keys and exploring the qualities of the chords. In this video th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html, you mentioned that we can add bass key that is on the any note of that melodic scale the grip fits, but that one is grip 2 and melodic scale. Do you have any tip or trick for me about how to add bass keys and explore the qualities for grip 1 and grip 3? Thank you so much again!
Don't be sorry - just reach out and ask all you want :) On page 4 in this document I show some different flavors to grip 3 by using different bass notes www.newjazz.dk/Compendiums/left-hand-chords.pdf On page 2 I show only two options on grip 1 - but there is of course several more (I haven't added them yet). Try to make grip 1 playing for example the Cmi79 chord, Now try to change the bass note to the other notes on the C Dorian scale and you got 7 different flavors... Best regards Oliver
Hi dear fellow Musicians :) This playlist contains all lessons about the 3 left hand grips to do almost any jazz chord; th-cam.com/play/PLd8gNAxPUcJz6-veQ28QlwkB3V_68dIiL.html
Enjoy :) Many regards from Oliver Prehn
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Now, 3 years later, with a few more skills and experience, i did not give it up and so , i find Oliver lessons even MORE BRILLIANT . Thank you 😊
Oliver Prehn. Deep teacher. Thank you man. Thank you.
You don't need to put your clear explanation in words, it shades your very important hands. Great leasons!!!!
i watch all of rick beato, adam neely, ben levin, jazz tutorial, 8 bit music theory, mangold project, jeff schneider, 12 tone, sideways, and so many others stuff, but you, amy nolte, and piano pig are by far the best at teaching how concept can be applied towards multiple contexts. as jacob collier would say, you bring the music closer to us, rather than a far-off goal.
But hey ... take care not to get lost in this Piano-YT-realm. I talk from experience. You can discover a lot of nice thinks and at the end you don't know where to start to practice.
That is what I like at Oliver Prehn, He gives you a great fundamental base with a smart practice routine. (At least in Jazz).
Without openness, on the contrary, you would not have known Newjazz. Keep on being curious. It's the most beautiful state of mind 😉
nupfe oh and as for your other comment Nahre Sol is a real talent but all the vids ive seem from her are more of briefly explaining what creative prompt is behind the vid and then performing it. if she has more in depth informative stuff ill have to check it out. her classical funk mix had some of the most colorful melodies ive heard in a while.
Rick Beato isnt a piano player so it's hard to watch his piano lessons. I agree this channel is very unique
My vote is for New Jazz and Walk that Bass
I have never had so many musical Damascene moments in my life before I watched your videos.
I was totally amazed to find some one teaching piano music in a similar fashion as to how I learned guitar. That is, using patterns. The difference is, that the music theory is then able to be explained more simply. Which you do with aplomb.
More , please, Oliver. And if you choose to make it commercial, I would be the first to subscribe.
Thanks so much :) More is coming...
I heartily concur with Mr. McCool.
The major to minor substitution exercise really helped me. Thank you for sharing for your amazing insights
My favorite bus driver in the world also happens to be the best piano teacher in the world.
Merci beaucoup.
I can say: I will learn to play! You are a good teacher! Thank you Oliver!
Hi Oliver,just discover you,going through,all ,about everything on pentatonic's...will get to your (. 2-5-1 )grips it's so wonderful the way you teach it all.big thank you and moore.regards from Sweden.
Outstanding!!! Brilliant work, best piano jazz learning videos by far!!!
I can't believe I've spent this morning playing around the circle of fifths, with five note chords, on the left hand!
Olivier. Thank you so much. You are an amazing musician with a big heart and a very lovely soothing voice. I can listen to you teach over and over. Thank you again. ❤️🙏
I'm speechless, excellent class.
Nice rich sound, thank you very much once again for a very helpful and calm lesson. It helps in training my left hand. I overlooked it, focussing mainly on playing chords with the right hand (since this is an easy way to get a good sound when you're just starting on the piano). Now I sometimes sit on my right hand, forcing me to play things with my left hand.
This 5-finger voicing is a pretty mouth full, especially with the right hand crossing. But we'll get there!
Oliver your lessons are so well organised and simple to follow I love how you take your time and repeat each exercise, thank you for these inspiring lessons I am already able to play the 251 progression because of this video.
Thank you Oliver. Love watching your videos and your voice is so calming. 👍🏼❤️
Another great lesson,expanding our brains how music is structured,thx again Oliver.
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Thanks Oliver, this way , with the materials here, you make us surround the music technically and your example is also very inspiring ,as they say below ...far better than any we have seen. Thanks.
