I believe that MR Prehn is not only a gifted and talented musician and teacher but I also believe MR Prehn is a great person ..I just get that feeling . MR Prehn should be a full time working and recording musician.....great people deserve great things.

Literally the best music teacher on KZfaq. I feel so privileged watching this.

All of this is worth gold, any jazz musician will agree. I've been using this for years. This is the single best technique you can learn to make you a more complete jazz pianist. Melodic Minor is a haunting scale. This video combines several of the most important advanced concepts: melodic minor modes (the best jazz scales), left hand rootless voicings for trio (aka box voicings, universal voicings), diatonic (to the melodic minor asc.) upper structures, functional harmony, 2h comp voicings for trio, 2h voicings for solo piano etc.. and my jazz friends, this actually just scratches the surface of what is possible with this rather simple shaping concept. If you manage to make all of this automatic (no thinking), this will skyrocket your improvisations. Tip: I suggest you to spend A LOT of time with just this left hand shape from the beginning of the video. Check out the youtube channel of Tony Winston or search for "box voicings". If you start to understand it from there, you'll find many many more ways to use this technique! Thank you Mr. Prehn for making those high quality videos, your efforts really shine through to us.

Love everything about Oliver - clear, concise, competent, captivating, calm, committed - and great coach.

(Just to state the obvious) The usual way of "teaching" on youtube is showing off your knowledge in a fast, entertaining, funny way. But this here, while not optimized for being entertaining, is optimized for teaching efficiency imo. It gets stuck much better because of low speed and repetition and feels like a real lesson. I'm grateful

You're as genius as humble as a good human being. Thank you tremendous.

Your channel is the best thing a human being has done in youtube for others, thank you so much. So generous!

This is the Holy Grail of jazz piano lesions! Very simple but requires a lot of practice to master... thanks for sharing it!

I always wanted to play jazz. I started playing rock on the drums at 14 then jazz rock, I learned simple piano chords and melodies. I play simple guitar chords. Now I am 60 and have more time for music. By watching your videos I have learned so much in a short time. I write my own songs and just played recorded my first jazz piano solo last month. I am really practicing hard and enjoying learning through your instructions. Thank you very very much. I have recommended your teaching to my other musician friends. Kenny Delery, Panama City Beach Florida, USA

I'm happy to be aboard Oliver's happy bus tour of Jazz. I have learned so much from these classes and it's changing the way I play for the better. Thank you Oliver.

Watching all your videos I can realize how much money I have wasted on music college. Thank you so much man. Hellos from Puerto Rico. All the way from the Caribbean.

Oh My God am doing it.....Woooh! is not even difficult like i thought, on my left hand am just moving each finger to next note and now i can understand better,,,Thanks million

Every time i am amazed how oliver can take complex concepts (rootless, alt, inversions) and make a playground focussing on them like a laser while still giving a begginner player the freedom to experiment. Thank you❤

I'm a Nooby on my piano journey. This was above my pay grade when I started, but I finished this in a new tax bracket. You really are a master. BTW I watch other piano teachers, and have seen several comments on their sites to watch your videos.

This is better then Berkeley super expensive private lessons...absolutely the best piano tutorials on KZfaq ... .enjoy

Dear Mr.Prehn, I have reviewed many of other piano tutorial webs however yours are absolutely the best ones. I am astonished realizing that you in fact are a bus driver because your are not only a fantastic pianist but mainly fabulous teacher. I watch all your videos breathlessly. Vowww.....

WOW you have inspired me so much and this is THE BEST on KZfaq. Having no mentor for the past couple years really made me play in a rut and not be able to expand my musicality. Thank you forever and you have my support!

I'm glad that one is not wasting time on youtube but to learn from great teachers. I'm learning so much from this musician and teacher. This is one of the rare greatest lessons on jazz piano. I'm not a pianist, but a saxophonist. Sometimes, as a saxophonist, Sometimes I go somewhere where there people and the piano and I want to do something impressive as a musician, most times I failed to do anything impressive so that people know that I'm a musician. But with lessons like these, I instantaneously become a great musician in front of people and they immediately recognise me as a great musician. This channel, new jazz is great!!! Thanks

great lesson, you have the gift to explain very hard stuff in a very simple way and what amazed me most is the fact that you are a bus driver to make a living.you're the best!

