I've been trying to learn this style for a while and your lesson explains the concept so simply. I see it a lot in the contemporary gospel organists and keyboard players. I really appreciate it! It's time to shed this.
WOW. I have been stuck making a decision about signing up for your on line course. I guess I was intimidated. Watching this lesson, seeing the amount of learning you include and your easy style and personality has helped me decide-it's time.
So great, Peter.. always helpful advice clearly presented.. I’m an all access piano 🎹 open studio member.. transitioning from classical to jazz and trying to learn those voicings .. definitely helps 😊
THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! these lessons are like gold, and they're helping me reach that goal of getting past that rough jazz beginners hump! i hope u can keep blessing us with many more. god bless! ✌🏼
I like your videos. Not too much blabla, like in so many, many other videos. You manage it very well, to come to the point in view time ("2 minute-jazz", great!). Sometimes a little bit too fast for me. But that might be due to my knowledge and abilities. Keep on going!
Keep uploading your videos definitely helping me remember theory as well. I’m rusty because it’s not much of a requirement these days especially where I live again. 🤦🏽♂️
I so appreciate these short videos that get straight to the point! Also great is showing your hands on the keyboard as you demonstrate. Do you also offer the transcription? Would be handy for some of the faster sections.
Excellent video lesson Peter! Can you show any Oscar Peterson style of piano playing on your channel. At least something on the easier side of his style lol. I am no ware near as good as you are Peter to learn any of the harder stuff Oscar plays. Excellent Channel Peter! You teach and play a lot of good jazz piano! Steve Henry
Bro your dope man. I’ve been checking out a couple of your videos. I’m a well experience pianist myself. But watching your videos is definitely helping me with more ideas because I get bored hearing myself at times especially coming from a area when your one of the greatest around. That’s not arrogance I hate it actually because it’s nothing to challenge you.
would you elaborate on the "fun part"? namely the part where you move the chords very fast probably chromatically? you do that in several of your videos and I'm fascinated by that.
+pop wittenino I don't know if you're still curious, but I just wrote down some of the "fun part," so I thought I'd share. 2:44 The progression is Bbmin7 to Eb7, so he does a So What chord starting on Eb (Eb-Ab-Db-F) and takes it down two half steps. Then he plays A7, which is the tritone sub of Eb7, which resolves to Ab at 2:48. 2:49, instead of just playing the normal Abmaj7, he plays Abdim7 with a major 7 and then resolves to the regular Abmaj7. So Abdim7, LH (Ab-G-Ab) RH (B-D) to the regular Abmaj7, LH (Ab-Ab-Bb) RH (C-Eb). 2:53 is a similar idea, this time it's Ebmaj7#11 to normal Ebmaj7. LH (Eb-A) RH (D-A) to LH (Eb-Bb-C) RH (D-Eb-Bb). Hope that helps some. It caught my ear, too!
+William Doran omg thank you so much. Definitely you can do something that I cant. yeah this is very effective in extending your chordal vocabulary. I'll work on it. But how about 2:35 and 2:37? Did you transcribe it? Thank you again
+pop wittenino 2:35 is a Cmin9 chord, then C7b9 to F7. So he slides the Cmin9 voicing up a half step and then back down. Bottom to top: Eb-G-Bb-D to E-G#-B-D# to Eb-G-Bb-D, then C7alt (C-E-Ab-Db). 2:37 I think is a similar idea but with F7#11. He slides down a half step then back up. Eb-A-B-D to D-G#-A#-C# to Eb-A-B-D. Then it resolves to Bb7sus (Ab-Bb-C-Eb, he hits a Bb right after) to Bb7b9,13 (Bb-G-Ab-B-D). Hope that makes sense. It seems like he's taking a rootless voicing and sliding it around. He also likes doing Bbsus to Bb7b9,13. Like at 1:04, 2:01, 2:38.
+William Doran You are a great guy. You must be pro or teacher or something like that. I guess these kinds of things are so internalized for Peter Martin that he doen't remember doing it or he can't explain himself. Anyway this will keep me busy for weeks. Thank you so much
It sounds great but you know, for most of us its just too hard. An easier way us to play the root in the bass, rocking between octaves, the melody on top in the right hand and then thirds, sevenths (or sometimes both), also in the right hand. The result is great.