Wow thank you so much. I don’t understand everything. But rewatching and practicing the drills feels like I’m making real progress
These videos have changed my life, thank you!
Grip 3 is a great way of looking at and playing major chords. I had not seen this before. I think it is better than trying to learn major 7 voicings in 1st and third inversions, and probably more practical too. Many thanks.
What a lush sound. I am a guitarist/songwriter teaching myself piano, so I look forward to translating the Grip system to the guitar.
I'm so thankful to you Oliver for sharing your musical genius. You have opened doors I didn't know were there. But please understand that as I work through the 21 videos (so far) it takes me time to program and strengthen my fingers. Sometimes, then, I may fall behind your wonderfully productive output. Doesn't mean I'm not paying attention to your new stuff though. Far from it! I'll get there.
These aren’t hard on my fingers,my brain is a different story.
Really great! It's always a pleasure that I discovered and I put under these tools you we offers. It's a method avant-garde that you will have been able to put forward through TH-cam. And so freely exchanged for our pleasure. Once again, thanks and a large Congratulations to all the work ahead. You are a professor atypical and extraordinary. To consume without moderation no !!!
Hi Oliver, translated to french. I'm happy, the 3 grip lessons are available to french watchers. Just waiting for the next episode!
Thank you so much - I'm very happy too :) :) :) Working right now on the next lesson (as we speak) combining all 3 grips to play Jazz... I hope to be done 2 weeks from now...
Hey, what wonderfull suprise at the end of the work day.
I was not lazy and have practiced your grips 1 and 2 so far.
Okay, I admit I could have done more.
But with the grip 3 the practice time is even more fun.
It sounds really good. This new grip is not too hard,
because I've learnt the pentatonics in all keys allready.
(But more in the right Hand).
Thanks a lot, dear Oliver.
Greetings from Germany
Thank you, I understand how to move my fingers. I am having trouble learning the name of the cords I play. It will come. I just started back with piano after 30 years away. I do not know why I started learning jazz. But I am glad I found you as an instructor. Thank you.
Grips are really a lifesaver when you don't want to overthink and just enjoy the music! I like to customize the grip 2a sometimes in the II V I progression, moving the thumb a minor 2nd below. It sounds nice (perhaps more traditional) especially when the bass moves down chromatically from the II to the I. Thanks!
Wow. Love your explanations. Your presentations are amazing. Thank you so much. I will send you something via PayPal, because any time I discover really valuable music theory lessons I totally want to show my support for your detailed work and all the time you put into our craft.
Thanks so much for your generous contribution. You keep me going! I'm uploading a new video every third or fourth week... Maybe that's not very often, but I put a lot of work into each video ;) Warm regards Oliver
Amazing you're a great player and teacher.
Great Oliver!!! Keep it up!! Greeting from Argentina!!!
Thanks
Thank you so much for your very generous voluntary “super thanks” donation - you help keep me going for sure!!! I'm very grateful :) :) :) Best regards from Oliver
Another fantastic lesson, Oliver! I love your stuff.
@3:35 Why I just got the idea to name Grip 3: ~ *The Ipanema grip* ~ **smile**
Wonderful tutorial/system. I'm already about practicing finally master these grips in all the 12 keys...
... when doing so I already enjoy these magic creative flow breaks in drifting away in improvising and try out stuff.
Man to me that'll definite worth some bucks on paypal.
... so ya get more free in having time for the piano and other stuff and just do as much (or little) driving the bus to earn something for living.
Thank you so much. But you don’t have to donate anything. A really nice comment like yours is all the support I need :) Warm regards from Oliver
just paid you £40 cos you are worth it! thanks Oliver and keep up the good work
I got it. THANKS A LOT :) Very generous! You help keep me going ;) Warm regards from Oliver :)
First class teaching! Brilliant!!!
Thank you Sir! Just discovered your teaching videos...the best on TH-cam!
Wow, this is amazing stuff.
Concise , and very useful lessons. Thanks teacher!
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Thank you Mr. Oliver Prahn
Gracias, gracias, muchas gracias Señor Oliver
Excellent job!!
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por sus clases, dios lo bendiga 🙏 saludos desde México
Oh my Dear, I think I take a G(in) tonic now. Brilliant!
Fascinante.... de principio a fin. Gracias Oliver
Thanks for classes, God bless you!
