Let It Snow

Jazz Piano Skills

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano!
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 "Let It Snow" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. In this Jazz Piano Lesson, you will:

Discover
A Christmas Classic "Let It Snow"
Learn
Chords Changes, Harmonic Function, Melody, and Fingerings for "Let It Snow"
Play
Multiple patterns extracted from "Let It Snow" for developing classic jazz language to use when improvising
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Illustrations
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Lead Sheets
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Play Alongs
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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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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Discover, Learn, Play (00:04:44)

3. Invite to Join JazzPianoSkills (00:05:28)

4. Question of the Week (00:08:12)

5. Lesson Rationale (00:12:57)

6. Today's Educational Agenda (00:15:26)

7. Skills 1, 2: Changes and Function (00:18:51)

8. Skills 3, 4: Melody and Fingerings (00:27:09)

9. Skill 5: Pattern 1 (00:32:21)

10. Skill 6: Pattern 2 (00:36:15)

11. Skill 7: Pattern 3 (00:40:00)

12. Skill 8: Pattern 4 (00:43:40)

13. Closing Comments (00:46:57)

14. Conclusion (00:50:35)