I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas – Jazz Piano – Tutorial & Improvisation Ideas

A look at this Christmas classic in terms of jazz piano improvisation and chord analysis. A structure/chord/melody analysis followed by random (what else?) improvisation ideas involving chord tones, the blues and modal theory.

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As mentioned at the beginning of this video, below are the three videos you will find useful if chord naming and modal theory is not yet understood:

Chord Naming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORIMDTEyw0s
Modal Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PelOkGt8kIw
VI-II-V-I Improvisation Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8mOQwsp4X8

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