Advanced Lesson

Hello again, and welcome back to my long-running series on the two-handed tapping technique. This month we’re continuing to look at some longer study pieces that will likely require weeks or months of practice, rather than hours or days. Approach with caution, then, but also with optimism—you already play better than you think you do!

Jazz is the theme of this month’s pieces, and we’ll be looking at two styles that sit within the genre. The first is a straightahead swing based on the chord changes to Gershwin’s ‘I Got Rhythm’, well-known among jazzers as ‘rhythm changes’. This piece will require you to play a continuous