Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Noodling is a jazz technique that just involves… messing around. On the piano, it means improvising in the right hand, usually independent (or loosely attached to) underlying chords and beat, using a variety of scales. In this tutorial I take a look at how to get started with noodling using the C blues and pentatonic scales. It’s a fun technique that’s fairly easy to get into, but will really help to improve your jazz piano right hand.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Noodling? What’s that!?
01:26 Basics: tonality, blues and pentatonic scales
03:53 Dyads and crush notes
06:02 Starting to improvise — mastering the scales
08:33 Combined scales, single hand position
12:07 Advanced stuff
13:47 What next?
Check out the bundle deal on the digital editions of my three current books: billspianopages.com/bundle
Noodling is a jazz technique that just involves… messing around. On the piano, it means improvising in the right hand, usually independent (or loosely attached to) underlying chords and beat, using a variety of scales. In this tutorial I take a look at how to get started with noodling using the C blues and pentatonic scales. It’s a fun technique that’s fairly easy to get into, but will really help to improve your jazz piano right hand.
BILL’S SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: fb.me/billhiltonpiano
Twitter: twitter.com/billhilton
Instagram: instagram.com/billhilton
Patreon: patreon.com/billhilton
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Noodling? What’s that!?
01:26 Basics: tonality, blues and pentatonic scales
03:53 Dyads and crush notes
06:02 Starting to improvise — mastering the scales
08:33 Combined scales, single hand position
12:07 Advanced stuff
13:47 What next?
