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Learn the rules of jazz. Then break them.

Intro to Jazz with Jeremy Siskind

Join award-winning jazz pianist and acclaimed pedagogue Jeremy Siskind for an introduction to playing jazz at the piano. Get started on this in-depth course today for free.

Want to learn jazz but classical training's got you glued to the score?

Great jazz musicians are like poets of the language. Jeremy Siskind's 10-module course "Intro to Jazz" offers the steps to get you to master the language so you can make your own musical poetry. By the end of this course, you'll speak the language of Jazz, know how to get into the groove, and build confidence in improvisation.

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    Learn to decipher chord symbols and read jazz notation.
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    Set your jazz in motion with swing rhythms and comping patterns.
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    Learn to improvise over drones, ii-V-I progressions, and the blues.
meet YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Jeremy Siskind

Pianist-composer Jeremy Siskind is a two-time laureate of the American Pianists Association and the winner of the Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition, establishing himself as one of the nation’s most innovative and virtuosic modern pianists.

A highly-respected educator, Siskind has written 13 publications with Hal Leonard, including the landmark instructional books Jazz Band Pianist and First Lessons in Piano Improv. His self-published instructional book, Playing Solo Jazz Piano, which includes an introduction from jazz piano legend Fred Hersch, is generally one of the top 50 best-selling jazz books on Amazon.com. He currently teaches at California’s Fullerton College, chairs the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy’s “Creativity Track,” and spreads peace through music in places like Lebanon, Tunisia, and Thailand with the non-profit organization, Jazz Education Abroad. Jeremy Siskind is a Yamaha artist.

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