where chord symbols become music
A guided path from your very first notes to playing real standards from a lead sheet. Built for anyone who's wanted to play jazz, whether you're starting fresh or shaking off years of rust.
Who it's for
Maybe you learned a bit of piano years ago, or maybe you're starting from nothing. Maybe you have a teacher and want real practice between lessons, or you teach and want somewhere to send students for reps at home. The path starts at the very beginning and leads to playing from a lead sheet, the way real players do. Use it as the whole road, or as the practice room beside the one you're already on.
Why this one
Most apps drill you on reading notes as they scroll past. That teaches reading, not jazz. Here you learn how the music is actually built.
Half the app is practice surfaces: spelling chords, naming them, training your ear, reading charts. Several need no piano at all, so ten minutes on the subway to work still counts as practice.
A full sequence of lessons in a deliberate order, each with a quick check before you move on. Already know something? Test out of a whole phase in a couple of questions.
The ii-V-I, the blues, comping rhythms, then whole tunes, using the same chord charts you'll meet in any fake book or play-along.
Theory is the easy part to drill, so most players neglect the ear, the thing that actually makes you sound musical. A dedicated ear-training tab builds it from the start, and every phase ends by pointing you at real records, with notes on what to listen for.
The path
It builds the way a teacher would build it, one idea resting on the last.
Beyond the lessons
The lessons are the spine, but they aren't the whole app. When something needs reps, there's a practice surface for it.
The ones with a need no piano, so your ear keeps training on a commute, on a bus, or anywhere you've got headphones.
A few taps and it lives on your device like any app, ready to open offline.
The Jazz Practice Room