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Love your lessons. Thank you for sharing your knowlwdge.
you make heart shed happy tears god bless you
Thats very clear and usefull at all. Thankyou very much
Thanks again from México city
Thank you so much for your post
Thanks. And thank you so much for your very generous voluntary support on patreon.com - I guess you are the same "Tin Le" :) :) You keep me going ;) Many warm regards from Oliver
Wanna say thanks for all your videos. They have lifted my playing into a new realm :-)
What is the keyboard you use? Your piano sound is beautiful...much love
So glad you can use the lessons 😊 The keyboard is a ”SL88 Studio”. It is only a Midi keyboard, no sounds. The sound software runs on the PC. I use this software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/
Hi Oliver. Would you consider doing lessons on Minor II-V-I? 5 years on, I finally got a piano and I'm practicing everyday. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hi :) Left hand grips for the 2-5-1 in minor: th-cam.com/video/wl1pgzCHeaE/w-d-xo.html
Cheers from Oliver
Excellent lesson, thank you!
Excelente Video, thanks...
Hi Oliver,
Thank you so much for sharing all your ideas and tips, this is great !
The main problem for me is that if I play and improvise with the right hand, either I am wrong with the left or I slow down and lose my rhythm. Or I make a very bad chorus with right hand. But maintaining quality on both sides at the same time is very difficult.
How to acquire this independence between the two hands? This is the biggest problem for me.
Did you address this question in one of your videos? Do you have specific exercises to acquire this independence?
Thanks again. Pleasure to read you.
Hi and thank you so much :) Try out this other video about coordinating left and right hand: th-cam.com/video/SE27Uy1jAg8/w-d-xo.html
Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz
Thanks a lot, Oliver.
To thank you, I send you the link to a passage of the music that I compose, by programming. I would love to play like this one day! But I have years of practice ahead of me, before I eventually get there.
I used to put my songs on TH-cam, but I deleted all the content from my channel when they wrote to me to say that the rules had changed, and that now they could advertise on my channel, without my consent. I hate advertising. I appreciate that you don't have it.
I leave you with this excerpt, it's a kind of fusion jazz, I hope you will enjoy it. It's just like that, to thank you. Cheers. And good luck, I love what you are doing!
www.dropbox.com/s/n2vjpbvn3yr7rs8/VF%20Rhodes%20.mp3?dl=0
@@johnshitwalker3483 Great programming!!! So you definitely know what to do!!! Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Thank you so much, Oliver.
Now, here are some people who want to play my songs with me. It's a challenge for me, I feel quite nervous. I'll try to do my best.
Thanks again, best regards... Keep on teaching music as you do. Cheers.
Hello Oliver, I just had a question about these fantastic grips! I know these chords are rootless and require a bass note to define them. However, is it possible to improvise over a 2-5-1 let’s say in C major, without having a D,G, or C bass note? I know that without let’s say the D bass note, the chord is just F maj7, but I would love to practice and improvise the grip 1, 2, and 3 movements without having to cross over my right hand to put on the bass, or having a backing track. Or will that be bad habit? I know You did a little bit of improv at the end of this video but still would like to know, thanks!
YEP - I do that a lot :) :) :)
Thank you so much Mr Oliver Phren! Such a complicated lesson turned much more simple with your technique. Wish I had a teacher like you. Btw is there any reason why you took philosophy as your graduate major? I'm very interested in such choice 😊
Excellent as always!
Thanks for another revelation!
Thank you for this great lesson. How did you find all this out?
Thanks :) Just by playing... and then stop and reflect and think a little ;) Cheers from Oliver
Thanks Oliver!
I think that is a lot to digest. A few more suggestions: put a blue dot on what the right hand plays in the bass. Talk about grip 2a to 3: common notes and new notes.
Introduce motifs for right hand all along the way to keep it fun, since the progressions alone are not fun.
Thanks for your constructive input!
Hi Oliver,
very useful lesson... at 24:25, when you start the improvisation, what progression did you play... I can see you start with a EbMaj, then go up a fourth (or down a semitone) to resolve on a (II-V) Gmin7, then C7, etc... How did you construct the progression? And most important: did you apply a particular technique to improvise on that chords?
P.s.: probably...the pentatonic technique (starting from the 1st, 5th and 9th) on the minor 7 right? And on the dominant chords?
Thank you. :)
Hi : Marco :) You got far into this video... and you ask some tricky nice questions. A great student you are!!! When playing the little "fool around" solo I do actually not think very much! I move the grips in a way so they are placed closely together, and I have of course done the exercises with grip 1, 2 and 3 so I'm used to move the grips in 'natural' progression.
