BEST 2-5-1 EXERCISE: Jazz Ranch Tutorial for All Levels.

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BEST 2-5-1 EXERCISE: Jazz Ranch Tutorial for All Levels.

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Exercise in playing ii-v-I progression through the cycle of 5ths. Practice in both hands. Made practical by playing chords in left hand and melody in right hand. Includes use of inversions. A 30 minute in depth lesson on 2-5-1 progression. Please go to link for exercise written out on website:
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@warrenwilson7836 Жыл бұрын

Your legacy just keeps building. Your generosity in sharing your work is wonderful - thank you for many hours of the pleasure of disciplined practice.

@nicolascorbrion3098 Жыл бұрын

So true

@carolsteffens9261 Жыл бұрын

Another great lesson. Thank you Kent.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the support and comment!

@stephenb4164 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you back!

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Good to be back!

@elainebecker1920 Жыл бұрын

The examples and demonstrations in this video really help solidify the concepts of the 2-5-1 progression. It's like having a personal jazz instructor right at home.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

That's very cool that you wrote this comment...thanks!

@eydiguttason1961 8 ай бұрын

You tell that you are not special talented but that is not right you are a genious piano player Kent one of the best ever your style is splended and beautyful

@KentHewittpiano88 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks...that's a great compliment!

@monroesheppard678 Жыл бұрын

This video is a valuable resource for jazz musicians of all levels. It's like having a virtual jazz workshop that you can revisit anytime.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic...thanks for the comment!

@patriciashelton9184 Жыл бұрын

This tutorial offers a solid foundation in jazz theory. Understanding the 2-5-1 progression opens up a world of possibilities in improvisation and composition.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling me...I really appreciate the comment!

@jegoy68 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kent for your incomparable dedication to share and teach us with simplicity that makes learning and practicing all the more worthwhile! 🙂

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling me...I'm doing the right thing!

@jimsskot1 Жыл бұрын

More lessons like that .🎵🎶👌👌👌👌 Thanks

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I will do this!

@jimsskot1 Жыл бұрын

@@KentHewittpiano88 . For all of us out there there is not so good at reading notes-music so well it would be fantastic if you made and mp3 file for all of the music examples in you jazz book. That would make it a best seller. Think about it Mr Hewitt. I would be the first in the line to by the book 📕. 🎼🎵🎶👍

@nealsandy9441 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Kent.. Really helpful.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@lyndalawley2003 Жыл бұрын

The instructor's passion for jazz and teaching shines through in this video. It's inspiring and motivates me to practice and improve my own playing.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I've got you...thanks so much for the comment!

@sauxphilippe Жыл бұрын

This was the first vidéo i been working on a couple of years ago! now i understand better what i am doing THANK'S AGAIN Dear Kent !🎷🎹

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling me!

@RootBeer757 18 күн бұрын

I really related to the quote and your story at the beginning. Thank you for making this video

@KentHewittpiano88 9 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! I'm so glad you told me!

@KentHewittpiano88 8 күн бұрын

I appreciate your telling me. !

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

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@emmagriffiths6066 Жыл бұрын

The instructor's teaching style is engaging and easy to follow.😎 They make complex concepts more approachable and enjoyable to learn.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear this...it's what I try to achieve...thanks!

@New_in_jazz 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏

@KentHewittpiano88 4 ай бұрын

My Pleasure!

@alayahcoleman9993 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate how this tutorial caters to different skill levels. It provides variations and tips that can challenge more advanced players while still being accessible for beginners.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Great comment...that's what I hope to achieve...thanks!

@composer7325 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@CommunityArchiveRecords Жыл бұрын

Great lesson once again! I can't thank you enough for posting these videos. You taught me so much about harmony and theory for piano and you make me laugh pretty often over the past 6 or so years. Also, You're album is fantastic! I can't stop listening to it, I really love Wild is the Wind, I could have told you, and My little boat but I can listen to the whole album on repeat!

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear.....not many people tell me about my album....thanks so much.

@CommunityArchiveRecords Жыл бұрын

@@KentHewittpiano88 No problem! I just wished I listened to it sooner. Hope you're doing well Kent.

@clementinemonf 9 ай бұрын

Wow, really great exercises. Well explained! Thank you!

@KentHewittpiano88 9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@clementinemonf 8 ай бұрын

Hard! Still working on it…….new era…..

@richarpadilla1891 8 ай бұрын

One of the best videos on 2-5-1's ever ! Really complete ! You are doing a great job in this channel Kent ! Blessings !

@KentHewittpiano88 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the great comment.

@watchaddicts1213 Жыл бұрын

What a Blessing it is to have YOU as a creator on KZfaq!

@AlSween Жыл бұрын

I love how much math and music work together. I stumbled upon the Cycle of 5ths and Circle of 4ths by accident after not listening to my teacher and not practicing lol... I now remember my perfect 4ths using the order of flats and the 5ths using the order of sharps.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

That is correct....the cycle follows the cycle of keys in order of sharps or flats.

