Chapter 1—Scales   

• Lesson 1—The Chromatic Scale
• Examples of Chromatic Scale: The Midnight Sun, Lover, Donna Lee , Early Autumn, Sophisticated Lady
• Jazz Greats
• Lesson 2—The Major Scale
• Horizontal Movement
• Notes Above the Octave
• Vertical Movement
• Melodic Phrases
• Great Composers—Irving Berlin
• Cycle of Keys---Major and Relative Minor
• The Twelve Major Scales And the Twelve Minor Scales

Chapter 2---Intervals

• Lesson 1 Major and Perfect Intervals
• Lesson 2--Altered Intervals
• Lesson 2--Intervals Above the Octave
• Lesson 4--Altered Intervals Above the Octave
• Lesson 5--Interval Summary
• Lesson 6—Intervals—Other Keys
• Lesson 7--Intervals in Tunes: Deed I Do, Cheek to Cheek, Exactly Like You, Satin Doll)

Chapter 3---Basic Chords

·        Lesson 1--Triads—3-Note Chords

·        Lesson 2--Other 3-Note Chords

·        Lesson 3—All Triads—Sharp Keys

·        Lesson 4--All Triads—Flat Keys

·        Lesson 5-- Scale Tone Triads

• Lesson 6—Tetra Chords
• Major Scale
• Cycle of 5ths

Chapter 4—Basic Chord Progressions

• Lesson 1—Basic Chord Progressions V I
• Lesson 2---Dominant/Tonic Relationship
• Lesson 3—I IV V I Progression (You Are My Sunshine)
• Lesson 4—II V I Progression (I’ve Got You Under My Skin)

Chapter 5—Chord Inversions and Alterations

• Lesson 1—Triad Inversions
• Lesson 2—Slash Chords
• Lesson 3—Triad Inversions-, You Are My Sunshine.
• Lesson 4---Triad Alterations
• Lesson 5--- Altered Triads In Chord Progressions
• I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me
• Tunes with Triad alterations and Inversions, Love Me Tender, All Of Me
• Lesson 6 -Right Hand Chord Inversions (You Are My Sunshine, Morning Has Broken

Chapter 6—The Minor Scales

• Lesson 1—The Natural Minor Scale
• The Natural Minor Scale
• The Melodic Minor Scale
• The Harmonic Minor Scale
• Green sleeves,
• Scale Tone Triads in Minor - Summertime
• Summertime in Broken Tenths
• The Great Composers—Gershwin

Chapter 7—Jazz Harmony

• Lesson 1—Seventh Chords
• Lesson 2—Other Four-Note Chords
• Lesson 3—How to Practice Seventh Chords
• Lesson 4—Chord Symbols
• Lesson 5—Scale Tone Seventh Chords
• Lesson 6—All Scale Tone Seventh Chords
• Flat Keys
• Sharp Keys

Chapter 8—Seventh Chord Inversions

• Lesson 1---Inversions 7^th Chords
• Lesson 2--- Tune with Roots and Inversions

Chapter 9—Seventh Chord Progressions

• Lesson 1—The II V I Progression and the Cycle of Fifths
• The Cycle of 5^ths Diagram
• Lesson 2—II V I (Don’t Blame Me, Bye Bye Blackbird)
• Lesson 3—Cycle of 5ths—All

Chapter 10—Seventh Chord Alterations/Secondary Dominants

Lesson 1---Scale Tone 7^th Alterations

•  Tune for a New Day
• Lesson 2----Secondary Dominants
• Lesson 3—Secondary Dominants and Cycle of Fifths
• Don’t Blame Me
• Lesson 4----Secondary Dominants in Tunes
• Just In Time Arrangement
• Lesson 5—Jazz Chord Progressions, Primary and Secondary Dominants

Chapter 11—Harmonization for Jazz and Blues

• Lesson 1—Scale Tone Sevenths—Harmonization Overview
• Lesson 2—Blues Harmonizing in Thirds
• Blue Monk
• Great Jazz Pianists--Thelonious Monk
• Lesson 3---The Blues Progression
• Blues Solo
• Blues in C
• Great Blues Pianists--Pinetop Perkins
• Down Home Blues
• Lesson 4—Harmonizing in Thirds and Sixths and 3-Note Harmony
• Sentimental Journey
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Lesson  5—Left Hand Voicing, 3-Note Chords
• Love Me Tender
• I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me
• Great Composers – Duke Ellington
• Satin Doll (version I)