It's called "2 minute jazz" for a reason. The teaching is very good but it's rather not for beginners but for people who already are capable of playing some jazz.
it is a very good teacher but it is a little bit advanced technique, he can not start by showing us where is the C on piano...Maybe you should view more beginner's video...
Peter, thank you for this! It’s definitely what I’ve been searching for!!! God bless!❤
Great ... i love it ... Thank you
I like the hurry and the no chitchat! I can always pause it and work on my own. Keep it up!
You are amazing. If I keep practicing maybe I’ll be as good as you when I’m 80 if arthritis hasn’t kicked in by then 😂 thanks for your videos
Peter Martin ,sir ,your best teacher in jazz in TH-cam,
Muy bueno. sigue mostrando como se reparten los acordes en ambas manos, sirve mucho, gracias
I've been trying to learn this style for a while and your lesson explains the concept so simply. I see it a lot in the contemporary gospel organists and keyboard players. I really appreciate it! It's time to shed this.
WOW. I have been stuck making a decision about signing up for your on line course. I guess I was intimidated. Watching this lesson, seeing the amount of learning you include and your easy style and personality has helped me decide-it's time.
short and sweet. one concept two minutes. excellent.
Hey Peter, I LOVE your 2 minute Jazz videos, I've learned a lot...Sometimes I watch them just to hear you play! Take care.. (and keep on runnin..)
So great, Peter.. always helpful advice clearly presented.. I’m an all access piano 🎹 open studio member.. transitioning from classical to jazz and trying to learn those voicings .. definitely helps 😊
Fabulous lesson. I understand all the concepts. If only I could do it. Well, I'll give it a try with 2 songs I know. "My romance" and "Misty"
Love thar harmonic magic appearing under your fingers! Thx for sharing it!
THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! these lessons are like gold, and they're helping me reach that goal of getting past that rough jazz beginners hump! i hope u can keep blessing us with many more. god bless! ✌🏼
thanks for the great classes. always enjoy them
Love your piano videos thanks for sharing it would be nice to see a PDF of it as well.
Thanks Peter, great lesson
I like your videos. Not too much blabla, like in so many, many other videos. You manage it very well, to come to the point in view time ("2 minute-jazz", great!). Sometimes a little bit too fast for me. But that might be due to my knowledge and abilities.
Keep on going!
Fabulous !!!!
Amazing, inventive style and you're a great communicator too Peter.
Terrific stuff.
Thank you for posting.
Excellent teacher !
Thank you for the great lesson!
I love the version of this Coltrane plays.
Keep uploading your videos definitely helping me remember theory as well. I’m rusty because it’s not much of a requirement these days especially where I live again. 🤦🏽♂️
Wow thank you very much Peter, your lessons are just so amazing, so straight to the point, thank you !
This lesson for me is gold . I will check out your course hoping to have hints like these.
Thank you, very nice lesson, also because of some extremely interesting harmonic devices shown here!
I love these videos - so much useful information and I like the format too!
Great tip. Thank you.
Very very good lesson, veryyy useful thank you sooo much.!
loving this- thank you!
Nice!
thx i really needed this one!i understand the theory put needed to put it together
1,6,2,5? Somebody change the combination to my luggage!
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Love this and your whole way of teaching, thanks man!
Thanks so much Pete
I so appreciate these short videos that get straight to the point! Also great is showing your hands on the keyboard as you demonstrate. Do you also offer the transcription? Would be handy for some of the faster sections.
Peter Martin. What a man
I love your videos.
Hello sir, I really appreciate your work here and I'm blessed.. But as a beginner in jazz where do I start from? Pls I need your help
great lesson, thank You
Excellent video lesson Peter! Can you show any Oscar Peterson style of piano playing on your channel. At least something on the easier side of his style lol. I am no ware near as good as you are Peter to learn any of the harder stuff Oscar plays. Excellent Channel Peter!
You teach and play a lot of good jazz piano!
Steve Henry
These lessons are really helpful! Thanks :)
Thanks for the tips!
WHO'AH ! - I'll have to skip back to you in about 10 yrs PM 😱 !
I love this
Great stuff Peter. Thanks. Do you have anything on your approach to the right hand solos?