Now we have not added the bass note in this little solo but if we should analyze some of the chords anyway it could be these chords: Eb69 - D7alt (a fifth down if not tritone substituted) - Gm7 (a fifth down) - C7 (II-V) - Fmi7 (fifth down) - Bb7 (II-V) - Bbmi7 (major to minor sub) - Eb7 (II-V) - D7alt (down with a fifth if not tritone sub) - Gmi7 (fifth down) - C7 (II-V) and so on...
On grip 2 I often think triad upper structures as shown in this video th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html - In that lesson we name the inversions "1" and "2" instead of "a" and "b". A little confusing, sorry. I do not necessarily play all notes from the upper structure triads - but in this solo I just think in that way and play some of the notes.
On grip 3 I play pentatonic hand grips as shown in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/61bI3dgdXMo/w-d-xo.html
On grip 1 I play Dorian scale. In this solo I often just play step 1, 2 and 3. For example on Fmi7 I circle around the notes f, g and ab.
I hope you can use my answer. And as I also mention in the video - we still need a lot more about the right hand improvisations ;) It will come sooner or later ;) The best and warm regards Oliver
Dear Oliver,
thank you very much for all the clarifications and the time you have dedicated to me, you are really patient! I need to watch the upper structure lesson, I haven't seen it yet... I'm learning many things and you're absolutely a great teacher!
A huge thanks
Thanks Marco and thanks for your donation! Warm regards Oliver
NewJazz I was going to ask the same questions and you both made it easier thanks. So to summarize your approach: on grip 1 we can play all the dorian scale as it is very consonant, on grip 3 we use the pentatonic scale avoiding the so called “avoid notes”, and on grip 2 we enphasize some of the available tensions through upper structure triads. Right? Thanks for this beautiful lesson and I see us coming closer and closer to Keith Jarret Köln Concert sound in the next few months!
Hi Francesco :) Thanks for a precise short summary! And yes, that's what I do in this case, though I do not even think about avoid notes. Warm regards and have a nice summer :) Oliver
Thank you again. I'm practising grip 1,2 and 3 using the RIGHT hand. First, because I play alone. And after controling the chords progression with the right hand, i think it will be easyer to control it with the left hand. What do you think about that ?
That's just PERFECT!!! Best regards Oliver
this is so good
Amazing 🤩
Thanks a million. I like the Sound of Your Piano.what Piano is it?
Thanks so much :) The keyboard is a ”SL88 Studio”. It is only a Midi keyboard, no sounds. The sound software runs on the PC. I use this software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/
Can we use these same voicings for the right hand if we’re comping for a singer with our left hand doing a walking bass, and the right hand doing chords?
YES INDEED!!!
I love this lesson
Oliver you always are great
But this time I can not find your semplicity tricks. It seems like the passage from grip2a to grip3 and from grip3 to grip
1a are not explained enough ... :(
Ok, I think sometime in the future I should make a video trying to summarize the 3 left hand grips... Thanks for your input.
Hi, how many bassnotes are suitable for each Grip 1, 2 & 3? Are there more than those we just learned. And is the bassnote always the root to find the name of the chord? Thanks a lot, great Lesson!
Hi :) In this PDF I have made some suggestions to different bass notes we can apply: www.newjazz.dk/Compendiums/left-hand-chords.pdf
In our case the bass note is always analyzed as the root. Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Ok, thanks. "In our case ..." that means in general it depends on the musical context ... e.g. LH a d RH c d# f# is not clear before a and g b d. Or do you know that at once? and how?
@@SeanMcVail No problem :)
I'm not quite sure about what you mean... maybe you can elaborate a little?
@@NewJazz My pleasure, LH playing a and d, RH c d# an f#. Can you tell, what chord that is? Me I can't. But after RH a and then LH g and RH b d g, I should. Oh, I see, I wrote a wrong "gbd" instead of b d g. Sorry. Thanks.
Oliver, are you playing on a Casio keyboard? Our pianos have very similar tones!
Hi :) The keyboard is a ”Studiologic SL88”. It’s only a Midi keyboard, no sounds.
The sound software runs on my PC. I use this virtual piano software from Native Instruments: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur/
Cheers from Oliver
Hi Oliver! Can you to make a lesson about left hand in minor II V I?
Hi :) from about 23min35sek and forward in this lesson th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html we build up the 2-5-1 progression in minor by using only the left hand Grip3.
