Bring the Authentic Feel and Sound of Bossa Nova to Your Piano Playing

About This Course

This course focuses entirely on Bossa Nova groove and accompaniment concepts for piano, so you can bring an authentic Brazilian feel to your performances without relying on a rhythm section.

The following video demonstrates what this sounds like.

A progressive, practical, and creative groove system

You will be introduced to a progressive, practical, and creative bossa nova groove system that emphasizes flexibility, feel, and left-right hand coordination, enabling you to effortlessly incorporate it into your favorite songs while accompanying others.

Rather than just playing a single Bossa Nova comping pattern throughout a song, you’ll learn how to generate musical variations that let your groove evolve naturally over the course of a performance—without compromising time, feel, or stylistic integrity.

What Makes This Course Different

Rather than treating practice as work, the emphasis is on joyful musical exploration—making music from the very beginning while gradually building the skills needed to create authentic Bossa Nova grooves at the piano.

Most educational resources approach Brazilian styles by focusing primarily on memorizing rhythm patterns and repeating technical exercises. This course takes a more creative and musical approach:
Through guided, hands-on exercises, you’ll explore authentic Bossa Nova accompaniment patterns, focusing on creating variations while developing feel, coordination, and stylistic integrity.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Play authentic Bossa Nova two-hand accompaniments that feel relaxed, interesting, and convincing
• Create fluent groove variations instead of repeating one pattern
• Maintain a strong groove without over-complicating the texture
• Apply the concepts to real songs, not just isolated exercises

Song Applications: From Concepts to Music

Patterns only matter if they work in real musical situations.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to apply those groove concepts to classic chord progressions derived from well-known Brazilian songs and jazz standards.

The focus stays on transferable skills, not fixed arrangements and static patterns.

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for pianists who:

• already have a basic grasp of jazz harmony and piano technique
• want to get started with Brazilian music
• want their Bossa Nova to sound authentic and feel grounded
• want practical tools enabling them to bring the bossa nova feel to any song

Who This Course Is Not For

This course is not focused on:

• Brazilian music history
• right-hand improvisation
• playing melodies with left-hand accompaniment
• memorizing large numbers of patterns without context

Everything here serves one goal: creating convincing Bossa Nova grooves on the piano, enabling pianists to confidently accompany singers and instrumentalists without a rhythm section.

How the Course Is Structured

The course is built around:

• short, progress-focused, and engaging lessons 
• progressive groove exercises applied to real music
• clear demonstrations at the piano
• musical examples drawn from real songs

Each concept builds on the previous one, so you’re never guessing what to practice or why.

Course Status

 Still in development, but close to being finished!

Before the course is finalized and open for enrollment, I would like to offer you the opportunity to join the early-access list and receive a 25% discount.

Early access members will:

• be notified as soon as the course launches
• receive a 25% discount