Very grateful for these teachings. You're urging me back to play the piano. God bless

Your approach is so clever, and so gentle, just like jazz. And you understood that each step must be rewarding to bring the necessary effort and the motivation to get to the next one. Happy to know you ❤️✨

I haven’t giggled this much with “ah” moments in a LONG time watching tutes :))

WOW! And I really mean wow! Such a nice idea to create a lesson which allows you to play around making beautiful sounding music, meanwhile learning theory and improv!

Man, youre the best teacher online for sure. Because you teach complez staff with easy knowlegde. Long live you!

This Sir is a wonderful teacher!! I´m very happy and grateful watching this

Another great lesson, Have to admit, I really love the ambience reverb on the piano ;-)

BEST 30 minutes I’ve ever invested on KZfaq!!! Incredible! Cannot wait to experience all your videos!! Thank you so much for your contributions! THIS is how you teach piano... not all these other rubbish videos I’ve seen.

those blue dots help so so so much thank you for so many amazing and helpful tutorials. You've helped me expand my musical creative vocabulary when playing.

from the Phils @54 i'm learning so much in your easy to understand jazz lesson God bless you Oliver

I’m a novice on piano and this is amazing

Your calmness and knowledge and delivery is extra-terrestrial. Giving you money.

What a wonderful player and a wonderful teacher you are. Congratulations for a wonderful job. Greetings from Argentina, my friend!

This lesson is another gem. You are really a fantastic teacher.

Oliver, Suffice it to say that I'll never be a great (or even good) jazz pianist! However your teaching inspires me to try to learn little each day; and has blessed me with a glimpse into the wonderful complexity of this music. I really think music is a gift to us from our Creator; and thank you for sharing your incredible insight. Mark from Florida

All your lessons are inspiring and made with passion. The fact that you drive a bus is probably beneficial to me because I drive Trucks. These are no nonsense videos that I can relate to, like changing gears, I might be a bit slow on the hills, but if I keep following you, soon I'll get to Jazz street! Cheers Dude.

You're really a master at making me believe I too can play stuff like this one day. Wonderful lesson as usual from you!

Mr. Prehn, this is your best video. Congratulations!

Such a treat to be given so much valuable useful information. Really appreciate it, thankyou.

Kære Oliver, du har simpelthen overgået dig selv med denne video. Du gør det komplicerede simpelt og legende. Jeg er vild med din nærmest meditationsagtige stemning undervejs i dine videoer. Tusinde tak! // Dear Oliver, in my opinion you've surpassed yourself with this video. You make the complicated things simple and playful. I'm crazy about your almost meditative mood in your videos. Thank you very much!

Thank you so much Oliver! These lessons are so helpful and easy to understand. I never got to take piano lessons after having a bad experience with a scary older guy who taught my brother - I get all shaky when anybody sits on the piano bench and points to the sheet music...so watching these videos has been SO IMPORTANT to me and has done so much for my growth as a musician. I wish you the very best. With respect and gratitude, Tim Lang

I learned these LH voicings 20 years ago.. but I never knew what to do with them. Your tips and insights are profound!

Thanks thanks thanks !!! I am looking for this since many years !

Oliver, Master !!! thank you so much for your lessons, we really appreciate that, you are the best

Beautiful sound and beautiful presentation.

Thank you so much for this video! As a classically trained pianist/organist trying to learn jazz improv this makes so much sense. Also, it’s nice to have something big sounding to play right away as opposed to just scales or pared down voicings - not that I’m opposed to scales or minimizing when necessary. It’s just so fun to play all these amazing chords so quickly. Because of my experience I can see how growing mastery will only improve creativity. Thanks for this simple, yet thorough tutorial! I can’t wait to work through it more on my own.

What a great video, there’s a lot of information to assimilate and practice, thank you very much 👍

It's amazing how fast you create music out of theory. Just astounishing!

Thank you for the generosity To chare your knowledge. Priceless!! Much much appreciated. God bless your heart.

You are indeed an amazing teacher and musician and you provide really great quality lessons. Thank you so much Oliver!

Вы лучший учитель! Огромное спасибо!

This amazing class definetely opened to me some new great windows of guitar improvisation. All the concepts can be extrapolated to the guitar. It seems I have new work for the following moths!! Thank you very much!