Hello oliver. In this lesson grip 3, how do you improvise with your right hand at time 2.11 minute until minute 3 ? Thank you for your reply
Hi :) Well, I mix some different techniques. Mostly I use the pentatonic hand grip as explained in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/mOCyAo5ZfIw/w-d-xo.html (we walk through 8 steps, at step 5 we add the right hand).
I also use the triad based hand grip in the right hand as explained in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html
Then I occasionally also play stepwise on the Dorian scale I can see/hear...
Best regards from Oliver
Love this channel
Excellent!
Excellent video
Hi Oliver, is there a lesson where you explore other chords qualities using grip 3?
Hi Pierre - not so far, could be interesting, also for the Grip 2 that has so many applications... Right now I'm working on a lesson combining all three grips...
@@NewJazz no worries, just I was too lazy to look for it everywhere ;)
Salam great stuff l do appreciait many thanks
ADORO ESTE CANAL! OBRIGADO
Wow, how much work, I already have the brain in smoke, ah, ah, ah, ah!
Great!
nice progression Thank you
ii m9 - v13 - I 69
can i play this variant?
ii m9 - v 13 - v 7b9 - I 69
YES!
Thank you very much! great tutorials
I freaking love you! BTW guys if you fooling around with some minor9 and use these techniques it turns out to be some nice neo-soul chords!!!!
How many grips are there in total? I was told there are 8 grips.
Well, I try to demonstrate that with only 3 basic grips we can play almost every chord. In the lesson below I gather all the 3 grips and we play a chord progression containing the most common jazz chords: th-cam.com/video/hACDMj5QGZY/w-d-xo.html
But we can alter the grips, creating new grips, to an infinite extent...
Super as always :-)
最高のチャンネル！
really nice~
He is very precius for every us
Thanks, mate! I find your hypnosis-like teaching method to be the easiest way for me to learn. I wish you could also incorporate some subliminal messages to your videos so that my subconscious mind can absorb better. And IMHO black shirts will add more magick to your vides :)
Thanks!
Wow, I'm only 53 seconds into the video and I've already learned so much
EXCELENT
Hi Oliver, My name is Bo from Canada. this is my first comment in your channel. I want to say thank you for your great teaching! I spent sometime to practice Pentatonic scale and Church modes before, so this grip 3 looks okay to me. I start following your great instruction to practice grip 1 and grip 2 and also looking at the melodic scales now. But in this video the "fool around" part, I am confused. While you are playing grip 1 and grip 2, you use a right hand grip, which is neither pentatonic nor upper structure. The hand grip looks like what in this video: th-cam.com/video/ayTl-VF6-nk/w-d-xo.html . Are they the same thing? I paused to look closer. Are you putting right hand thumb on the first note of the scale? If I am wrong, I hope you can reply some tips to me. Thanks again.
Hi and thanks a lot :) Can you give me a time code?
@@NewJazz Yes, it is this moment th-cam.com/video/0n3LgxXMh7E/w-d-xo.htmlm44s
Well, As you know, this lesson is only about the left hand, but I like that you find the right hand interesting anyway - you are thorough with your work ;)
And you are right; when I play "grip1" in the left hand I tend to play a stepwise right hand grip like in the lesson you refer to with the thumb on the first note of the Dorian scale that the "grip1" fits.
When playing "grip2" in the left hand I play mainly Major triads (add9). You can learn a lot more about that technique in this lesson: th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html
I hope this was helpful :) Warm regards Oliver
@@NewJazz Wow, that makes perfect sense to me! Thank you very much!
Hi Oliver, sorry for so many questions that bother you again. I understand that this series of left hand lessons are rootless. But I am still interested in adding bass keys and exploring the qualities of the chords. In this video th-cam.com/video/3FcuCR14Lmw/w-d-xo.html, you mentioned that we can add bass key that is on the any note of that melodic scale the grip fits, but that one is grip 2 and melodic scale. Do you have any tip or trick for me about how to add bass keys and explore the qualities for grip 1 and grip 3? Thank you so much again!
Don't be sorry - just reach out and ask all you want :) On page 4 in this document I show some different flavors to grip 3 by using different bass notes www.newjazz.dk/Compendiums/left-hand-chords.pdf
On page 2 I show only two options on grip 1 - but there is of course several more (I haven't added them yet). Try to make grip 1 playing for example the Cmi79 chord, Now try to change the bass note to the other notes on the C Dorian scale and you got 7 different flavors... Best regards Oliver
@@NewJazz Thank you so much, This is document is very helpful for me!
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