How To Improvise Without Getting Lost

Want to know how to improvise without getting lost? In this tutorial, Tom shows you clear and practical ways to keep your improvisation flowing.

Using Georgia on My Mind piano solo version and Keith Jarrett Country as examples, Tom demonstrates two powerful improvisation techniques:

- Chord Improvisation – creating lines and phrases using chord shapes and chord tones.
- Scale Improvisation on Piano – exploring scales (like the blues scale on piano) that fit the key and chord progressions.

You’ll learn great improvisation tips and even some fun improvisation exercises to strengthen your skills. This lesson gives you the tools to stay confident and musical when learning how to improvise on piano.

If you would like to learn how to improvise over chord changes on piano, watch this video next:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COut_jSMhGU&list=PLDqNslPG6e1J39vKtouDGW-NQCOsxfFp-


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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.


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