Chapter 12 ---Stride Techniques

• Lesson 1—Stride techniques for All of Me
• All of Me Examples
• All of Me arrangement
• Great Jazz Pianists- Fats Waller
• Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Stride arrangement

Chapter 13—Spread Voicings, 4-Note Chords

• Lesson 1—Spread Voicings, 3 and 4 Note Harmony
• Don’t Get Around Much Any More
• Lesson 2—Spread Voicing Rules in Detail
• Lesson 3—Left Hand Open Fifths
• All the Things You Are arrangement
• Great Composers, Jerome Kern
• Lesson 4—Spread Voicing Arrangements
• I Can’t Believe You’re in Love With Me
• Bye Bye Blackbird
• It’s Only A Paper Moon

Chapter 14—Right Hand Chordal Technique

• Lesson 1—Satin Doll (Version 2 and Version 3)

Chapter 15 – Review – Three Techniques for 7^th Chords

• I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me 3 techniques
• Satin Doll – 3 techniques combined

Appendix Volume 1

o      Practice Procedure

o      Interval Exercise

o      All Triads Chart

o      Scale Tone Triads Inversion Exercise

o      All 7ths Charts

o      II-V-I Exercises

o      Spread Voicings Exercise

Volume 2

Chapter 16—Left Hand Block Chords

• Lesson 1—II V I Root Position
• Lesson 2—Don’t Blame Me arrangement

Chapter 17—Upper Structure Chords

• Lesson 1—Color Tones and Upper Extensions
• Lesson 2—Ninths, Elevenths and Thirteenths
• Lesson 3—Upper Extensions in Spread Voicings
• Our Love is Here to Stay Arrangement
• The Way You Look Tonight Arrangement
• Lesson 4—Color Tones in Right Hand Chordal Techniques
• A Foggy Day arrangement

Chapter 18—Bass Lines

• Lesson 1—Two Beat Bass Lines
• Bill Bailey arrangement
• Blue Moon arrangement
• Lesson 2—Four Beat Bass Lines
• Blues Comp Arrangement
• Don’t Blame Me Arrangement

Chapter19—Melodic Jazz Phrasing

• Lesson 1--Autumn Leaves arrangement
• Lesson 2--Blues Elements
• Down Home Blues arrangement
• Lesson 3-- Blues Style on Standards
• Embellishing and Inner Lines
• Georgia on My Mind Arrangement
• Lesson 4 --Melodic Interpretation and Embellishment
• Autumn Leaves arrangement

Chapter 20—Rootless Voicings

• Lesson 1—Root Position
• Lesson 2—1^st Inversion, A Form
• Lesson 3—2^nd Inversion
• Lesson 3—3^rd Inversion, B Form
• Lesson 4—Rootless Voicings for II V I, A Form and B Form
• Moonlight in Vermont arrangement
• Our Love is Here to Stay arrangement

Chapter 21—3 Note Voicings with Upper Extensions

• Lesson 1—Various 3 note voicings
• Blues in G arrangement

Chapter 22—Rhythmic Comping in Left Hand

• Lesson 1—Lady Be Good Arrangement

Chapter 23—Basic Jazz Improvisation

• Lesson 1—Major Modes
• Lesson 2—Application of Major Modes
• Lesson 3--Concepts and Exercises in Improvisation
• Improvisation on Blues Vamp
• Lesson 4—Major Mode Solo
• Autumn Leaves arrangement

Chapter 24—Scales for Improvisation

• Lesson 1—Major Scales
• Lesson 2—Minor Scales
• Lesson 3—Dominant Scales

Chapter 25—Reharmonization and Chord Substitution

• Lesson 1—Examples in Tunes
• Lesson 2—Tritone Substitution
• Lesson 3—Cycle of Fifths
• Lesson 4—All the Things You Are, Over the Rainbow arrangements

 Chapter 26—Elements of Improvisation, Advanced Concepts

• Lesson 1—Approach Tones

• Lesson 2—Arrangements for Improvisation With Analysis
• Back Home in Indiana arrangement
• Donna Lee arrangement
• Minor Moods arrangement

 Chapter 27—Combining All Techniques

• Lesson 1 Techniques Combined in Tunes
• —I Should Care arrangement
• ---My Romance arrangement

Appendix Volume 2

o      II-V-I ‘s All Inversions

o      II-V-I Progression Exercises A Form

o      II-V-I Progression Exercises B Form

o      Left Hand Techniques –Overview

o      Recommended Standards Song List

o      All Time Top Jazz Artists and Recordings List

o      Legendary Jazz Pianists List