***** Thanks.
This was real helpful, you have the same name as my grandpa huh
Is there anymore info about the hands working together part that you spoke of.
Great stuff as usual but can you help us understand the rhythmic harmonies that you're playing between 2:34 and 2:42?
I absolutely love these 2 minute videos. Also, where did you get the art to your left?
Thank you for the video. I am french and i don't understand correctly all the course. Do you have course in french, or sheet method ?
Bro your dope man. I’ve been checking out a couple of your videos. I’m a well experience pianist myself. But watching your videos is definitely helping me with more ideas because I get bored hearing myself at times especially coming from a area when your one of the greatest around. That’s not arrogance I hate it actually because it’s nothing to challenge you.
Very nice
Hey thanks! Would you also use these voicings if you were playing with a bass player? Maybe minus the lower bass notes?
Genius !!!!!!
would you elaborate on the "fun part"? namely the part where you move the chords very fast probably chromatically?
you do that in several of your videos and I'm fascinated by that.
+pop wittenino I don't know if you're still curious, but I just wrote down some of the "fun part," so I thought I'd share.
2:44 The progression is Bbmin7 to Eb7, so he does a So What chord starting on Eb (Eb-Ab-Db-F) and takes it down two half steps. Then he plays A7, which is the tritone sub of Eb7, which resolves to Ab at 2:48.
2:49, instead of just playing the normal Abmaj7, he plays Abdim7 with a major 7 and then resolves to the regular Abmaj7. So Abdim7, LH (Ab-G-Ab) RH (B-D) to the regular Abmaj7, LH (Ab-Ab-Bb) RH (C-Eb).
2:53 is a similar idea, this time it's Ebmaj7#11 to normal Ebmaj7. LH (Eb-A) RH (D-A) to LH (Eb-Bb-C) RH (D-Eb-Bb).
Hope that helps some. It caught my ear, too!
+William Doran omg thank you so much. Definitely you can do something that I cant. yeah this is very effective in extending your chordal vocabulary.
I'll work on it. But how about 2:35 and 2:37? Did you transcribe it? Thank you again
+pop wittenino 2:35 is a Cmin9 chord, then C7b9 to F7. So he slides the Cmin9 voicing up a half step and then back down.
Bottom to top: Eb-G-Bb-D to E-G#-B-D# to Eb-G-Bb-D, then C7alt (C-E-Ab-Db).
2:37 I think is a similar idea but with F7#11. He slides down a half step then back up. Eb-A-B-D to D-G#-A#-C# to Eb-A-B-D.
Then it resolves to Bb7sus (Ab-Bb-C-Eb, he hits a Bb right after) to Bb7b9,13 (Bb-G-Ab-B-D).
Hope that makes sense. It seems like he's taking a rootless voicing and sliding it around. He also likes doing Bbsus to Bb7b9,13. Like at 1:04, 2:01, 2:38.
+William Doran You are a great guy. You must be pro or teacher or something like that. I guess these kinds of things are so internalized for Peter Martin that he doen't remember doing it or he can't explain himself. Anyway this will keep me busy for weeks. Thank you so much
pop wittenino No problem! I actually am a jazz pianist and a teacher, so that's a good guess! Hope you find some cool sounds in your practicing.
I aspire to get on your level
It sounds great but you know, for most of us its just too hard. An easier way us to play the root in the bass, rocking between octaves, the melody on top in the right hand and then thirds, sevenths (or sometimes both), also in the right hand. The result is great.
What's the fun stuff bit peter! Love to know the subs
Get more into detail on this course
Oor favor es español gracias
Those who don't understand Peter Martin's lessons should go back to a beginner level.
Playing is fabulous, teaching is always rushed, even on actual lesson site, plays too fast always in a hurry.
Teena Stein Some people just aren't natural teachers.
It's called "2 minute jazz" for a reason. The teaching is very good but it's rather not for beginners but for people who already are capable of playing some jazz.
Explained to quickly impossible to follow the voicings.Sorry
Ehh..it's ok. Not great teacher but playing is pretty good.
it is a very good teacher but it is a little bit advanced technique, he can not start by showing us where is the C on piano...Maybe you should view more beginner's video...
This is literally the best jazz teacher that has ever existed r U dumb