REQ: Masterclass - Herbie Hancock Teaches Jazz

25 LESSONS

Learn to improvise, compose, and develop your own sound across 25 video lessons.

Find Your Sound

Herbie Hancock’s jazz career started in his family’s living room, listening to his favorite records and trying to play along. Now, he’s one of the most celebrated musicians in the world. Join Herbie at the piano as he shares his approach to improvisation, composition, and harmony. Gain access to 10+ original piano transcriptions, including 5 exclusive solo performances.

Lesson Plan

01 Introduction
02 A Human Approach to Music
03 Improvisation
04 Learning by Listening
05 The Two Basic Jazz Forms
06 Listen and Learn: "Oleo"
07 Piano Basics
08 Piano Exercises
09 Improvising Alone
10 Expanded Improv Techniques
11 Jam Session: Improvising Together
12 Composing
13 Recomposing, Rearranging, Reinventing
14 Jam Session: Two Approaches to “Watermelon Man”
15 Working As a Composer
16 Chord Voicings
17 Case Study: Reharmonizing “’Round Midnight”
18 Ravel's Creative Harmonies
19 Expanding Your Harmonic Horizons
20 Listen and Learn: “Maiden Voyage”
21 Rhythmic Musicianship
22 Jam Session: Rhythm in “Actual Proof”
23 A Musical Life
24 Listen and Learn: “Watermelon Man”
25 Closing