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A Modern Approach to Solo Piano for Pop/Rock/Jazz Musicians

Made for musicians

This ain't a dry old "chords in the left, melody in the right" approach - Lead Sheet 101 is a modern approach to voicing chords, applying comping techniques, and adding juicy chord extensions.

Simplification: Right off the bat students are taught to not be scared of the complicated chords - we work out how to simplify even a Db13(#5) down to it's simplest parts.

Chord Voicing: Learn how to support a melody using root notes and 5ths in the left hand, before adding 3rds, 7ths and sus's to the right hand. Then once those basics are down pat snag a few cheeky methods to add in extra juicy chord tones (9's, 11's and 13's) without doin' the maths

Rhythms and Comping Patterns: Common contemporary rhythms including simple rhythms, syncopation using clave beats, adding flow, and inner/outer

All introduced step by step: you'll learn the root note approach before learning a simple rhythm, then add the 5th before taking on flow, get the 3rd in place and add some syncopation, then add that 7th and figure out outer/inner.

THEN: learn a few cheeky little chord hacks to really juice up your sound.

Lead Sheet 101 is 225 pages of absolute gold - it's the book we wish we'd had as young musicians.

Who’s Lead Sheet 101 for?
A rare book for every contemporary piano student interested in pop/rock/jazz solo piano - covering simple through to intermediate techniques

Beginners can start playing quickly by using the root note approach and simple comping rhythms before building their skills with LH 5ths and adding flow to their comping styles

Intermediate students can start placing triad voicings in their right hand, develop more complex comping patterns, and learn easy ways to add 7ths (introducing them to the beginnings of jazz harmony)

Later Intermediate students can juice up their sound by adding fat sounding chord extensions with a few easy chord hacks and simple tricks

Take a peek through, there's plenty in here for every pianist!