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Comping, The Art of Accompaniment, Jazz Piano Tutorial

125,884 views October 25, 2016 14:41

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"Comping", or the Art of Accompaniment for Jazz Piano. includes detailed description of 3 hand positions for comping and rhythmns for backing up singers or playing in a band. Comping is a term in jazz to describe the chords, rhythms, and countermelodies that keyboard players (piano or organ) or guitar players use to support a jazz musician's improvised solo or melody lines. Comping applied to the song "Don't Blame Me". by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields. Please see my book, Jazz Piano Methods and Songbook on my website for more jazz theory. kenthewitt.com/

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Kent Hewitt published this 14:41 video tutorial on October 25, 2016. It has been watched 125,884 times on YouTube.

Channel: Kent Hewitt
Category: Music
Duration: 14:41
Published: October 25, 2016
Views: 125,884
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Jazz Piano Comping - How to Comp - The Jazz Piano Site thejazzpianosite.com
Comping means ‘accompanying’ or ‘complementing’ a soloist by playing the chords. While comping, you have two main objectives: Complement the soloist rhythmically AND harmonically; Stay out of the soloist’s way. Comping…
Comping, The Art of Accompaniment, Jazz Piano Tutorial | Piano Champion pianochampion.com
“Comping”, or the Art of Accompaniment for Jazz Piano. includes detailed description of 3 hand positions for comping and rhythmns for backing up singers or playing in a band. Comping is a term in jazz to describe the ch…
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