@katysalter2021 Жыл бұрын

This video is a fantastic tutorial for mastering the 2-5-1 progression in jazz. It's suitable for all levels, which is great for beginners like me.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you told me...that's helpful to me...all the best!

@demijenkins9486 Жыл бұрын

I love how this video encourages experimentation and exploration with the 2-5-1 progression. It's an invitation to develop a unique musical voice.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Great comment and observation.thanks so much!

@brucejeric6701 Жыл бұрын

Loved it kent!!! Got all John mehegan books and records back in 72 I believe. Really liked how you practice- incorporate melodic lines

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Great, Bruce....thanks!

@philippederome2434 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous Kent, and for the tricky part, modern 3 inversion (B form?), trust me I believe you! Ha ha. Well actually, that is indeed the least obvious spot of the video, but importantly the harmony and melody do sound nice indeed when you play it. I listen to every single word you say here and to all the notes you play and it all makes real sense. It makes a lot of the mystery of music (jazz) I hear simpler and less mysterious (but it is quite another thing for me to assimilate that as a player, though I am patient). This exercise to me has nice similarities and differences with the one where the chords of dominants in cycle of fifths stick into a single keyboard interval. I very much like the role of 9th chords here and how it all fits together, I did not see this coming.

@calicookstunes6530 10 ай бұрын

Wow, Kent. Love your teaching style and couldn't agree more with what you've said at the beginning of this video. This is the video I needed and wanted without really knowing after watching many 2-5-1 practices! Deeply appreciate it.

@KentHewittpiano88 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you told me...keeps me going!

@lydiabullock8836 Жыл бұрын

The visual aids and graphics used in this tutorial enhance the learning experience. They help reinforce the concepts and make them easier to grasp.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I dig your comment...very helpful to me!

@laurajames8612 Жыл бұрын

The instructor in this video breaks down the 2-5-1 exercise in a clear and concise manner, making it easy to understand and follow along.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the affirmation....much appreciated!

@zwidofhelamubokandybeats2751 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for what you doing ,learning alot 💯

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

All my pleasure...thanks!

@chriscatapano1788 Жыл бұрын

What a great lesson Kent. 30 minutes went by so quick. I will try these in the morning

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Great to hear...thanks!

@noblenotes27 Жыл бұрын

Kent you have one special thing. Your Hands ,between your index finger and thumb, the distance is a nice stretch most of us don't have. Cheers !

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks...but only in the left hand. I have Dupreytrens Contracture in the right hand so both the 4th finger and 5th finger are curved in..limiting the stretch immensely.

@leonleon3773 Жыл бұрын

fantastic video many thanks

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

All my pleasure!

@leonleon3773 Жыл бұрын

thank you Keith slowly getting to grips with the drills

@antoniojoya2254 Жыл бұрын

Excelente Maestro, muy bien explicado. mil gracias por esta tan productiva clase. Dios le bendiga, un fuerte abrazo. saludos desde Venezuela

@georginamurphy1045 Жыл бұрын

I find the pacing of this tutorial to be just right. It allows enough time for practice and reflection without feeling rushed or overwhelming.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Excellent comment and feedback...appreciated!

@MrDcarr7 Жыл бұрын

You are on a roll! These are great exercises.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@lawrencetaylor4101 Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup. Your videos are priceless.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@mdsharp5 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for going through this with us!

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

All my pleasure...thanks!

@pw8017 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these fantastic videos (which i just discovered a few weeks ago)… love your playing, inspirational quotes and Herbie … your analysis and explanations are very helpful - they’ve really opened my ears to finding new stuff after attempting to play jazz piano for many years! particularly because i’m a huge fan of Bill Evans and Horace Silver … i hope you and the altered dominant ego man will continue to post for decades to come … Paul & the jazz cats in London

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Very cool...thanks for telling me!

@cheri238 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, again Kent.❤

@videosdemua Жыл бұрын

This is a good drill for beginners like me, Kent. Find it very useful. Thank you.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it's good for you....thanks!

@brendaboykin3281 Жыл бұрын

Thank you,Maestro KH.🌹🌹🌹🌹

@bobpacco8834 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken - have your book and very much appreciate the written ii-V-I. I had my first piano lesson in my sixties and what was very helpful learning ii-V-I was writing out 1-2 patterns of the 1/2 and whole step moves in left hand block chords as it repeats. Also I took lessons from a working San Francisco musician after work and it cost a bit of coin - thank you so much for providing free lessons on an important subject.

@DrunkenBoatCaptain Жыл бұрын

Love these exercises. I found it helps to randomly start at different keys to mix it up. Otherwise it can get a bit rote. And put them in songs.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea....would be the next step in the lesson....thanks.

@CherryChauParis 10 ай бұрын

thank you so very much for this great tutorial. So clear, methometical and easy to understand the way you slow it down and repeat twice helps a great deal n. oh would you tell me when and which form to use?

@KentHewittpiano88 9 ай бұрын

Please write to my email if you have more questions. Thanks for the comment.

@petermcmurray2807 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you very much. Following the whole tone fits this beautifully with Barry Harris. The one thing that annoys me about so many courses they treat the sharp scales as omnipotent dragging through each to basically useless high speed and no understanding. As all chords and scales are built on unchanging intervals your book and Rick Beato's (guitaris) are rare in starting with this.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear....thanks for telling me.

