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This course is all about unlocking the sound and creative power of **Upper Structure Chords** — one of the most practical and inspiring tools for jazz and pop pianists who want to create richer, more beautiful harmony.

The great thing about Upper Structures is that they let you build sophisticated chord colors using something very simple: **triads**. With just a few familiar shapes, you can instantly make your voicings sound more modern, more expressive, and more professional — whether you’re comping in a jazz setting, playing pop ballads, or arranging your own music.

Throughout the course, you’ll work through plenty of real musical examples and hands-on exercises so you can start using these sounds right away at the piano. You’ll also learn how Upper Structure Chords can elevate your **improvisation**, strengthen your **songwriting**, and open up new possibilities for **composing and arranging**.

No matter your level, this approach gives you a clear and usable path into advanced harmony — helping you sound more colorful and confident without making things overly complicated.

By the end, Upper Structure Chords won’t feel like a concept — they’ll feel like a natural part of your playing and your musical voice.

What You Get Out Of This Course
The primary objective of this course is to give you the means to write and play beautiful chord progressions by employing any of the many predominant chords you will learn about.
This course covers every aspect of those predominant chords, and shows you how you can immediately apply them to the keyboard and your compositions in creative ways.

In the process you will be introduced to the most important jazz and pop music progressions, who are the foundation of so many famous songs.

But since this is a PopJazzKeys.com course, it also focuses on how to effectively practice and play those progressions on the keyboard in different styles and genre. No matter what level of playing, I know this will be of great value to anyone.

Module 1 gives an overview of all the different predominant chord types discussed in this course, and the theory behind them.

Module 2 is divided into chapters with each chapter discussing one specific predominant type. After a detailed explanation you will be presented with examples of important jazz and pop music progressions featuring that chord. Those examples are then followed up with exercises and tips on how you can apply them to your own compositions and arrangements.

Those examples are presented as videos with a close-up view of my hands and the transcription.