Jazz lesson: Improvising with Dorian, Phrygian and Lydian Modes

In this free jazz piano lesson, San Francisco Bay Area-based jazz pianist Debbie Poryes and teacher shows how improvising with jazz scales can produce some great results. For more information about Debbie and her music and teaching, visit her website at www.debbieporyes.com where you can also hear samples and buy her CDs and DVDs.

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Music

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• Dorian
• Phrygian
• Lydian
• 'free
• jazz
• lessons'
• improvising
• 'Debbie
• Poryes'

[debbieporyes]

You're welcome! By the way, I've started to give lesson via skype! You can google me to find my website and email address if you are interested.

[IrishDancerColm]

this video is the only one that's helped me understand it so far! but i need to ask, in C Lydian, you sharpen the F to make F sharp, so if i was in D lydian would the scale be D, E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D? thanks

[debbieporyes]

@IrishDancerColm yes that's correct!

[Lancebowski]

Good lord, thank you! An excellent way to approach jazz. PLEASE CONTINUE THESE LESSONS! We'll pay you! :) Seriously!

[debbieporyes]

@Lancebowski Just wanted to let you know I am now available for skype lessons. Just google me to find my website and email address. It's working out so well, much more natural than I expected.

[detauk]

Thanks so much for this amazing lesson. It is deeply appreciated! Will be buying you albums from here on out for sure!

Deepest respect!

[debbieporyes]

@detauk Super, thanks!!

[gtorranojacobs]

This is fantastic! Thank you very much for this lesson. I'll be implementing it on harp later :)

[irishmusico]

As someone who is just beginning to explore jazz and finding it very daunting,I find this video is very easy to understand.It has opened up a whole new world to me.Thank you very much.

[bassman2477]

thanks you for the lesson very infomative

[IrishDancerColm]

this video is the only one that's helped me understand it so far! but i need to ask, in C Lydian, you sharpen the F to make F sharp, so if i was in D lydian would the scale be D, E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D? thanks

[IrishDancerColm]

this video is the only one that's helped me understand it so far! but i need to ask, in C Lydian, you sharpen the F to make F sharp, so if i was in D lydian would the scale be D, E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D? thanks