Billie's Bounce

Jazz Piano Skills

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Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, and play Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce." In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will:

Discover
The Charlie Parker Bebop Tune "Billie's Bounce"
Learn
Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings for "Billie's Bounce"
Play
Multiple patterns extracted from "Billie's Bounce" for developing classic jazz language to use when improvising
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Episode Outline
Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
Invite to Join Jazz Piano Skills
Lesson Rationale
Exploration of Jazz Piano Skills
Conclusion
Closing Comments
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Discover, Learn, Play (00:02:19)

3. Invite to Join JazzPianoSkills (00:03:08)

4. Question of the Week (00:04:25)

5. Today's Educational Agenda (00:17:30)

6. Charlie Parker, Billie's Bounce (00:22:12)

7. Skills 1, 2: Changes and Function (00:25:43)

8. Skills 3, 4: Melody and Fingerings (00:29:55)

9. Skill 5: Pattern 1 (00:33:56)

10. Skill 6: Pattern 2 (00:38:19)

11. Skill 7: Pattern 3 (00:41:28)

12. Skill 8: Pattern 4 (00:44:07)

13. Skill 9: Pattern 5 (00:46:44)

14. Closing Comments (00:48:55)

15. Conclusion (00:50:59)