Unlike many other forms of music, it’s full of intricate chord progressions and full-bodied chords. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you might have about the tutorial.One of jazz music’s most prominent characteristics is its rich harmony. I hope it will help you see and hear things in a new way, leading to greater freedom in your playing. Is so interpretive, loose, and sometimes ambiguous. With this tutorial, I'm hoping to pass along the knowledge I've accrued over the yearsĪnd take some of the mystery out of playing chord charts.Ĭomprehensive, methodical and exacting approach to a subject that Played as part of a worship team at various churches and conferences led a worship team at my own church forĢ0+ years written around 15 songs for worship and developed software to manage a chord chart library.

I've accompanied soloists, small vocal groups, and large gospel choirs

Something else that's hard to fit into the above timeline is my involvement with church music-whichīegan soon after I started piano lessons. Sessions with everything from blues bands to local singer/songwriters to jazz vibraphonists-each one beingĪn adventure in reading someone else's idea of a chord chart. 2009-present - full-time software developer currently at Oak Ridge National LabĪlso, while living in Knoxville, I've worked at almost every recording studio in town.2006-2009 - returned to UT and completed M.S.1996-2006 - taught classical/jazz piano lessons 30 students a week at peak.

1994-present - regular jazz gigs (weddings, restaurants, parties, etc.).

1992 - changed major to Studio Music & Jazz, program headed by Jerry Coker started jazz piano lessons with Donald Brown.1991 - during summer, marched with the Madison Scouts drum and bugle corps (French horn).1990 - started at the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, in Biomedical Engineering.1990 - senior year of high school last year of classical piano lessons repetoire included Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique, Debussy's The Sunken Cathedral, Liszt's Consolation No.1981-1990 - school bands concert band (trumpet and French horn), marching band (mellophone) and 'jazz' band (keyboard).1981 - age 10, started classical piano lessons.

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