Jazz Piano Jump-Start
How to start and what to practice….no experience necessary! Perfect for novice and aspiring pianists.
The ultimate “starting point” course from Adam Maness and Peter Martin.
7 weeks to jump-start your playing.
This fun, engaging program is designed to jump-start your jazz piano playing so you can build the skills to go from the couch to the stage in no time.
Presented in a light-hearted and casual format, Peter Martin and Adam Maness keep you entertained and engaged as you learn and absorb the foundational principles of jazz piano.
Great for instrumentalists, drummers, guitarists, novice pianists, and vocalists.
Course includes 19 backing tracks featuring Bob DeBoo (bass) and Montez Coleman (drums)
After completing this course…
You’ll be able to:
- Improvise over basic chord changes
- Build great sounding jazz chords like the pros
- Create your own practice routine to continue your growth
You’ll also get:
- 60+ page Jazz Piano Jump-Start workbook
- 28 Guided Practice Sessions™
- 19 Backing Tracks
Workbook Included
Includes downloadable PDF version of the comprehensive 64-page workbook that is the perfect supplement to the course. Spiral bound version is available for purchase.
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“Adam and Peter make learning jazz piano a lot of fun. Adam is a wonderful teacher, and the guided practice sessions make it seem like Adam is right there with you, as close to a in-person teacher as one could have.”
Alain Q.
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“This course is enabling me to catch up on some basics I’m missing. It’s brilliantly done, and fun. I’m definitely a fan.”
Jeffrey B.
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“This course is filling a void which others assume is so easy to learn but for a beginner it isn’t. The in-depth explanations and the instructions given are awesome. I am totally enjoying the whole course overall.”
Trudy B.
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“I’m a professional drummer and drum teacher who has flirted with learning jazz piano for years, but have never jumped in with both feet because it seemed like such a huge, intimidating subject. By the end of my first Jazz Piano Jump-Start lesson, I could tell that I had the perfect tools (chromatic warmup, interval etude) to open the door and work on what I can right now and not worry about the rest, and I felt REALLY EXCITED rather than intimidated!”
Michael Glaser (USA)
Featured in The New York Times
“My favorite teacher was a pianist from St. Louis named Peter Martin, a virtuosic player regarded in jazz circles as one of the finest pianists in the world.”
FAQs
Is this course right for me?
Jazz Piano Jump-Start is perfect for you if you:
- don’t know where to begin to learn jazz piano
- are super-busy and want to learn on your own time
- want to be able to build simple but pretty jazz chords
- want to learn the forms, lingo, and practice techniques the pros use
- want a progressive, step-by-step course that not only teaches you the right notes but how to practice them
What if it’s too basic for me?
No problem! We have beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses as well, and we’ll happily switch you if needed. We also have a full satisfaction guarantee with easy refund if you’re not happy with the course.
I’ve got more questions!
Great – we’ve got more answers! Visit our Contact Page where we are happy to answer all your questions about this, or any of our courses
Meet Your Instructor
Peter Martin is an acclaimed jazz pianist, educator, and founder of Open Studio. Peter has performed and recorded on six continents with Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Betty Carter, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman as well as his own ensembles. He has recorded over 400 lessons, pioneering the field of online jazz education and was recently featured in the New York Times for his ground breaking work.
Peter co-hosts the acclaimed music podcast “You’ll Hear It” with Adam Maness.
Meet Your Instructor
As Open Studio’s Creative Director, Adam Maness develops the curriculum of all of the courses, in addition to teaching his own popular course like Magic Voicing System, Piano Fingering Independence and more.
Adam is a versatile pianist, arranger, composer, and producer whose performances, original compositions, and arrangements have been featured on numerous recordings and on national and international radio and television broadcasts. He is best known as co-founder and composer for the genre-bending chamber ensemble, The 442s.
Course Contents
Start Here
- Welcome: Let's Jump-Start
Week One: The Atoms of Jazz
- Lesson: Major Intervals
- Lesson: Minor Intervals
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Two: Building Solid Harmony
- Lesson: Building Solid Harmony
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Three: Mastering the Most Important Element
- Lesson: Mastering the Most Important Element
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Four: The Iconic Form
- Lesson: Learning the Form
- Lesson: The Role of Instruments
- Lesson: Let's Play the Blues
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Five: The Great American Form
- Lesson: The Great American Form
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Six: Freeing Your Hands
- Lesson: The Chromatic Scale
- Lesson: The Major Scale
- Lesson: Jazz Arpeggios
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
Week Seven: Listening With a Purpose
- Lesson: Listening with a Purpose
- Guided Practice 1
- Guided Practice 2
- Guided Practice 3
- Guided Practice 4
You're Ready
- Happy Practicing
- Jump-Start Blues Demo
Play-Alongs
- Week 2 – Major 7ths
- Week 2 – Minor 7ths
- Week 2 – Dominant 7ths
- Week 3 – Syncopation Trading
- Week 4 – C Blues 80 BPM
- Week 4 – C Blues 100 BPM
- Week 4 – C Blues 120 BPM
- Week 4 – F Blues 80 BPM
- Week 4 – F Blues 100 BPM
- Week 4 – F Blues 120 BPM
- Week 4 – Bb Blues 80 BPM
- Week 4 – Bb Blues 100 BPM
- Week 4 – Bb Blues 120 BPM
- Week 5 – C Rhythm Changes 80 BPM
- Week 5 – C Rhythm Changes 120 BPM
- Week 5 – F Rhythm Changes 80 BPM
- Week 5 – F Rhythm Changes 120 BPM
- Week 5 – Bb Rhythm Changes 80 BPM
- Week 5 – Bb Rhythm Changes 120 BPM