Thousand likes...You are a bus driver too? Amazing! You are great at what you do!!!

Super! Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

Oliver, this is so deep and relativily easy to grasp! Thank you, you are D Man!

fantastic lesson. Prhn makes all piano players sounding like jarrett. so useful also for guitarists for new harmonies. thanks ! ciao.

Another wonderful lesson. Your methods are so refreshing! To echo TC , it adds much needed oxygen to my improv. Thank u again.

Thank you so much Mr. Prehn!! Your chord structure are amazing and spell binding. I have played all my life and been dying to have those chord progressions.I'm now teaching for the first time music. And this will help me a lot. I most certainly will donate to the cause, you are providing!! Be blessed🙏🧚‍♂️

Great teacher ,thank you Oliver👽

Another MARVELLOUS lesson. Loved every bit of it. Really very excellent method. Useful for a random pianist like me. May your tribe grow!

WOW! This is a GREAT video and has instantly given me a lot of ideas! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Here i am again. Had to stop to say...what a lesson!!!! Thanks a lot for this gold! U are helping a poor musician in Brazil! Hope someday i can go to denmark to give you a hug and beers! Cheers genius!

Fantastic, Oliver. GOD BLESS YOU

Really fantastic stuff! Totally beautiful sounding chords! Thank you so much for sharing!

Spectacular, Mr. Prehn !

Thank you so much, Oliver, I just love this. Going to have to work hard to get it, but the sounds are so gorgeous.

This stuff is so helpful,grateful you share your knowledge,thank you much.

Thank you from Brasil!🙏🏽 Huge lesson!

Wonderful teaching, Olive. The quality level of your lessons is remarkable. Thank you so much!

Very grateful for your teaching lessons and the way that you make it easy to understand... Your great !!

This really sounds like brainwave music. I love your approach where technique and pattern come first then theory later. I used to stick to theory and found my creativity imprisoned. Your videos really open a brave new world of jazz! Thank you very much!

this is GREAT! also, that left hand "shape" is all over stevie´s "too high" song, coming down on whole tones. you are the best teacher ever! cheers from chile!

Excellent!!! Thank you, sir! In fact this simple exercise brings so much to the performance and delivery quality. Piano sound is very nice as well. Narrative style is top notch.Thanks again. God bless you.

Great video!!!! Thank you for clarifying!!! Awesome stuff!

Thank you very much Oliver Prehn!!!

You are the greatest of them all. Thank you. Saludos desde Buenos Aires.

Amazingly useful information as usual Oliver. I’m even enjoying that you’ve matched your shirt to the on-screen dots!

A quality of your lesson videos like this is fascinating! Appreciate for your efforts keep the good work!

OMG you lead me to a world of music in this beautiful beautiful video. Thank you so much

great lesson I have a lot to practice

incredible. Beautiful!

AMAZING video! Just subbed. Can't wait to learn how to play Jazz!

Waw, Oliver, qui c'è lavoro per un mese per me, se tutto va bene! Tutto molto bello, grazie: ci dai musica, la più celestiale, grazie! Waw, Oliver, here is work for a month for me, if all goes well! All very nice, thank you: give us music, the most celestial, thank you!

Very nice job. These agreements sound really good. Special mention to the 11 augmented, I love too. Thank you a thousand times for shared lessons and passion.

Thank you, great video alwyas!! :)

Oliver, du er en fantastisk god laerer. Keep up this good work, please!

Thanks Oliver!

Thank you for the lesson

Awesome bother. Thank you so much!

Tremendas tus clases ! Gracias por compartir, tu didáctica es increíble. saludos desde Uruguay.

Fantastic lesson. Thanks sir

I love you , man. I'm happy to discover you!! If I would have had you as a teacher 30 years ago, my life would be entirely different. I hope your life is sweet. I will have you out to one of my shows when I am back in Italy.

I am speechless, you listened to my request about upper structures and made a masterpiece lesson! I am rushing to make a donation but please don’t leave your bus driver job otherwise where will the inspiration for the next hand grips come from?

You are amazing! ♥️ Thank you so much!

Thank You So Much!

Greetings Maestro 😀. Great piano lessons 😀 Thank you so much 😀

excellent lesson, thank you.

Great Lesson! Thanks !!!!!!

Video fantastico!!!

Merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos

Great! as usual.