What Is This Thing Called Love?

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Every JazzPianoSkills 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, play Red Garland's solo on Cole Porter's What Is This Thing Called Love. In this Jazz Piano Lesson you will:

Discover
Red Garland's solo on Cole Porter's What Is This Thing Called Love
Learn
How Red Garland uses the Altered Dominant Sound when soloing on What Is This Thing Called Love
Play
Altered Dominant Exercises to begin developing jazz vocabulary for What Is This Thing Called Love

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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 JazzPianoSkills

Demo 1
C7alt. Sound (see Illustrations Guide)
Measure 3

Demo 2
C7alt. Sound (see Illustrations Guide)
Measure 28

Demo 3
C7alt. Sound (see Illustrations Guide)
Measure 36

Demos 4
C7alt. Sound (see Illustrations Guide)
Measure 47

Demos 5
Exercise 1 (see Lead Sheet Guide)
Ascending/Descending Scale Motion
Ascending/Descending Arpeggio Motion
b9 Entry Point

Demos 6
Exercise 2 (see Lead Sheet Guide)
Ascending/Descending Scale Motion
Ascending/Descending Arpeggio Motion
#9 Entry Point

Demo 7
Exercise 3 (see Lead Sheet Guide)
Ascending/Descending Scale Motion
Ascending/Descending Arpeggio Motion
b5 Entry Point

Demo 8
Exercise 4 (see Lead Sheet Guide)
Ascending/Descending Scale Motion
Ascending/Descending Arpeggio Motion
#5 Entry Point

Conclusion
Closing Comments

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