When I play specifically with a bass and no drums I lose track of where I am and don’t know when I change chords. How can I fix this? What should I be paying attention to?

My friends and I have formed a small jazz ensemble and we are wondering what music to play. We have a bass, piano, drums, alto sax, trumpet and maybe a trombone if the music calls for one. Also how and where can a couple of high school students get music without spending too much? Thanks.

I’m trying to play a Christmas piece and the general mood/style is a relaxed jazz tempo. The piece is called "Baby Its Cold Outside", which I’m sure everybody is familiar with. The time signature is 4/4 and there are a lot of 8th note triplets. The problem is that the tempo seems more free flowing than just a basic 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and count. It doesn’t match how the song is supposed to be sung. It seems much more jumpy if you know what I mean. If anybody who is trained in jazz music could help or if anybody knows how to play something like that could help that would be awesome.

to any jazz piece on the piano?

I’ve acquired a liking for music that use piano’s in the song’s but I have had a hard time pinpointing artists or songs when searching for similar stuff that I know. Anyone know a good way to search online or have suggestions? I’m not into Bach or Mozart, jazz or blues. I like piano in rock songs or modern type classical and in some punk or Emo stuff. I enjoy songs similar to the song in Twilight, Bella’s Lullaby.

Thanks in advance!
Also the song by Mae, called (Sun). The piano jam I like starts at around the 4:08 mark in the 5 minute song.
Also the song by Mae, called (Sun). The piano jam I like starts at around the 4:08 mark in the 5 minute song.

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Can we understand this through theory. I was struggling with this last night. You are playing in two different ranges (let’s keep it simple and restrict it to a 4 octave keyboard). So, how do you know when 2 or more notes in those ranges will sound harmonious played together, so when you are improvising, you can just jam? By the way, this isn’t just a question about Jazz. It is relevant to Piano theory, regardless of what you do with it, including Classical. Your thoughts?
So lets assume the key of C. If you play 2 or more notes that fall within chords in this key your are golden right?
Well, the harmonious notes seem to fall into chords that are seperated into 2 or more different octaves. Like Trans-octave chords. Good term?

Can we understand this through theory. I was struggling with this last night. You are playing in two different ranges (let’s keep it simple and restrict it to a 4 octave keyboard). So, how do you know when 2 or more notes in those ranges will sound harmonious played together, so when you are improvising, you can just jam? By the way, this isn’t just a question about Jazz. It is relevant to Piano theory, regardless of what you do with it, including Classical. Your thoughts?
So lets assume the key of C. If you play 2 or more notes that fall within chords in this key your are golden right?
Well, the harmonious notes seem to fall into chords that are seperated into 2 or more different octaves. Like Trans-octave chords. Good term?

Hi folks,

I’ve been playing classical piano for some years now. I recon I ‘ve reached and intermediate level.All though I like listening to classical music, I am rather bored with playing classical piano.

I would like to sing pop/rock/broadway/jazz songs and use the piano to accompany myself based on the chords on the music sheet.

Guitar players seem to learn rhytms that goes well will chords and in a matter of months they can sing and accompany multiple songs.

Does anyone know any GOOD (not those "learn to play piano in 2 hours" junk) piano methods that teaches rhythms that goes well with chords and popular riffs etc.?

P.S. I could not find a tutor/teacher that teach these. There are only classical piano teachers around me.

Hi. I know how to play piano very well and I wanna learn jazz. What are some jazz pieces for jazz beginners?

Thanks!