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8/9/2019 Piano Voicings Overview
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Piano Voicing Overview, p. 142
Practice until you can play it without error or hesitation at the indicated tempo. Practice insegments (two measures at a time, if necessary) until you can play the entire passage. Whencomfortable with the harmony, try playing different styles: swing, bossa, samba, pop, funk, etc.
1. Basic voicings with good voice leading shown through key center cycle:
2. Basic voicings with good voice leading shown through key center cycle:
Piano Voicing Overview
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Piano Voicing Overview, p. 143
3. Example no.1 shown with “drop 2” open voicings through key center cycle. Inner voices aremore easily heard. Some altered dominants have been used, but voice leading remains thesame:
4. Example no.2 shown with “drop 2” open voicings through key center cycle. Inner voices are
more easily heard. Some altered dominants have been used, but voice leading remains thesame:
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Piano Voicing Overview, p. 144
6. Sample F blues chorus shown using basic left hand chords, octave right hand melody,typical comping rhythms:
5. Basic left hand voicings useful when playing with a bass player. Right hand can play singlenotes, octaves, triad shapes, upper extensions, or single line solos over the top.