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🎹 Start 2026 with a Jazz Standard Classic — Stars Fell on Alabama

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills and our first Monthly Tune Study of 2026! In this series, we dive deep into the timeless jazz standard Stars Fell on Alabama by Frank Perkins, using our proven Four Pillars of Jazz Piano approach to help you truly understand the music — not just memorize notes.

This tune study is designed to strengthen your harmonic awareness, melodic understanding, improvisational skills, and solo piano playing, giving you tools you can apply to any jazz standard.

🔹 What You’ll Learn in This Tune Study

Week 1 – Harmonic Analysis
• Understand the form, key centers, and chord progressions
• Explore essential jazz piano voicings
• Learn left-hand shells, block voicings, inversions, and modern fourth-based voicings

Week 2 – Melodic Analysis
• Transcribe the melody by ear
• Identify phrases and target notes
• Study classic jazz interpretations to expand your musical vocabulary

Week 3 – Improvisation Development
• Learn chord–scale relationships
• Practice common jazz patterns used by professionals
• Develop confidence improvising over the changes

Week 4 – Solo Piano Treatment
• Create a complete solo piano arrangement
• Balance harmony, melody, and groove
• Develop your own personal sound at the piano

🎧 Weekly Learning Schedule

• Tuesday: Podcast episode to introduce the week’s focus
• YouTube Short: Visual breakdown of harmonic concepts
• Thursday (8 PM CT): Live master class (recorded for replay)
• Friday: Harmonic challenge on YouTube
• Saturday: Blog recap to reinforce your studies

🎶 Learning jazz isn’t about shortcuts — it’s about understanding the music and finding your voice. This structured tune study will help you grow as a jazz pianist while building skills that carry over to every tune you play.

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