Re: Inversions piano

mjenkins@ou.edu
Fri, 01 Nov 1996 15:18:29 -0800

reed kotler wrote:
>
> At 03:01 PM 11/1/96 +0000, you wrote:
> > Thank you Reed for being so frank!, armed with the information in your
> >reply to the 'piano inversions post' I can go away and develop my own set
> >of chord voicings.
> > I look forward to seeing the set of practical piano voicings that you
> >have developed (the ones that will fit on one page!).
> >Thank's again
>
> Well I'm sure what I wrote will not win me many popularity
> contests but as per my experience, it's the truth.
>
> I will be posting some guidelines for piano voicings (besides my
> action packed sheet).
>
> Here is something to get you started with.
>
> Try just using the Root, 3rd and 7th, plus the melody note.
>
> (You can add a 5th if you want but don't add an unlatered
> 5th to a dominant seventh chord).
>
> This is basic jazz solo piano voicing.
>
> Everthing is built from there.
>
> Try to make the voices move smoothly if possible.
>
> Get out some fakebooks with good chord changes like Chuck Shers
> New Real Books and just practice this cover to cover.
>
> See if you can set up a lesson with a good local jazz pianist to show
> you how this works. They all will know. It helps to see someone
> doing this.

Hi! I am new to this listserver and wanted to say hello to eveyone. As
for the standard three note voicing(1-3-7), it helps to practice it in a
vi-ii-V-I pattern, because the voicings are easy to see and remember.
Besides that, later voicings are founded on these.

While I've got your ear, are there any good jazz piano teachers in
Norman, Oklahoma?
Mark