@KandMe1 3 ай бұрын

What I came to is similar and is focused on cycle of 5ths but it’s 36251 not simply 251. I decided on covering all 12 keys but in whole steps so E JUMPS to F# to keep whole steps going to Bb and Bb to B is the only half step. Then backwards whole steps to F and whole step to Eb then Db then it’s done, only I keep to the 2 octaves each side of middle C and forces me to use inversions on many chords and some root based versions. It took a long time to get used to doing all 12 keys in one sitting and very hard work to conquer it but introducing some rhythmic riffs as I go became a lot of fun. And also introducing the modes starting with Dorian 7 days 7 modes but I err on some especially the mixalydian on which I like hearing that dropped 6th. So I stick to 36251 progression but mess around with a jazz or funk rhythm it’s often upbeat using 16ths. I’m 68 and it’s never too late. Even Autumn Leaves turns punk sometimes.

@KentHewittpiano88 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your ideas. You might enjoy checking out my video on an 8 measure progression: I-IV-III-VI-II-V-I.

@KandMe1 2 ай бұрын

@@KentHewittpiano88 No I wouldn’t, I am too inventive and I prefer the simple route first off. It’s the (vii I ) through the circle of 5ths - Improvised throughout. And I stick to the 2 octaves in the middle of the keyboard, which forces the mind to make the necessary inversion come out of the fingertips. The thing is that improvisation is the key thing in all of this and I am finding that as my ear hears anything wrong it is corrected by selective preference. And it is all done within those 2 octaves. Adaptive fingerings which please the ear is the outcome and I find that as I progress with it the melodic phrases crossover from one hand (one octave) to another in a harmonic dance of rhythm. It takes time and much effort at first but I find that getting the most out of the simplest progression of - vii I - is the way to go when gliding through the circ of 5ths. It has a nice release of tension from 7th chord to 1st. And always lots to play with as far as rhythm and melody goes. It becomes all about invention as I progress through the circle which it turns out is from the 4th of the new key (IV) vii I and instantly that (I) is IV. Right off the leap to that diminished is dissonant but when the melodic phrase is applied to it then it flows into the maj7 of new key because that 7 is 4th ongoing. Forcing the ear to invent an improvisation on the spot is the best exercise of all. It beats uniforming the circ 5. It’s like living in the 60s on a dessert Island (misspelling of dessert intended). Yeah it maybe limited to my own invention but lots of tropical fruit and a nice piano, what else do I need while learning the circle of 5ths?

@jiyounghwang9437 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@nichttuntun3364 Жыл бұрын

❤

@Deluca-Piano Жыл бұрын

Hey Kent, great video. I was wondering if you have any block chord solo videos you could direct me to? I feel like I thought you had some but you have a lot of videos and I couldn't find what I was looking for the other day. I want to get better at block chords with melodies but especially on solos. I feel like block chords are the pinnacle of jazz piano.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

I cover block chords a lot in my Beginner Series: kzfaq.info/sun/PLFuMibnl_h5Y81iBkdAM_Z6rxzbm9-pXH

@rachelsmename6 Жыл бұрын

Where do you find part 2 of this great video?

@AlSween Жыл бұрын

Could you do videos on rhythms? Comping and/or soloing. Sometimes it seems like I am playing the correct notes while sounding clumsy and amateurish.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

This is a great suggestion....I'll be working something up!

@papapowley560 Жыл бұрын

what was that piece in the intro?

@soumyajitdas1647 Жыл бұрын

Sir, Do we require to play the fifth in a dominant chord ? If the fifth is not being played , is it still a dominant chord ?

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you not need to play the 5th. The 3rd, 7th, root. and color tone or upper extension if needed are more essential

@soumyajitdas1647 Жыл бұрын

@@KentHewittpiano88 Thank you , Sir. Deeply inspired by your way of teaching.

@krausternet Жыл бұрын

Is anybody else having trouble printing page 1 of the associated PDF?

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

It's printing out just fine on my end. Write to my email and I can send the file to you, maybe that will help.

@krausternet Жыл бұрын

@@KentHewittpiano88 I got it working by printing out all six pages rather than trying to print out the first three. Thanks.

@chasjazzz Жыл бұрын

Giant Steps all the way. Trane

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely...Trane lives!

@odjobnibblelob3650 Жыл бұрын

Intro’s too long - thought you had been “caught short” 🤣

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Sorry...that happens....that's why there's a fast forward.

@MrThistleFlower Жыл бұрын

OK, you lost me on this one.

@KentHewittpiano88 Жыл бұрын

Try starting with my Beginner Series: kzfaq.info/sun/PLFuMibnl_h5Y81iBkdAM_Z6rxzbm9-pXH

@larrybaby9377 Жыл бұрын

unwatchable

@francescosalvi4888 Жыл бұрын

why？

@sgringo Жыл бұрын

This video clearly isn't intended for beginning pianists. If you come back when you're more experienced, I guarantee it will make more sense.